Rev. Bruce Taylor attended the Andover Newton Theological School, where he was ordained in 2009. As part of his pastoral education, Rev. Bruce ministered to the patient and staff population of Fletcher Allen Health Care Center in Burlington, Vermont, where he engaged hospital patients and their families in pastoral conversation and prayer as they faced serious illness, served as an on-call chaplain, and led televised, interfaith Sunday services in the hospital chapel.
Rev. Bruce also developed adult RE curricula on Transcendentalism and Howard Thurman, the African American theologian and philosopher of radical non-violence whose ideas greatly influenced the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr.
After his ordination, Rev. Bruce went on to serve as part-time minister for the First Parish Church in Billerica from 2010 to 2015, where, in addition to the traditional duties of ministry, he led a strategic planning effort for church growth. Rev. Bruce has also served as part-time minister for the Ashby First Parish Church, the First Universalist Society of Wakefield, and the First Church of Leominster.
Outside the world of ministry, Rev. Bruce enjoys hiking in the White Mountains and nature photography, and has been a member of the New England Flute Orchestra of Indian Hill since 1988!
Join us for our Sunday Service led by Rev. Bruce Taylor. On our final Sunday of the church year (and Rev. Bruce’s ministry with UUCM), please bring a flower, or two or three, to celebrate Flower Communion. For our sermon, we’ll take a poem by Howard Thurman as a starting point, to consider how we … Continue reading Sunday Service: Flower Communion and “The Growing Edge”
Join us for our Sunday Service led by Rev. Bruce Taylor. In this Sunday service, we will honor the LGBTQ+ pioneers of our faith tradition, with a focus on our clergy in the years after the Stonewall uprising, and their lasting influence on our movement. Our service will be in person in our sanctuary. If … Continue reading Sunday Service: Stories from the UU Rainbow Project
Join us for our Sunday Service led by Rev. Bruce Taylor. Today’s service explores the connection between your covenants, spoken and unspoken, and your ministry: all that you do, in collaboration with a minister, to live out your deepest commitments. Our service will be in person in our sanctuary. If you are unable to join … Continue reading Sunday Service: Shared Ministry and Covenant
Join us for our Sunday Service led by Rev. Bruce Taylor. This congregation is entering a transition time between who you have been and who you shall become. Today’s service honors the liminal spaces in our lives and the special opportunities you will be facing in the coming year. Our service will be in person … Continue reading Sunday Service: Minding the Gap
Join us for our Sunday Service led by Rev. Bruce Taylor. Coming from distinct cultures and historical roots, Buddhism and Christianity may seem very different. But at a deeper level, there is much they share in common. Today’s sermon considers how the two traditions can support and illuminate each other, nurturing our relationships with the … Continue reading Sunday Service: Jesus and Buddha as Brothers
Join us for our Sunday Service led by Rev. Bruce Taylor. Approaching the mystery at the heart of life, ordinary language doesn’t take us very far; but poetry provides a way in. Today’s service is built around the incandescent words of Jalal al-Din Rumi, whose poetry evoked his longing for union with the one he … Continue reading Sunday Service: Rumi: Poetry as a Way In
Join us for our Sunday Service led by Rev. Bruce Taylor. Before attending service in person please read our Covid Policy. Our service will be in person in our sanctuary. If you are unable to join us in person, you are welcome to join via Zoom, which you can do in one of the following … Continue reading Sunday Service: The Meaning of the Passion
Join us for our Sunday Service led by Rev. Bruce Taylor. We allow time to rule us. We struggle against its limits. But time for what? Although we can’t know how much time we’ve been given, perhaps we can understand it better, appreciate the possibilities, and come to terms with the limitations. Before attending service … Continue reading Sunday Service: Cutting Through the Tyranny of Time
Join us for our Sunday Service led by Rev. Bruce Taylor. We are part of a humanist tradition that spans centuries and religious categories. Today’s service will explore our humanist roots, and humanism’s potential to shape our future development. Before attending service in person please read our Covid Policy. Our service will be in person … Continue reading Sunday Service – UU Humanism: The Legacy and the Promise
Join us for our Sunday Service led by Rev. Bruce Taylor. Unitarian Universalism is a pluralistic faith. We not only tolerate many religious perspectives, we draw inspiration from them. This service will explore the pluralism in our congregation and our Association, and consider the opportunities and challenges it represents. Before attending service in person please … Continue reading Sunday Service: Valuing Our Pluralism
