Fellowship member Karishma Gottfried invites you to attend her ordination to Unitarian Universalist ministry on Saturday, May 16, 2026 at 2 PM (Eastern time) in New York City! Those willing to travel are welcome to attend in person. The service will also be streamed online. See more details and RSVP at this link: https://partiful.com/e/r8mVpRCktdr0daerWzIU?.
Karishma Neva Gottfried grew up in the Fellowship with her sister, Malika, and her parents, Shikha and Herky Gottfried, and was active throughout high school in religious exploration classes, district youth conferences, and denominational service. Although she moved away from Corvallis to Boston in 2019 to attend Wellesley College, and then to New York to study at Union Theological Seminary, she still considers UUFC her home congregation and visits whenever she is home.
To prepare for ordination, Karishma attended three years of graduate school, did a one year internship, passed the screening of a review board, and engaged in professional & counseling reflection about ministerial formation.
Here’s an article about ordination from the UU World: https://www.uuworld.org/articles/how-become-unitarian-universalist-minister-requirements-ordination.
The UUFC will get to celebrate with her in-person on August 16, 2026 at a reception after worship. She will be the guest preacher that day.