Partner Church
The UU Congregation at Montclair is part of the Partner Church
Council, which coordinates programs of over 150 partner churches
in the United States and Canada. Montclair has a partner church
program with the Unitarian Church of Szentabraham (Avramesti) in
Transylvania.
Szentabraham is a very small town in rural Harghita County. The
church recently hired a new minister, István Berei, who replaced
Denes Jakab after his retirement in 2007.
In August of 2008, Rev. Charlie Ortman of Montclair traveled to
Transylvania together with a group from the Summit, NJ UU Congregation,
which included their choir. The group performed concerts at several
Unitarian churches in Transylvania as well as at the world Unitarian
conference. Rev. Ortman gave sermons at our partner church as well
as at the partner church for the Summit congregation. In addition,
Rev. Ortman was a speaker at the world Unitarian conference.
Earlier in 2003, five members of the UU Congregation at Montclair
traveled to Szentabraham and numerous other locations in Transylvania.
The group presented a tapestry made by members of the UU Montclair
congregation to the congregation in Szentabraham. The son of the
minister in Szentabraham presented one of his paintings to the Montclair
congregation and this painting hangs near the entrance to the Sanctuary.
In 2003, UU Montclair hosted the choir from the Kolozsvar Unitarian
High School when they made a stop in Montclair. The students, a
number of the teachers and the high school principal were hosted
by various families of the Montclair, Summit and Morristown congregations.
The students gave an outstanding performance.
For information about partner church exchanges or tours, please
visit the Partner Church Council website at www.uupcc.org.
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