Leadership
With Lutherans, everyone is a minister whose life is spent sharing God's love and joy with the world. That's just how community works. Each one of us has special gifts to share. In addition to that, some of us take on particular leadership roles:
UniLu Church Council - email
If you would like to come to a council meeting to observe, share a perspective, or participate in a discussion, please join us. We meet via Zoom the first Thursday of the month, unless it is a holiday. Email Pastor Sam for the Zoom link.
If you would like to come to a council meeting to observe, share a perspective, or participate in a discussion, please join us. We meet via Zoom the first Thursday of the month, unless it is a holiday. Email Pastor Sam for the Zoom link.
Rev. Sam LaDue | Pastor
Hi there! I'm Pr. Sam.
I'm passionate about using creativity, ritual, and all our senses to cultivate community. A lot of my work is shaped by careful attention to our physical bodies and the conviction that what we do really matters. Before ordained ministry, I spent over a decade in organizational communications and leadership, with professional experience spanning the hospitality sector, opera performance, spa management, liturgy and worship design, and software development on the Salesforce platform. I hold a BA in Communications, an MDiv from Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary, and an MA in practical theology from the Graduate Theological Union. My master’s thesis explores the overlap between organizational communications, affect theory, and the conditions that make it possible for us to sensitize ourselves, and in so doing, change our world.
Hi there! I'm Pr. Sam.
I'm passionate about using creativity, ritual, and all our senses to cultivate community. A lot of my work is shaped by careful attention to our physical bodies and the conviction that what we do really matters. Before ordained ministry, I spent over a decade in organizational communications and leadership, with professional experience spanning the hospitality sector, opera performance, spa management, liturgy and worship design, and software development on the Salesforce platform. I hold a BA in Communications, an MDiv from Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary, and an MA in practical theology from the Graduate Theological Union. My master’s thesis explores the overlap between organizational communications, affect theory, and the conditions that make it possible for us to sensitize ourselves, and in so doing, change our world.
Carol DeZutti | Worship and Music Director
A Bay Area native, who grew up worshiping in and working for the Lutheran church. Carol is an award-winning pre-school teacher, and she and her husband have raised their (now grown) children at UniLu.
A Bay Area native, who grew up worshiping in and working for the Lutheran church. Carol is an award-winning pre-school teacher, and she and her husband have raised their (now grown) children at UniLu.
Bill Walker | Choir Director
A lifelong pianist and singer. He earned a PhD in computers and music at the University of Illinois before coming to the Bay Area in the mid-1990s to pursue a career in software engineering and management. He loves to relate the history of sacred music to our current worship experience. Bill also enjoys playing jazz piano and photographing birds.
A lifelong pianist and singer. He earned a PhD in computers and music at the University of Illinois before coming to the Bay Area in the mid-1990s to pursue a career in software engineering and management. He loves to relate the history of sacred music to our current worship experience. Bill also enjoys playing jazz piano and photographing birds.
