Rev. Harold Babcock

The Facts

• Born September 22, 1951, in Castine, Maine. Delivered by my namesake, Dr. Harold S. Babcock.
• Attended elementary school in Castine through 8th grade.
• Attended Castine Unitarian Church Sunday School.
• Went to high school (Maine Central Institute) in Pittsfield, Maine, as a boarding student.
• Attended Boston University for two and a half years.
• Transferred to University of Maine at Orono: BA 1973 (English), MA 1976 (English).
• Taught English at Maine 1976 - 1977.
• Worked as steeplejack and housepainter 1977 - 1978.
• Worked as Town Planning Assistant in Castine, 1978 - 1979.
• Attended Harvard Divinity School 1979 - 1982, graduating with M.Div.
• Ordained and fellowshipped with UUA 1982.
• Served Nora Unitarian Universalist Church in Hanska, Minnesota 1982 - 1985.
• Served Murray Universalist Church in Attleboro, MA 1985 - 1991.
• Taught English at Bangor Theological Seminary and worked in Career Services Dept. at Maine Maritime Academy 1991 - 1993.
• Built dream house, subsequently sold.
• Interim ministry in Rockland, ME 1993 - 1994; interim ministry in Norway, South Paris, and West Paris, ME 1994 - 1995.
• Came to First Religious Society in Newburyport, 1995.

Family

• Married in 1979 to former Sabrina Petterson, also born in Castine and delivered by my grandfather; two children, Ben, born 1/22/83, and Josh, born 11/25/85. Sabrina teaches elementary education at the Cape Ann Waldorf School in Beverly Farms.

Current interests

• Early American history, Native American studies, anything west of the Mississippi, and preferably west of the Missouri; and the UU Partner Church program.

Abiding interests

• Play guitar and sing.
• Golf fanatically, but am on (temporary? permanent?) leave of absence from the game, kids' activities tending to take up most of my spare time, about which I am not complaining!

See 1998 - 1999 Minister's Report for UU organizations and interests.