The Reverend Fred L Hammond
Fred (as he prefers to be called), is our consulting minister at Our Home Universalist Unitarian Church . He was ordained in 2007 at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Danbury in Connecticut . Fred received his Masters of Divinity from Meadville Lombard Theological School in Chicago , Illinois . Prior to becoming a minister, Fred worked for many years as a Clinical Specialist with Developmentally Disabled Adults before becoming the co-founder of Interfaith AIDS Ministry of Greater Danbury where he served as President of the board and then Executive Director.
Fred grew up in rural New York State in Cahoonzie, a small hamlet outside of Port Jervis, New York near the New Jersey and Pennsylvania borders. There he enjoyed hiking through his grandparents wooded lands. Nature still informs his spirituality. He also is an avid amateur genealogist tracing his family tree back to before colonial America and discovering a high percentage of Hammond ministers along the way. He enjoys science fiction, foreign films, theater and poetry.
Fred also serves the Unitarian Universalist Church in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Fred has office hours in Ellisville every first Saturday of the month. Please call or email ahead to confirm his availability.
He may be reached by email at: FredLHammond@yahoo.com
OR Church Office Phone: 601.763.3101
Read Reverend Hammond's blog regarding Unitarian Universalism in Mississippi.
Unitarian Universalism is an inclusive faith tradition enabling Fred to be available for interfaith, non-denominational non-traditional weddings and celebrations of union for same gender couples. Fred will also perform some child dedications, memorial and funeral services upon request.
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