Elizabeth Stevens

The Rev. Elizabeth Stevens, Ph.D., has served as the minister of the Unitarian Universalist Church since 2012. She is the current minister of Unitarian Universalist Church of the Palouse. She's a graduate of Yale University, Starr King School for the Ministry and San Francisco Theological Seminary. Her doctoral work focused on trauma's impact on congregational systems. She's the mother of two grown sons, an avid hiker and an amateur musician. Her guiding question in life is "what is the most loving thing I can do right now?"

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