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The Reverend Suzanne Paul most recently served the Community Unitarian Universalists in Brighton (CUUB) as their consulting minister from July, 2000 through October, 2005. She previously served the Farmington Universalist Unitarian Church (UUCF) in Farmington Hills, Michigan as their called minister, from July, 1988 through December, 1999. Rev. Paul is a graduate of Oakland Community College, Wayne State University and the Humanist Institute, located in New York City. She completed a ten-month internship at the Ann Arbor Unitarian Universalist Church in Ann Arbor, Michigan under the supervision of the Rev. Dr. Kenneth W. Phifer. She also has a certificate as a Pastoral Care Specialist from the Samaritan Counseling Center in Farmington Hills, Michigan.
Active in a number of humanist organizations, Rev. Paul is past president of the American Humanist Association, and past president of the North American Committee for Humanism. She has served on the Multi-Cultural, Multi-Racial Counsel of Farmington/

Farmington Hills, and the Livingston 2001 Diversity Council in Howell, Michigan. Prior to entering the ministry, Rev. Paul was the executive director of the Birmingham Temple , a Humanistic Jewish congregation located in Farmington Hills, Michigan.
A 50+ year resident of Farmington, Michigan, Rev. Paul is active in a number of community organizations. She has served on the board of the Downtown Development Association (DDA), the Farmington Beautification Commission and chaired the Promotions Committee for the Farmington Main Street Program.
She lives in an 1853 home in the historic district of Farmington. She is married to Charles Paul, an automotive marketing specialist, and is the mother of three grown children and grandmother to three lively grandsons. In her leisure time, Rev. Paul enjoys her grandsons, traveling (especially motorcycle trips with her husband), theater, music, reading, gardening and antiqueing.
Rev. Paul is delighted to be a part of New Hope - and having the opportunity to continue spreading the "good news" of our congregation.

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