Rev. Darrick Jackson preaching, with Rev. Sophia Lyons, Charlyn Bethell, Guy Urban and the FPW choir!
Our UU faith calls us forth towards a vision of Beloved Community. This vision, like a garden, can only materialize if we carefully tend it. The 8th Principle can be a tool to prepare the way for the beauty of Beloved Community.
The Rev. Darrick Jackson (he/him) is the Director of Ministries for Lifelong Learning of UU Ministers Association and an Affiliated Community Minister with Second Unitarian Church of Chicago. He is one of the authors in the book “Centering: Navigating Race, Authenticity and Power in Ministry.” Rev. Darrick is active in DRUUMM (the UU ministry for people of color, and is the treasurer for Healing Moments (a ministry for caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s). He is also the Managing Director of the Chicago Playback Theatre Ensemble and is an avid knitter. Rev. Darrick and his husband, Rev. James Olson, live with their two cats, Merlin and Morgana.