Meet Minister Rowan Van Ness

Minister Rowan Van Ness

The Keene Unitarian Universalist Church joyfully welcomes Rowan Van Ness as our half-time minister!

The Ministerial Search Committee has these words to share: “[Rowan] has a warm and inviting spirit, quickly making one feel comfortable and at ease in her presence. . . . She has earned a Bachelor’s degree from Smith College and a Master’s degree from Harvard Divinity School. Her ministerial experience ranges from leading spiritual exploration with children and youth to working interdenominationally as a chaplain and in clinical pastoral settings in hospitals and elder care facilities. Her ministry internship was at First UU Society of Burlington, VT where she later returned in the role of Director of Youth & Emerging Adult Ministries.”

To schedule an appointment with Rowan for pastoral care or another matter, email her at

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