Meet the Minister

Reverend David W. Farrington, or “Reverend Dave,” as he’s affectionately known by members of the Fellowship, came to us in November, 2008 after a long and distinguished career in both ministry and the private sector. As a leader in the Massachusetts prison reform movement, director of several pre-release centers for felons and teacher of penology at Boston University, Dave worked in corrections until 1982 when he decided to become a business consultant in private industry.

Having completed his Master’s of Divinity at Andover-Newton Theological School in 1999, Dave worked as a chaplain in various hospitals, retirement homes and mental health facilities. Additionally, he served churches in the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts and Texas, prior to accepting a full-time position as minister at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Pottstown. According to Dave, the thing he finds most rewarding about ministry is the chance to be of service to others, particularly those in crisis. In just a few short months, he has already become actively involved in all facets of life at the Fellowship, both administrative and pastoral. His Sunday sermons, filled with real-life experiences from his fascinating life, have a depth and quality that seem to resonate with every individual in attendance.

Reverend Dave’s vision for the Fellowship includes its playing a leading and visionary role as “a force for justice in the larger community.” He has already begun to work with the Social Justice Committee on its micro-finance project and hopes to greatly expand the Fellowship’s influence not only in Pottstown, but within the larger Unitarian Universalist movement as a whole.

A family man, Dave raised his daughter Carolyn and still considers an ideal day as one spent with family – story-telling and “feasting,” preferably on quality ethnic foods! A supporter of the New England Patriots and avid Red Sox fan, Reverend Dave’s hobbies include amateur radio, radio control modeling, genealogy, enjoying his cats, and reading the collected works of his favorite poet, Robert Frost.

His office door is always open, and he looks forward to getting to know you too!