Rev Adam was selected by the congregation in summer 2024 and took up the post in December.
He works with the congregation and its trustees and staff to lead and inspire members of the congregation in their spiritual and personal development. He is also responsible for growing the community with the aim of helping it realise its full potential and presence in the local area.
Adam is an experienced service leader, and has led gatherings in the UK and the US across multiple traditions and many spiritual and secular themes, drawing on his Unitarian and Jewish background. He also works with other clergy on denominational and interfaith initiatives.
Prior to joining New Unity was based in the US state of Virginia. In 2023 and 2024 he did an internship placement at Rosslyn Hill Chapel in Hampstead, both remotely and visiting London part-time. He earned a Master of Divinity degree from Phillips Theological Seminary in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
He was a Democratic candidate for US Congress for the 5th congressional district of Virginia in the 2018 election, to promote the need for universal health care, addressing income disparity and providing relief for student debt, demonstrating his commitment to social activism and support for vulnerable members of his community.
He delivered his first message at New Unity in 2018, and he was an active member of the congregation for several years.
He is ministering to the community from New Unity’s Newington Green Meeting House on the north side of Newington Green, a part of North London described by the author Alex Allardyce as the “village that changed the world”.
"I am so thrilled to be serving as New Unity’s minister. The congregation has been a beacon of progressive social action and religious diversity and tolerance for centuries and I am honoured to be part of the congregation's work to safeguard that rich and still-relevant history. New Unity demonstrates that a spiritual community need not be exclusive and can be a place of welcome for everyone regardless of their beliefs, doubts, or skepticism. I cannot wait to roll up my sleeves and get to work." – Adam Slate
Get to know Adam further from the fireside chat with New Unity congregant Angela Neustatter, conducted shortly after the congregation voted to bring him on as minister.
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