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Support, Education, & Advocacy

Our mission is clear: Support of religious educators who have identified transition and change in their portfolio, provide continued education because learning never ends, and advocate for the valuable work of interim religious education.

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GIRE Executive Committee

Michele Grove

Michele is a 30+ year religious educator with 15 years of experience with the United Methodist church and 18 years of experience with the Unitarian Universalists.

De Anna Hoyle

With a desire of building community, De Anna shares guidance through all aspects of transitional leadership within programs for lifespan faith formation.

Karen LoBracco

Karen LoBracco is a Credentialed Religious Educator and is currently employed by the Unitarian Universalist Church of Amherst, New York.

Lily Rappaport

Lily is an experienced interim religious educator and has served numerous Unitarian Universalist congregations in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Ohio.

Educational Opportunities

GIRE offers continuing education that is open to all religious professionals. Since we are constantly learning, it is our hope that we build short-term learning communities that can learn from each other as we study subjects of interest.

   
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26
Mar

The Lay Religious Professional Job Search: Interviewing and Negotiating with Confidence

2021-03-26 @ 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Online Event
Class, Training, or Workshop

Guild of Interim Religious Educators