Minister & Staff

Reverend Rebecca Froom, Minister

Rev. Rebecca Froom began her ministry at United First Parish Church in July 2015, as the congregation’s first female minister. Rev. Rebecca is called to a pastoral and prophetic ministry where people and communities know themselves to be worthy of love and able to love. Her faith journey has been informed by many traditions including Unitarian Universalism, Presbyterianism, Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), Judaism, and Buddhism.

Prior to her ministry in Quincy, Rev. Rebecca served as Assistant Minister at First Universalist Society in Franklin, MA, Intern Minister at Arlington Street Church in Boston, MA, and Director of Religious Education at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Tucson, AZ. As a teenager, she was a youth leader in Young Religious Unitarian Universalists (YRUU). Rev. Rebecca is a graduate of Harvard Divinity School, Vassar College, and Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts. She is the President of the Quincy Interfaith Network and is currently a teaching pastor for M.Div. students at Meadville Lombard Theological School.

Rev. Rebecca currently lives in Roslindale with her husband Alec, their child Micah, and six wonderful housemates who together create a “house family.” Rev. Rebecca enjoys hiking, backpacking, singing, vegetarian cooking, and reading.

Contact: rfroom@ufpc.org

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Elizabeth Foster, Director of Religious Education and Family Ministry

Elizabeth recently graduated from the Boston University School of Theology with a Master’s of Divinity in Interfaith Leadership. She most recently served as the Ministerial Intern at First Parish Canton UU, and offers accessibility consulting through her business, Crooked Heart Consultancy. She is passionate about religious education and storytelling, having served as a DRE before attending seminary, and is thrilled to now be in this role at UFPC. Elizabeth is deeply committed to disability justice, and is the Vice President of EqUUal Access and Co-Chair of the Rider’s Transit Access Group for the Boston MBTA. Her ongoing academic research focuses on Unitarian and Universalist involvement in the historical eugenics movement. In her spare time, she enjoys singing, English Country Dancing, and writing poetry, as well as trying new recipes. She lives in Roslindale with her cousin, Evan, and her cat, Jade.

Contact: efoster@ufpc.org

Sean Glennon, Director of Music

Sean is an experienced music director and choir director who has been working as a church musician for over 25 years. Most recently, Sean has served as the Director of Music at Saint Andrew’s Episocpal Church in Hanover for 15 years. Sean is a pianist and an organist - two instruments that he loves equally! In addition to his time as a church musician Sean has directed the Squantum Community Youth Choir, so he is familiar with secular and sacred music. Sean’s references described him as collaborative, kind, curious, patient, joyful, flexible, organized, and as a person of exceptional integrity.

As a life-long resident of Quincy, Sean has deep roots in our local community where he and his family live. Full time, Sean is the Community Development Director for the City of Quincy, where he oversees the administration of millions of dollars in annual federal and state grants, providing programming, housing, and services for homeless, low-income, and moderate-income individuals and families. Sean is also a member of the Quincy Lions Club, a troop leader with Cub Scout Pack 6, and a volunteer with Quincy Band Boosters.

Sean is very excited to join our staff at United First Parish Church! He is enthusiastic about our music ministry vision and priorities, and the opportunities to work collaboratively with our Music Ministry Team and staff to bring a breadth of meaningful music to our Sunday services. Sean admires our congregation’s history and heritage as well as our commitment to social justice. He looks forward to learning more about UFPC and Unitarian Universalism in the months and years to come. Sean will join our staff in mid-September and his first Sunday providing music for services will be October 4th.

Contact: sglennon@ufpc.org

Ann Gillette Parsley, Ministerial Intern

Ann began her ministerial internship at United First Parish Church in September of 2025 and will be with us for two years.

Ann is currently working on a Master's in Divinity at Meadville Lombard Theological School. She is a graduate of Williams College and has a Master's in TESOL from Manhattanville University. Before beginning seminary, Ann spent nearly thirty years teaching English to speakers of other languages, in a variety of settings from public schools to universities to state prisons.

Ann grew up in the suburbs of New York City, in a secular humanist family of healers and educators. She lives in Franklin with her husband, and they have a daughter who lives in Boston. Ann remains a member of First Universalist Society in Franklin. In her spare time, she enjoys kayaking, knitting, writing, and walking in the woods.

Contact: aparsley@ufpc.org

Kendall Doty, Communications Coordinator

Kendall (she/her) recently graduated from Boston University School of Theology with her Master of Theological Studies degree and a certificate in Religion and Conflict Transformation. During her time at BU, she served as Social Media Coordinator for the School of Theology and worked as a Research Assistant in the Dean's Office. She has a passion for storytelling that builds community, fosters understanding, and supports spiritual and personal growth. Before graduate school, Kendall earned dual BA degrees in Sacred Music (Voice) and Religion from Florida State University, along with a minor in Anthropology. While at FSU, she held multiple communications positions and completed a certificate in graphic design. Kendall spends her weekdays working part-time as the Dual Enrollment Program Coordinator at Quincy College. In her free time, she enjoys singing with BVOCAL and spending time with her wife, Bri.

Contact: kdoty@ufpc.org

John Carroll, History and Visitor Program Coordinator

John has twenty-five years of experience at Investment Industry Boston, five years in insurance sales and account services, and seventeen years in sales at BBB. In his retirement over the last twelve years, John has worked at UFPC in the History and Visitors Program. He says he was "bitten by the history bug" when he was five or six years old through reading in early grammar school and has been fascinated with history ever since.

Contact: jcarroll@ufpc.org

Affiliate Ministers

Reverend Doctor Sheldon Bennett, Minister Emeritus

Rev. Bennett retired from his ministry at United First Parish Church in 2012 after serving the Church and community for 25 years. He continues to be active in the community as Treasurer and member of the Board of Directors of Quincy Community Action Programs, a member of the Quincy Affordable Housing Trust Fund Committee, President and Trustee of the Unitarian Universalist Service Pension Society, and Moderator of the Massachusetts Convention of Congregational Ministers. Interests include classical piano, Tai Chi, theology, hiking the Blue Hills, history, and current events.

Rev. Bennett received a Master of Divinity degree from Harvard Divinity School and has a prior background in physics, construction and management consulting, and lay church leadership. Rev. Bennett lives in Quincy, Massachusetts with his wife Molly Mattfield Bennett and is the father of four daughters.

To contact affiliate ministers, please send a message to the church office at office@ufpc.org.

Nan Moore, Affiliated Lay Community Minister

Nan Moore has been a Unitarian Universalist (UU) for over 35 years. She began her professional career as the Director of Religious Education (DRE) for the Unitarian Church of Barnstable, UU Meetinghouse in Chatham, then Acting DRE at First Parish in Cohasset. During a 10-year period, Nan was devoted to the Young Religious Unitarian Universalist (YRUU) youth movement serving in many roles as an advisor, co-facilitator for continental leadership trainings, youth council, social justice conferences, and youth chaplain for multiple General Assemblies.

In 2007, over the next 5 years she enrolled in a 1-year Pastoral Visitors program as a volunteer and then on to Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) at Brigham and Women’s Hospital for another four years. While taking CPE, Nan became the DRE at UFPC serving UFPC for 6 years. At the conclusion of CPE, she served 7 years as Spiritual Care Coordinator for Good Shepherd Community Care hospice in Newton. In this chaplaincy role, she provided end of life care and spiritual care for children with life limiting illnesses on pediatric palliative care services.

Over the years, Nan stayed connected to UFPC and would provide support when needed with their religious education transitions. While on sabbatical in 2017, she attended a 2-year Spiritual Direction certification program at Rowe and has a private practice. In 2019, she was commissioned as Affiliated Lay Community Minster, and from 2022-2024 Nan returned to UFPC as Director of Family Ministries. In her Lay Community Minister role, Nan is available to officiate Memorial Services, Celebration of Life Services, and Wedding Ceremonies. Please contact the UFPC Church Administrator for any officiate needs you may have. Since 2017, Nan has been a member of the Findhorn Ecovillage in the highlands of Scotland and resides in Scotland yearly from December until June.