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The Rev. Renee Waun, Minister of
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Ordained in 1981, Maurine (Renee) C. Waun, D.Min. first served
the United Methodist Church (Western PA Conference) and then—since
1999—several Unitarian Universalist churches in PA, OH and WV. Her degrees are: B.A. in French from Eastern Michigan
University; M.A. in Linguistics from Univ. of Pittsburgh; M.Div. (for
Ministry) and D.Min. (Counseling) from Pittsburgh Theological
Seminary. She also served
as a chaplain in the U.S. Army Reserve for 10 years, attaining
the rank of Captain. Prior
to ministry, she spent many years as a teacher on a variety of levels
including Montessori, high school and university. She has been
active in AIDS advocacy, as well as speaking and serving on behalf of
disenfranchised groups through various community groups and boards of
directors. In 2005 Dr. Waun became the Founding Sponsor of the
African Rural School Foundation, for 400 disadvantaged children and
AIDS orphans in Uganda (www.africanruralschools.org) and she takes
volunteers there on a working trip every winter for two weeks. Waun is also one of the founders of
the developing Quest International Charter School in Pittsburgh
(www.questinternational.org). In addition to working and
volunteering, she loves to travel the world and spend time with her
family. Dr. Waun’s book MORE
Than Welcome: Learning to Embrace Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and
Transgendered Persons in the Church (Chalice Press) continues to
inspire GLBT persons, families, allies and advocates as the issue
becomes more and more visible in mainstream churches.
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