Our Minister's Professional History
Rev. Chip Wright, a native of the north coast of California, is a third generation Unitarian Universalist clergyman. His father was the founding minister of the UUCM. After growing up in Marin and the surrounding counties he traveled and lived in many lands and came to know a variety of people and cultures. He has lived from the remote upper Amazon of Peru to as Far East as the Philippines and the South China Sea. His recent book, Through the Heart of the Spider, is an intriguing and informative chronicle of his experience in the tribal zones of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Rev. Wright has an insatiable curiosity. He is fascinated with how we make meaning and its source in the religious, spiritual, and inner life of the human species. One of his life long efforts has been to understand and articulate how meaning and values define community culture and individuality. As a student of science, he also brings to the table a keen grasp of reason and logic. His Unitarian Universalist tradition has supported his curious nature and allowed him to experience a broad spectrum and depth throughout his life. In his many and varied travels he has experienced a wide variety of wisdom from the world’s religions.
Rev. Wright has been a practicing Yogi for over 35 years, initiated into this tradition while living in India, After spending many months in Baulk, Afghanistan, the birth place of Rumi and living with the Sufi, he came to know this rich tradition and practice as well. Grateful for the support which he received throughout his life from his Unitarian Universalist tradition Rev. Wright has become an impassioned voice for the importance of liberal religion in the human search for truth and meaning. He received his Masters of Divinity from Starr King School for the Ministry in Berkeley, CA and then served Unitarian Universalist churches in Canandaigua, NY (1994-1997), Yakima, WA (1997-2005), and Port Angeles, WA (2005-2009.)
Chip Wright also has nurtured a life long love of music and song which he uses at times to complement a varied and rich tapestry of thinking, questioning and writing. He is also a sculptor, carpenter, electrician, mechanic, cook, free diver, fisherman and avid kayaker. He lives with his partner, Lisa Wiggins, also a Unitarian Universalist minister, and their standard poodle, Lana. He is delighted to have his two sons and three of his grandchildren living in the area.
Rev. Chip is excited about finding a home here where he attended his first religious education classes. He now joins this congregation as their minister eager to excite the flame of a long and rich liberal religious tradition in this North Bay area, together with this evolving Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Marin.
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