About Our Ministers

Paul Johnson, Senior Minister
The Rev. Dr. Paul S. Johnson has been a Unitarian Universalist minister for over thirty years, having served congregations in Hanska, MN, Silver Spring, MD, and Princeton, NJ, before coming to Shelter Rock in 2002. A graduate of Trinity College, Deerfield, IL, he holds a Masters Degree in Counseling from Minnesota State University (Mankato), and M.A., Doctor of Ministry, and Doctor of Divinity degrees from the Meadville Lombard Theological School, affiliated with the University of Chicago.

Paul is a past president of the Unitarian Universalist Ministers' Association and currently serves on the Commission on Social Witness of the Unitarian Universalist Association and on the Board of Trustees of Meadville/Lombard Theological School. He serves the larger community on the Workers' Rights Board of Long Island Jobs with Justice and on the Public Issues Committee of the Long Island Council of Churches.

Paul lives with his wife Carol, a social worker, and their daughter Kristin, in Searingtown. Their son David is a student in The School of Architecture, SUNY Buffalo.

Jennifer Brower, Minister for Pastoral Care
The Rev. Jennifer L. Brower was called to Shelter Rock in 2002, having served congregations in New York City and East Brunswick, New Jersey. A graduate of Ohio University, Athens, OH, she holds a Master of Divinity degree from Union Theological Seminary, New York, NY.

Jennifer currently serves on the Unitarian Universalist Association Metro New York district Growth and Extension Committee. She has led workshops on Spirituality & Health, Spiritual Practice and Small Group Ministry for a variety of Unitarian Universalist conferences. Jennifer's ministry in the larger community includes work with the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine and organizations serving the needs of people living with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. She is the author of an essay on faith, spirituality and aging for the FRONTLINE documentary, "Living Old."

Jennifer is a native New Yorker, born and raised in Manhattan. Brought up in the Presbyterian tradition, she had many "near encounters" with Unitarian Universalism that eventually led her to the Unitarian Universalist congregation in San Francisco, where she lived for three years. Jennifer currently resides in Sea Cliff with her family.

Barry Andrews, Minister of Religious Education
The Rev. Dr. Barry M. Andrews came to Shelter Rock in 1993, having served congregations in Spokane, New York City and San Diego. A graduate of Gonzaga University, he holds an MA in Theological Studies, a Doctor of Ministry degree and an honorary doctorate from Meadville Theological School, affiliated with the University of Chicago. He has also been a Merrill Fellow at the Harvard Divinity School.

Barry is a past president of the Liberal Religious Educators' Association and has chaired numerous committees for the UUA and LREDA. He is also the author of two religious education curricula published by the UUA, as well as Thoreau as Spiritual Guide, Emerson as Spiritual Guide, A Dream Too Wild and True Harvest, published by Skinner House Books.

Barry enjoys playing the guitar and banjo, writing and photography. He lives in Roslyn Heights with his wife, Linda, an elementary teacher in the Great Neck schools. He is father of two sons: Ben and his wife, Alexia, live in Pasadena; Aaron lives in Seattle.