Who We Are
History / Founding
Although you may not know it, our own congregation; the UUSSS, has been providing a welcoming liberal theology and serving our local community from this building for over 70 years. In 1953, 4 couples decided to start their own Unitarian Fellowship; they met in private homes for a while and then at a vacant bank building in Babylon. On April 7, 1954, they organized formally as a religious corporation. In 1956, the fellowship brought the present building on 28 Brentwood Road, and in 1960, it reorganized as a society with church status in the UU, which required 60+ families. The sanctuary behind the main building was built to accommodate a larger fellowship in 1963, and serves to this day.
Minister
Part-Time Minister
Rev. Jennifer Brower
Our fellowship has entered 2026 by opening a new chapter as we welcome the Reverend Jennifer Brower as our new Part-Time Minister. The Rev. Jennifer L. Brower is Minister Emerita of the UU Congregation at Shelter Rock in Manhasset and a private coach specializing in grief, death, and non-death losses. She is currently a graduate student at Hunter College CUNY working toward a license in Mental Health Counseling. She is a native of Manhattan, a graduate of Union Theological Seminary in New York City and the proud mother of a college junior. No stranger to our fellowship, Rev. Brower has been a frequent preacher at UUSSS in the past. In her new position she would be preaching twice a month (on the 1st and 3rd Sundays). We are delighted to welcome Rev. Brower and look forward with excitement to the wisdom, care, and leadership she brings as we write this next chapter of our shared life.
Board of Trustees
Charles Hayward
President
All-Round Handyman. Builder of Anything. Fixer of Everything. First One to Lend a Hand.
Swati Srivastava
Treasurer
Writer-Director-Voiceover Artist. Experience Maker. Dream Builder. Relentlessly Real.
Melody Carlucci
Secretary
Administrator. Quiet Force. Thoughtful Doer. Holds the List. Brews the Pot.
Lisa Gayle Benson
Vice-President
Love is her religion. Yoga is her craft. Spreader of positive affirmations and delicious healthy food.
Mark Bartosik
Trustee (2-yr Term)
Software Geek. Renewable Energy Enthusiast. Builder of Things — Digital, Wooden, and Green.
Agnes Wolf
Trustee (3-yr Term)
Licensed creative art therapist. Deep thinker. World traveler. Always curious. Always learning.
Jamie Giambalvo
Trustee (1-yr Term)
Artist and Sewist. Lover of dogs and crafts. Passionate about sustainability. College student.
Directions
Driving directions to our Fellowship:
- Sunrise Highway to Exit 44 South/Brentwood Road.
- Go south on Brentwood Road, over the railroad tracks and across Union Boulevard.
- We are a small building – a house converted to congregational use – on the west side of the street, between Union Boulevard and Montauk Highway
- The UUSSS entrance is on the left side of the building.