Meet our new Senior Minister!
Rev. Dr. Richard Loren Held holds two ordinations and multiple degrees, including a Doctor of Divinity degree from study in both the United States and Europe. A professional musician, published author, award-winning businessman, and Senior Minister for Unity in Lynnwood, Washington until 2024, Dr. Held's work has been noted as, "Thought-provoking and soul-nudging - that rare balance of profound and profoundly simple.”
In 2014, he was invited to serve on the Advisory Committee for the Association for Global New Thought, which launched the Synthesis Dialogues with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Seasons for Peace and Nonviolence.
He has created with such notables as Barbara Marx-Hubbard, Marianne Williamson, Gary Zukav, Bishop John Shelby Spong, Rabbi Ted Falcon (Judaism for Dummies), Dr. Joan Borysenko, Dr. Jean Houston, Dr. Maya Angelou, Rev. Dr. Temple Hayes, Rev. Dr. Bishop Barbara King and more.
Rev. Richard is a passionate spiritualist, writer, educator, and musician, a lover of all dogs, fine cheese, modern architecture, and classic cars - all tucked into size 12 shoes. In their twenty-third year as partners in work and life, Richard and Matthew Wilson share a home with their four-legged child, Hugo.
He will join Unity Spiritual Center Westlake on Monday, November 11, 2024.