Richard Manley-Tannis

Richard began his journey within the Orthodox Tradition. After struggling with his appreciation for the beauty of deeply revered ritual, he found that his experience of the misuse of patriarchal power led him further into his journey ...

After exploring Wicca, Islam, Judaism and Buddhism, he found the Rabbi Yeshua inviting him to his Christian home. In that caring whisper, he found the United Church.  He now finds himself journeying toward Accountable Leadership within the UCC as a Diaconal Minister. As he explores with a richly profound sense of the Divine within an institution, which for all of its inherent human brokenness, struggles to bring the Spirit to Creation through action and reflection, he continues to be blessed by the presence of the community - and for that he is most humbled.