{"id":112,"date":"2022-11-08T22:47:30","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T22:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unitynorthbend.com\/?page_id=112"},"modified":"2024-07-01T21:35:39","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T04:35:39","slug":"minister-staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/unitynorthbend.com\/index.php\/minister-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister &#038; Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"112\" class=\"elementor elementor-112\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cce4a98 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cce4a98\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e23ba2\" data-id=\"6e23ba2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a65096f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a65096f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Minister and Staff<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d7140d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d7140d4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f471512\" data-id=\"f471512\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0af913 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0af913\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With more than 30 years in Unity, Rev. Karen has been serving our Unity By The Bay congregation since September 2010.<\/p>\n<p>Rev. Karen was credentialed by Unity Worldwide Ministries as a Licensed Unity Teacher in 2009 and was ordained by Emerson New Thought in April 2011.\u00a0 In 2022, Rev. Karen was ordained by Unity Worldwide Ministries and continues to serve as our Senior Minister.<\/p>\n<p>Rev. Karen is deeply rooted in Unity principles and philosophy. \u00a0An engaging speaker and teacher, she is an inspiring leader for Unity By The Bay who walks the Truth she shares and encourages others to stretch and grow their spiritual life.\u00a0Rev. Karen also currently serves as a Chaplain for Bay Area Hospital. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Love. Serve. Remember.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e852013\" data-id=\"e852013\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84d8118 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"84d8118\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"234\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/unitynorthbend.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/RevKaren-Portrait-photo-for-website-234x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-159\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unitynorthbend.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/RevKaren-Portrait-photo-for-website-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/unitynorthbend.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/RevKaren-Portrait-photo-for-website-798x1024.jpg 798w, https:\/\/unitynorthbend.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/RevKaren-Portrait-photo-for-website-768x985.jpg 768w, https:\/\/unitynorthbend.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/RevKaren-Portrait-photo-for-website-1197x1536.jpg 1197w, https:\/\/unitynorthbend.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/RevKaren-Portrait-photo-for-website.jpg 1560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Rev. Karen Lowe, Senior Minister<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f37be9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f37be9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-226bb5e\" data-id=\"226bb5e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-846cef4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"846cef4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"274\" height=\"29\" src=\"https:\/\/unitynorthbend.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1920s-WINGS-w-Globe-divider.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-235\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-79a002a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"79a002a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f76a15e\" data-id=\"f76a15e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-792174d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"792174d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"261\" src=\"https:\/\/unitynorthbend.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Meadowlark-1pic-300x261.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-284\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unitynorthbend.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Meadowlark-1pic-300x261.jpg 300w, https:\/\/unitynorthbend.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Meadowlark-1pic-1024x891.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/unitynorthbend.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Meadowlark-1pic-768x668.jpg 768w, https:\/\/unitynorthbend.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Meadowlark-1pic-1536x1337.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/unitynorthbend.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Meadowlark-1pic-2048x1783.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/unitynorthbend.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Meadowlark-1pic-982x855.jpg 982w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Medowlark Molyneux<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b45b876\" data-id=\"b45b876\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f75126 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f75126\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>My best job was working for the Hanford Project near Kennewick, Washington. My job was to handle all the radioactive badges for the workers at the Project. I helped take the film out of the badges, run them through the computer, read them and compiled a report, so that we kept track of the amount of radiation that each employee received.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">My husband and I came to Unity in 2004. Since coming here, I have worked in the office, helping the Office Manager and Rev. Karen. I take care of mailing out birthday cards, and welcome cards, and keep the database up to date. I am a part of the Merry Mailers. I\u2019ve also sung in the choir. After Lori Barton made her transition, I took over the Lending Library. I have been an usher and have served on the Board several times. In addition, I enjoy being part of the Chaplain team and providing prayer support for our congregants and friends.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6debd83 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6debd83\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e85056\" data-id=\"9e85056\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad50dc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ad50dc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"274\" height=\"29\" src=\"https:\/\/unitynorthbend.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1920s-WINGS-w-Globe-divider.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-235\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-afc419b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"afc419b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7fb26d5\" data-id=\"7fb26d5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a27058 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a27058\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In addition to being part of the Chaplain team at Unity By The Bay, Betty Bangs is the Centennial Committee Chairperson for Unity By The Bay spiritual center. The church building is a designated historic site of North Bend, Oregon. The congregants of Unity By The Bay will celebrate the building\u2019s 100th year in 2024. It was built by the Presbyterians of North Bend in 1924. It is noted that Betty, a nonagenarian will celebrate her 99th birthday at that time.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b11f001\" data-id=\"b11f001\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60c6ab4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"60c6ab4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/unitynorthbend.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Betty-Bangs-NOV2022-180x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-289\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unitynorthbend.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Betty-Bangs-NOV2022-180x300.jpg 180w, https:\/\/unitynorthbend.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Betty-Bangs-NOV2022-615x1024.jpg 615w, https:\/\/unitynorthbend.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Betty-Bangs-NOV2022-768x1280.jpg 768w, https:\/\/unitynorthbend.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Betty-Bangs-NOV2022-922x1536.jpg 922w, https:\/\/unitynorthbend.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Betty-Bangs-NOV2022-1229x2048.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/unitynorthbend.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Betty-Bangs-NOV2022-513x855.jpg 513w, https:\/\/unitynorthbend.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Betty-Bangs-NOV2022-scaled.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Betty Bangs and Chico<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0e4b981 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0e4b981\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-33d2519\" data-id=\"33d2519\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minister and Staff With more than 30 years in Unity, Rev. 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