Cara Fortner
Cara Fortner is a brand-new minister in preliminary fellowship. She has been a part of the Reston UU congregation for the past 12 years, where she served as lay leader on many different committees. Cara attended Wesley Theological Seminary and served as Intern Minister at UU Fairfax. She will be ordained by Reston and Fairfax in the spring—after which we can officially call her Reverend Cara. Cara also serves on the leadership team of the Chesapeake UU Ministers Association.
Reverend John (Affiliate Minister)
Rev. John was ordained as a Unitarian Universalist minister in August 2020. On his journey to the ministry, he has served internships at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax (UUCF) and UUCS, and at Sibley Memorial Hospital. He also served as acting minister for social justice at UUCF. Rev. John’s beautiful stole, which he wears each time he preaches, was a gift lovingly made and presented by UUCS.
Rev. John’s faith is rooted in his belief in what Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., called “an inescapable network of mutuality” that binds all living beings together, and his call to ministry is rooted in his belief that we are all called to the work of kindness, compassion, and justice. At present, John is working as an editor and writer, which has been his vocation for the last 30-plus years. He lives in Centreville, Virginia, with his wife, Karen, and their two cats, Kittyfish and Belle.