Meet Our Minister

Susan Ritchie has served as Minister of our North Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Lewis Center Ohio (formerly known as the Dublin UU Church) since 1996.  Previous to that she served as the first (interim) Associate Minister of First UU Columbus, which ordained her in 1995.

Sharing a solid understanding and enthusiasm for liberal religious identity is important to this life-long Unitarian Universalist.

Rev. Ritchie is well-published on the topic of comparative religion, postmodern theology, and Unitarian Universalist history, most recently in the Journal of Unitarian Universalist History, the Journal of Liberal Religion, the Journal of American Folklore, Seasons, the Journal of the Zaytuna Institute for Islamic Studies, Everyday Spiritual Practices, and Religion in Ohio.  Collegium, the association of Liberal Religious Scholars voted her scholarship as the "Best New Research in Unitarian Universalism" in 2004.

Rev. Ritchie holds a PhD. in Cultural Studies from the Ohio State University and a Masters of Divinity from the Methodist Theological School in Ohio.

A former President of the Ohio Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, she has led seminars for clergy of many denominations on how to offer pastoral care to families and individuals making difficult reproductive choices.   She has served as volunteer chaplain for the Capital Care Women's Center since 1995.

Favorite recreations include family time with partner Donna, anthropomorphizing her Springer Spaniel "Valentino," competitive amateur tennis, and ridiculously ambitious gourmet cooking.