Rev. Lisa Garcia-Sampson (’18) Organizing Unitarian Universalists for Social Change
The following is an excerpt from the Durham Magazine article by Renee Ambroso, “Faith in Action: Mobilizing North Carolina’s Unitarian Universalists to Build a Brighter Future” published on March 20, 2025. Click here to read the full article.
“Lisa decided to go to seminary in her l
ate 20s, earning a master’s of divinity from Boston University School of Theology. She moved to Durham six years ago and, in February of 2020, became the executive director of the Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry of North Carolina. Since then, Lisa has helped expand the once-small organization, mobilizing 28 Unitarian Universalist congregations across the state and connecting them with trusted partners advocating for democracy, public safety, and other urgent issues. ‘We’re really proud of our vast growth over the past five years,’ she says. Here, she shares how she came to lead the organization and her vision for North Carolina’s future.”