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I am glad that you have found us, and I invite you to come join us for worship on Sundays! Plymouth UCC is a small, faithful, family-like church that I am sure you will love as much as I do. We try to keep the environment informal, casual, and on a first-name basis. We are a diverse congregation in terms of physical abilities, theology, and professions. But we are connected together and grounded in the ever-abundant and unifying grace of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and his call to come together and form communities of love and fellowship. We are very ecumenical, following the UCC's motto of "That they may all be one". You will find that while we are casual and informal with one another, our theology is thoughtful and built on the solid foundation that comes to us through the Reformed tradition and the witness of all the saints throughout Christian history. We are also a church with an amazing number of very good cooks -- not to brag, but I do firmly believe that we have the best food in the Wisconsin Conference!
Besides being pastor of Plymouth UCC, I am a member of the Master Singers
choir in Eau Claire, and serve as Chair of the Wisconsin Conference Youth Ministry Team and serve on the Wisconsin Conference's United Church Camps, Inc. board.
I worked as a camp counselor at our Pilgrim Center for two summers, had the privilege of serving one of the UCC's largest churches, Central Union Church in Honolulu, for my internship, and previously served Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims in Brooklyn and Scarsdale UCC in Scarsdale, NY.
I have a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Kettering University (it was GMI Engineering & Management Institute when I graduated, and had been known as General Motors Institute before then). After graduating GMI-EMI, I studied music theory and quantum mechanics at the University of Wisconsin. Realizing that ordained ministry is what God really wants me to do, I left engineering and entered the ministry, earning my M.Div. from Union Theological Seminary in New York City, where I lived from 1992 until I moved to Eau Claire in 2004.
As you likely noticed, I have interests in music and science. I am especially intrigued by the dialogue between science and religion, two fields of study that I think have been unfairly separated over the years. Perhaps it's the geek in me, but some of my most profound spiritual epiphanies were in physics (especially quantum mechanics) and calculus classes. I also have a strong interest in worship and liturgy, and bringing our modern and contemporary context into the liturgical life of the worshiping community while still maintaining the integrity and mystery of this ancient practice. When not doing theology (though really, one never stops), I love Star Trek, Star Wars, roleplaying games, science fiction and fantasy novels, and painting.
Blessings to you, and I do hope you will join us! Plymouth UCC is a special, wondrous place of love, diversity, and fellowship that all people should be blessed enough to experience. I know I am highly blessed to be part of this amazing community.
Rev. David J. Huber, pastor
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