First Unitarian Church of Oakland

Address:
685 14th Street, Oakland, CA 94612

Phone: (510) 893-6129

Email: office@uuoakland.org

For pastoral care, please email pastoralcare@uuoakland.org

For rentals, please email rentals@uuoakland.org

Office Hours

Office hours are 9am-1pm on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday and 10am-1pm on Sunday.

The office is closed on these holidays: New Year’s Day, Presidents’ Day, Birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., Memorial Day, Juneteenth, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and the day after, and Christmas Day. The office is also closed for the Winter holiday between Christmas and New Year’s.

Clergy

Rev. Laurel Liefert (she/her), Contract Minister: revlaurel@uuoakland.org
Rev. Kevin Mann (he/him), Affiliated Community Minister: revkev@uuoakland.org
Rev. Claire Eustace (she/her), Affiliated Community Minister

Administrative Staff

Joan Benoit (she/they), Church Administrator: administrator@uuoakland.org
Kumi Maxson (they/them), Office Manager: office@uuoakland.org

Stewardship/Pledges

Please contact our volunteer team at stewardship@uuoakland.org

Facilities & Rentals

To book an event, please visit our rentals page.

Frank Tobor (he/him), Sexton
Zach Gamble (he/him), Senior A/V Tech & Facilities Liaision, avtech@uuoakland.org
Caeli Benson (they/them) [Pronounced: “Ky-lee Ben-suhn”], Rentals Coordinator, rentals@uuoakland.org
Monique Wethy, Video Technician
Evelie Delfino Såles Posch (her/she/siya), Audio/Video Technician

Music Program

Email music@uuoakland.org
Renée Witon (she/her), Co-Director of Music: renee@uuoakland.org
– Crescendo Choir Co-Director, Pianist
Susan Keiter (she/her), Co-Director of Music: susan@uuoakland.org
– Crescendo Choir Co-Director, Pop Up Choir Director, Joyful Noise Band Director

Children and Families Ministry (CFM) Programs

Dr. Anastasia Prentiss, CFM Director: familyministry@uuoakland.org
London Reid (she/her), Nursery Care Provider
Esther Kimelman-Block (she/her), Nursery Care Provider