As part of annual service, transgender minister to speak

NewburyportNews.com – By Stephen Tait – Staff Writer

Newburyport – Hoping to open the minds of its parishioners and the city at large, the Unitarian Universalist Church’s Welcoming Congregation Committee is charged each year with organizing one Sunday service with a focus on gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people and experiences.

Toward that end, the path of Barb Greve, a lifelong member of the Unitarian Universalist Church who has a master’s degree in divinity, couldn’t be more fitting.

Tomorrow at the 10:30 a.m. service, Greve, who refers to himself as a transgender guy, will give a sermon at the Pleasant Street church called “Courage From Necessity.”