Michael Taylor has been appointed director of young people’s
Michael Taylor
education at the Unitarian Universalist (UU) Fellowship of Madison County, 1081 Willis Branch Road, Richmond. He will be teaching a non-dogmatic, non-graded curriculum about religion and ethics for children, K-5. The curriculum teaches children to value and model loving and ethical ways of living in a theologically and culturally diverse world. It affirms that every individual has worth; that everyone deserves to be treated fairly; that we all have a right to voice our ideas; that everything on our planet is interconnected; and that each and everyone has the right to a spiritual journey.
Mr. Taylor has a masters of divinity degree from the Maryknoll School of Theology and a masters degree in social work from Hunter College. He is licensed in Kentucky as a social worker and has served families and children since 1984. He currently is employed by a community mental health center specializing in mobilizing community partnerships to support children’s mental health. Mr. Taylor has previously taught middle school UU curriculum at the Lexington UU Church. He is a member of the Religious Education Networking Group of the UU Heartland District. His complementary interests include social justice activism, environmentalism, bookbinding, and music.
The Unitarian Universalist young people’s classes begin the first Sunday in September and go through the first Sunday in May. They are held at 10:45 a.m. Sunday mornings at 1081 Willis Branch Road, Richmond, the same time and place as the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship adult meeting. Children may be enrolled at any time. If you would like more information or are interested in enrolling your child in the classes, please contact Mr. Taylor at RE@madisoncountyuu.org
