New Minister: Reverend Chris McMahon

Reverend Chris McMahon has been a lifelong explorer of life and spirituality. A graduate of the United States Merchant Marine Academy, Chris spent many years at sea aboard commercial vessels engaged in worldwide trade. In between voyages at sea, Chris served in crisis counseling centers, worked in community service organizations, and attended graduate school. He also served as a professor and sailing master at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and later as the founding Director of the USMMA Global Maritime and Transportation School (GMATS).

Reverend McMahon became a Unitarian Universalist in 1985 and in the early 1990s he completed seminary at Starr King School for the Ministry at the Graduate Theological Union at U.C. Berkeley. Chris has served as consulting minister with several Long Island UU Congregations. He is currently Deputy Superintendent of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and lives there with his wife, Virginia.

“I welcome the opportunity to grow with the UUFB Congregation. As a seeker, I have had the opportunity to study all of the world's major religions. I find truths in all of them but not THE truth. As a UU minister, I am committed to spiritual growth in a way that brings people closer to the magic and mysterious forces of life. I am also committed to developing and expanding a sense of community and to using the power of people to make a difference in the world.”