Minister

Rev. Kimberly Quinn Johnson has served as minister of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the South Fork since 2015. She has embraced the East End of Long Island and her congregation and is a sought-after fixture in our community.  Her perspective, insights, and actions have led to social justice initiatives and increased UU influence in the area.  She is a welcomed proactive force for change.

Reverend Johnson is a leader within the larger Unitarian Universalist Association. She has served on the Boards of the UU Service Committee, the UU Women’s Federation, Black Lives of UU, and UU Class Conversations. She has also served on the boards of the St. Lawrence Foundation for Theological Education, New York UU Justice, and the Long Island Area Council of UU Congregations. Rev. Johnson was selected to co-present at the prestigious Berry Street Essay, the longest-running lecture series in the United States, on its 200th anniversary 2020.

Reverend Kimberly brings creativity, enthusiasm, and passion to our Meetinghouse. The core of her ministry is faith formation—creating spaces and experiences for people to connect to the sacred and to express that connection in the world. In her teaching, Kimberly employs the theory and practice of popular education, facilitating the exchange and exploration of our knowledge and experiences to encourage deeper understanding and grounding for action.

Rev. Kimberly has a wide range of experiences that have fostered her passion and expertise for racial justice work. Earlier in her career, she worked as a union organizer with the United Auto Workers and taught Women’s and Gender Studies at New Jersey City University. She graduated from Meadville Lombard Theological School, where she was awarded the Faculty Award for Religious Leadership. Before coming to UUCSF, she was the Intern Minister at the Fourth Universalist Society on the upper west side of Manhattan.