Our Family Minister

Laura Bogle

Laura is excited to contribute to this community of hope by building compassionate connections which allow us all to learn and grow together. Laura began her path to ministry after several years as a field organizer for a national economic justice organization. She graduated in May 2010 with a Masters of Divinity from Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, and has a BA in Peace and Global Studies from Earlham College. Laura just completed a full-time parish internship at Mt. Diablo UU Church in Walnut Creek, CA. One of her favorite experiences there was leading the Rites of Passage program for 7th graders and their parents.

She has served as an intern chaplain at San Francisco General Hospital, a seminarian organizer on health care reform for the UU Legislative Ministry of California, a member of the Racial Justice Advocacy Group at PSR, and a Board member of the Bay Area Coalition of Welcoming of Congregations.

Laura was born and raised in the mountains of East Tennessee, and lived for much of her adult life in Washington, DC. She currently lives in Oakland with her long-time partner and spouse Katie. She enjoys hiking in the bay area parks, tutoring a 2nd grader at her neighborhood school, eating at farmers markets, running around Lake Merritt, and reading poetry and mystery novels.