Meet Some Members

The membership makeup of the church is diverse, but members share many similarities. Singles and couples from all walks of life regularly attend. Everyone is welcome.

Below is a profile of some of our individual members.

Sharon Jones

Sharon Jones moved to Georgia from New Hampshire in 2004, her first time moving in her adult life!

Sharon has two sons, one in Maine and one here in Georgia. It was this younger son telling her that it was his turn to have her close by that brought her to Georgia. Plus getting tired of shoveling all that snow! Sharon is divorced. She has been a massage therapist, a monthly newspaper publisher and a legal secretary. But her avocation is being a mother, a grandmother of four and a writer.

Sharon says she has always felt close to God, was brought up in the Catholic schools, but started on her own spiritual path when she was a teenager and read Ayn Rand. She has come a long way since then, considers herself to be into the New Thought/New Age movement and has been a serious student of "A Course in Miracles" for the last 15 years.

Roy Abee

Not a member, but a friend of the church and the church pianist. A native of Dahlonega,and a true

NUGGET (people born in Lumpkin county). I quit my job in Atlanta in 1989, moved back to Dahlonega, and, at 39, went back to school at North Georgia College; this time for a degree in music. After graduating, I was accompanist for the college for 10 years or so.

Now I teach private piano lessons and play for the UU congregation. I was raised in the Southern Baptist tradition, but didn't really buy into the whole thing, so when I came to the Unitarians, I knew that I was at home. They accepted me for who I am, not for what they expected me to be.

Sue Mattison

Sue moved to Dahlonega from Savannah nine years ago because she wanted to be in the mountains when

she retired. She felt lucky to be offered a teaching position and find a UU church in Dahlonega. After

retiring, Sue went to work for NGCSU as a supervisor of junior and senior education majors. The first UU church service Sue attended in Savannah convinced her that she had found a "home" with others who

believed in searching for truth and not following a prescribed dogma. She found both spiritual and intellectual stimulation.

Nancy Fuchs

Nancy Fuchs, a native of New Jersey, moved with husband George and family, to Gainesville, Georgia, by way of Maryland 35 years ago. Nancy's interest in Unitarianism began at Drew University, a Methodist University in New Jersey. Nancy's parents were fiercely atheistic and agnostic. The belief system did not fit with Nancy's feelings and beliefs about the Universe. Consequently, after graduation, she has attended or belonged to Unitarian - now Unitarian-Universalist churches in Brooklyn Heights, Morristown, NJ, Middletown, N. J., Annapolis and now here.

Nancy and her husband George (now deceased) are and were Charter members of GMUUC, George having been on the Advisory Board during GMUUC's inception and then on the Board of Trustees. Nancy has served on the Board two times and as President two times. She has also been Sunday Services Chair, Fellowship Chair, Personnel Committee, Adult Education Chair and Coordinator of Covenant Groups, as well as a member of the Long Range Planning Committee, the Membership Committee and the Choir.

Nancy served on the Mid-South District Board of the UUA for five years, as the Secretary and the chair of the TEACH Committee( responsible for workshops meetings and educational events)

Professionally, Nancy retired as a school counselor of twenty-five years this past May, having served in a number of positions with the Georgia School Counselor's Association.


Monthly Happenings Calendar Sunday Services, Fellowship, GOING Group, Social Action Group & More About Us History Living Tradition Seven Principles Location & Contact Info	home Meet Some Members The membership makeup of the church is diverse, but members share many similarities. Singles and couples from all walks of life regularly attend. Everyone is welcome. Below is a profile of some of our individual members. Sharon Jones Sharon Jones moved to Georgia from New Hampshire in 2004, her first time moving in her adult life! Sharon has two sons, one in Maine and one here in Georgia. It was this younger son telling her that it was his turn to have her close by that brought her to Georgia. Plus getting tired of shoveling all that snow! Sharon is divorced. She has been a massage therapist, a monthly newspaper publisher and a legal secretary. But her avocation is being a mother, a grandmother of four and a writer. Sharon says she has always felt close to God, was brought up in the Catholic schools, but started on her own spiritual path when she was a teenager and read Ayn Rand. She has come a long way since then, considers herself to be into the New Thought/New Age movement and has been a serious student of "A Course in Miracles" for the last 15 years. Roy Abee Not a member, but a friend of the church and the church pianist. A native of Dahlonega,and a true NUGGET (people born in Lumpkin county). I quit my job in Atlanta in 1989, moved back to Dahlonega, and, at 39, went back to school at North Georgia College; this time for a degree in music. After graduating, I was accompanist for the college for 10 years or so. Now I teach private piano lessons and play for the UU congregation. I was raised in the Southern Baptist tradition, but didn't really buy into the whole thing, so when I came to the Unitarians, I knew that I was at home. They accepted me for who I am, not for what they expected me to be. Sue Mattison Sue moved to Dahlonega from Savannah nine years ago because she wanted to be in the mountains when she retired. She felt lucky to be offered a teaching position and find a UU church in Dahlonega. After retiring, Sue went to work for NGCSU as a supervisor of junior and senior education majors. The first UU church service Sue attended in Savannah convinced her that she had found a "home" with others who believed in searching for truth and not following a prescribed dogma. She found both spiritual and intellectual stimulation. Nancy Fuchs Nancy Fuchs, a native of New Jersey, moved with husband George and family, to Gainesville, Georgia, by way of Maryland 35 years ago. Nancy's interest in Unitarianism began at Drew University, a Methodist University in New Jersey. Nancy's parents were fiercely atheistic and agnostic. The belief system did not fit with Nancy's feelings and beliefs about the Universe. Consequently, after graduation, she has attended or belonged to Unitarian - now Unitarian-Universalist churches in Brooklyn Heights, Morristown, NJ, Middletown, N. J., Annapolis and now here. Nancy and her husband George (now deceased) are and were Charter members of GMUUC, George having been on the Advisory Board during GMUUC's inception and then on the Board of Trustees. Nancy has served on the Board two times and as President two times. She has also been Sunday Services Chair, Fellowship Chair, Personnel Committee, Adult Education Chair and Coordinator of Covenant Groups, as well as a member of the Long Range Planning Committee, the Membership Committee and the Choir. Nancy served on the Mid-South District Board of the UUA for five years, as the Secretary and the chair of the TEACH Committee( responsible for workshops meetings and educational events) Professionally, Nancy retired as a school counselor of twenty-five years this past May, having served in a number of positions with the Georgia School Counselor's Association.
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