ORDINATION
Ordained by the First Church in Leominster, MA, Unitarian Universalist June 3, 2007
EDUCATION
Fitchburg State University | Fitchburg, MA | Bachelor of Arts in English 1990
Harvard Divinity School | Cambridge, MA | Master of Divinity 1994
Berkshire Medical Center | Pittsfield, MA | Clinical Pastoral Education 2004
Heart Paths Dallas | Certificate in Spiritual Direction 2011
Middlebury Language School | Middlebury VT | Escuela de Español 2026
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Braver Angels | Depolarizing Ourselves Facilitator 2024
Intercultural Development Inventory | Qualified Administrator 2022
Prepare-Enrich | Trained Facilitator 2012
MINISTERIAL EXPERIENCE
- Minister | UU Church in Meriden | Meriden, CT 2019-Present
- Minister | UU Congregation of Danbury | Danbury, CT 2023-Present
- Minister | Mattatuck UU Society | Woodbury, CT 2019-2023
- Minister | Hopedale Unitarian Parish | Hopedale, MA 2015-2019
- Consulting Minister | Thoreau Woods UU Church | Huntsville, TX 2014-2015
- Consulting Minister | Unitarian Fellowship of Houston | Houston, TX 2014-2015
- Interim Coordinator of Family Ministries | First Parish Church | 2013-2014 Weston, MA
- Director | South Central Alliance of Churches | Fort Worth, TX 2012-2013
- Minister | Pathways Unitarian Universalist Church | Southlake, TX 2008-2011
- Contract Minister | First Parish Church | Billerica, MA 2007-2008
- Ministerial Intern | First Parish Church | Weston, MA 2005-2007
- Chaplain | Gardner V.N.A. Hospice | Gardner, MA 2005-2006
- Executive Director | Family Lifeline Volunteers | Worcester, MA 2003-2004
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
- Visiting Lecturer | Fitchburg State University | Fitchburg, MA 1995-2008
Courses Taught: The Bible as Literature, and Seeing and Believing:
Religion Ethics and Values in Contemporary Film
- Theology Teacher |Catholic High Schools | Fitchburg and Boston, MA 1996-2003
PUBLICATIONS
- Lorenzen, Tony. “Lapse.” The Christian Century. December 18, 2019. Online at https://www.christiancentury.org/article/readers-write/lapse-essays-readers
- Lorenzen, Tony. “Keep the Faith” column participant Worcester Telegram & Gazette, December 8, 2017; August 4, 2017; June 3, 2017; April 21, 2018; September 21, 2018.
- Lorenzen, Tony. Saint Somebody Central Catholic. Berkeley, CA: Apocryphile Press, 2017. (Novel)
- Lorenzen, Tony. “Review of The Annotated Autobiography of Adin Ballou”, Lynn Gordon
Hughes and Peter Hughes, eds. Journal of Unitarian Universalist History, (2017): pp. 151-153
- Lorenzen, Tony. “The Last Word.” UU World Magazine, Summer 2014. (Featured , inside back cover)
- Lorenzen, Anthony. “Suffering With and Walking Together.” Healing Ministry 15, No. 1 (Winter 2008): pp.1-2
- Lorenzen, Tony. “Taking Refuge.” The Mindfulness Bell #46 (Autumn 2007): pp. 24
Online: http://www.mindfulnessbell.org/archive/2015/03/taking-refuge
- Lorenzen, Anthony. “Be Not Afraid.” Healing Ministry 14 No. 1 (Winter 2007): pp.1-2
- Lorenzen, Anthony. “The Third Way Home.” Healing Ministry 13 No. 2 (Spring 2006): pp.20-21
- Lorenzen, Tony. “Instant Run-off Voting Would Improve the Electoral Process.”, Op-Ed,
Worcester Telegram & Gazette, October 4, 2004.
- Lorenzen, Tony. “A Sort of Homecoming.” Worcester Magazine, July 2, 1997.
- Lorenzen, Tony. “Human Rights Ill-Served by War.” Op-Ed, Sentinel & Enterprise,
Fitchburg, MA, Sunday, February 17, 1991.
WORKSHOPS, PRESENTATIONS, & SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
- Keynote Speaker, United Action Connecticut Annual Dinner, June 2024
- When Southbury Fought the Nazis 85th Anniversary Interfaith Panel participant, Southbury, CT November 2022
- Love Your Neighbor series speaker, Justice Southbury, CT November 2022
- Meriden Unity Rally Invocation, featured speaker, and benediction, Meriden, CT September 2022
- “Conspiracy Theories” Featured preacher, Woodbury, CT – Southbury, CT interfaith Thanksgiving service. Woodbury, CT, November 26, 2019
- “Hate Has No Home Here.” Keynote Speaker at rally in response to Charlottesville. Milford, MA, August 2017
- “Loving the Hell out of the World: A UU Missional Approach.” One of 5 Co-Presenters
Unitarian Universalist General Assembly, June 2013
- “Spirituality and Mission.” Sunset Talks (evening keynote series) Southwest Unitarian
Universalist Summer Institute, July 2012
- Wellspring Spiritual Deepening Program, member of presenter panel – UU General
Assembly, Minneapolis, MN, 2010
- ”Rites of Passage.” Workshop, La Leche League Annual Conference, Chelmsford, MA
EVENTS ORGANIZED
- Connecticut UU Unconferences, UU Church in Meriden, March 10, 2023 and October 21, 2023
- Transgender Day of Remembrance Witness Interfaith service in Southbury, CT. November 21, 2022, 2021
- Keep Families Together, Public Witness, Milford, MA, June 30, 2018
- Hate Has No Home Here, Community Anti-Racism rally, Milford, MA, August 2017
- Black and Blue: A Service of Unity for A Bruised and Hurting Nation Community event recognizing the killing of Black people in police custody and the killing of police officers, Hopedale, MA, July 2016
- Life on Fire 2013 A Unitarian Universalist Missional Unconference, Oak Ridge, TN, September 2013
- Organizing Team, Amnesty International’s Students for Students March and Rally for
Human Rights, City Hall Plaza, Boston, MA, May 1990
- Amnesty International’s National Student Conference on the Abolition of the Death
Penalty, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, November 1989
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- Spiritual Directors International
- Liberal Religious Educators Association
- Unitarian Universalist Ministers Association
MAJOR TRAININGS & CONFERENCES
- Intercultura Costa Rica, Programa de Inmersión, Heredia, Costa Rica, February 2026
- Braver Angels Depolarizing Ourselves Facilitator training, July 2024
- Trans Inclusion in the Congregation, July 2024
- Festival of Homiletics, Pittsburgh, May 2024
- Pastoral Care for Trans Families, September – November 2023
- Festival of Homiletics, Minneapolis, May 2023
- Intercultural Development Inventory Qualified Administrator certification training, April 2022
- “Beloved Conversations” Online training, Fall 2020
- “Creative Courage in Anxious Times: Systems Thinking for Facing Uncertainty”, Winter 2019
- “Family Ministry” Ferry Beach RE Week, Summer 2018
- “Revolutionary Love 2018.” Middle Collegiate Church, New York, NY Spring 2018
- “The Future of Faith Formation.” UU Institute online course, Spring 2018
- “The Death of Sunday School.” UU Institute online course, Fall 2017
- Family Ministry, RE Week at the Sea, Ocean Grove, NJ, August 2017
- Sexuality for Religious Professionals, Online Course, September-December 2011
- Change the World, Missional Church Conference, Ginghamsburg UMC Church, Tipp City, OH, October 2011
- Compassionate Communication/Non-Violent Communication (NVC), Southlake, TX, October 2011
- Prepare-Enrich facilitator training, Southlake, TX, September 2011
- Dwight Brown Leadership Experience, SWUUC, Denton, TX, August 2011
- Service Learning and Sustainability, Texas Christian University, April 2011
- National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Conference, November 2005
- Community Builders/MWCC Workshop Series for Volunteer Coordinators, Fitchburg, MA, Spring 2006
- CELDF Democracy School, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, February 2005
- Clara Barton District Meeting, Keynote Address, Deborah Levering, Lifespan Faith Development, Fall 2005
- Greater Worcester Community Foundation, Fundraising Workshop, February 2004
- Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity (DMIS) and Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI), Santa Monica, CA, November 2003
- National Conference of Christians and Jews, Seminarians Interacting, 1992-1993
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST ASSOCIATION DENOMINATIONAL INVOLVEMENT
- Good Officer, UUMA Clara Barton Chapter, 2018- 2021
- Co-President, UUMA Clara Barton Chapter, 2017-2018
- Volunteer Coordinator, Susan Frederick-Gray for UUA President, 2017
- Board of Directors & Editor, UU Christian Fellowship, Good News Journal, 2011-2014
- Board of Directors, No. Texas Association of Unitarian Universalist Societies, 2010-2011
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
- Steering Committee, Middletown-Meriden Immigrant Rights Alliance, September 2026-Present
- Volunteer, Post-Disappearance Family Assistance Working Group, Greater Danbury Unites for Immigrants, 2025 – present
- Convener, Woodbury Interfaith Leadership Council, Woodbury, CT, 2022-2023
- Board of Directors of Woodbury, CT Community Services Council, Woodbury, CT, January 2020-Present
- Elected Town Meeting member, Milford, MA, 2017-2019
- Town Democratic Committee member, Milford, MA, 2016-2019
- Milford Area Humanitarian Coalition member, Milford, MA, 2015-2019
- Board of Directors, Farmers Market, Keller, TX, 2010-2012
- Interfaith Homeless Coalition, Tarrant County, TX, 2008-2010
- Billerica CARES, civic anti-racism/anti-oppression initiative, 2007-2008
- White Allies of the North Central MA Minority Coalition, 2007-2008
- Leominster/Fitchburg/Gardner (MA) MLK Coalition, 2004-2008
- Green-Rainbow Party of MA State Committee, 2002-2004
- Campaign Manager, Rich Zitola for State Senate, 2004
- Candidate for Lt. Governor, Green-Rainbow Party of MA, 2002
- Area Coordinator, Amnesty International, Worcester County, 1988-1992
- Little League Baseball Coach, 1983-1986
