2026 Chaplains of the Week*

Week 1 – (June 27–July 4)

Rev. Erin Wyma from Wheaton, IL serves as Senior Pastor at St. Matthew UCC.

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Week 2 – (July 4–July 11)

Rev. Amy Sens from Baltimore, MD serves as Community Missioner at Church on the Square and Worship Associate at Kittamaqundi Community at Columbia.

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Week 3 – (July 11–18)

Rev. James Ross II serves in the Vermont Conference of the UCC. Teaming up with Rev. Ross is Rev. Susan O. Hayward, from Minneapolis, MN, Pastor at Creekside UCC.

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Week 4 – (July 18–25)

Rev. Ashley Cleere from New Haven, CT is Senior Pastor at Center Church on the Green.

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Week 5 – (July 25–Aug 1)

Rev. Dr. Sarah Lund from Indianapolis, IN is Senior Minister at First Congregational UCC in Indianapolis.

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Week 6 – (Aug 1–8)

Rev. Ynessa Romero is Lead Pastor at Embrace UCC in Hurst, TX.

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Week 7 – (Aug 8–15)

Rev. Mark Pettis from Cleveland, OH is Senior Minister at Avon Lake UCC in Cleveland.

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Week 8 – (Aug 15–22)

Rev. Wayne Sautter is a retired pastor now living in Youngstown, OH.

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Week 9 – (Aug 22–29)

Rev. Elizabeth Clements is a Designated Term Senior Minister at Central Congregational UCC in Atlanta, GA.

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* For more details, please see the Society's weekly print bulletin