Reverend Larry Smith is the Contract Minister for the 2022-2023 year. Rev. Smith holds a Master of Divinity degree from Meadville/Lombard Theological School, a Unitarian Universalist seminary, with graduate work at the University of Chicago Divinity School, and a Master of Science degree in Pastoral Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Neumann University.

An Accredited Interim Minister, Rev. Smith’s quarter century in the Unitarian Universalist ministry has been served mostly in transitional ministry. He is returning to congregational ministry after more than three years as a hospice chaplain, much of which was served during the COVID-19 pandemic. Reverend Smith is dedicated to Unitarian Universalist congregations with special interest in Unitarian Universalist history, Anti-Racism, LGBT equality, and the revelations of nature and science.

Cherry Hill, New Jersey is where Rev. Smith resides with his wife and son. He is available also by phone, e-mail, or Zoom, and can be reached for emergencies.