Unitarian Universalist Church of Marblehead
28 Mugford Street Marblehead, MA 01945
our minister, Rev. EDMUND ROBINSON
Hello, my name is Edmund Robinson. This congregation has honored me by selecting me to serve as Contract minister for the year 2024-25.
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A few facts about me: I have been a UU since 1978, and have been a UU minister since 1999. Though I am from South Carolina, all the churches I have served have been in the northeast, mostly in Massachusetts: Wakefield, Belmont, Staten Island (interim), Chatham, First Church in Boston, and, most recently, a one-year contract at First Parish in Hingham, familiarly known as Old Ship. Several of these churches are quite old, as is Marblehead.
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Ministry is a second career for me; before I went to Divinity School, I was a lawyer for two decades in Charleston South Carolina, where I was active in the Unitarian Church of Charleston . I was also active in the local ACLU and founded a folk music society which is still beating time there. My first wife and I had two children, both of whom are now adults and one of whom has children of his own. I have had the fortune to be married to two extraordinary women in this life, and my second wife and I live in Lexington. Her name is Jacqueline Schwab, she is a consummate pianist who is best known for her soulful contributions to the sound tracks of many documentaries, including some by Ken Burns.
I love many different kinds of music, and play traditional folk. I am very interested in the relationship between religion and science and with liberal religion’s answer to the problem of evil. I look forward to getting to know this congregation as individuals.