Children of all ages in our congregation were comfortable and open with Molly and several chose faer as someone who has had a significant impact on their personal growth at church. Fae is always ready with a reading or a hymn or choir selection that fit perfectly into whatever service is being planned and has been a great resource for all of our worship leaders. Our congregation has been forever changed because of Molly's presence and gifts, and we will feel the ripples of faer influence for many years to come. Fae is a true blessing. - Cynthia Grimm, Director of Religious Education (First Universalist Church of Auburn)

Molly is a storyteller, a meaning-maker, and a vibrant and passionate advocate for those who see the world a little differently. Fae makes you think about who is (or might be) in the room, question your assumptions, and in doing so

reminds us all that we are welcome and cherished exactly as we are. Fae is a gift to the movement and we are lucky to have her. - Rev. Alix Klingenberg, 2019 Candidate Liaison to the Ministerial Fellowship Committee

I had the pleasure of serving as adjunct faculty at Meadville Lombard Theological School when Molly was in seminary. It was a pleasure to have faer in my class, and to witness faer ministerial presence among her student colleagues. Molly is thoughtful, listens deeply, and participates in conversations with faer whole being. Fae made our class better with faer ministerial presence and gentle curiosity. I especially admire faer commitment to truth telling and naming difficult things with compassion and clarity. - Julica Herrmann de la Fuente, UUA Commission on Institutional Change

Molly's preaching is powerful, faer presence is palpable and authentic, faer commitment to justice and helping us realize the best of ourselves is real and impactful. I am blessed to have shared my seminary journey with Molly and have counted on faer counsel and collaborations many times. I continue to be grateful that fae has chosen to bless our world and our faith with faer wisdom and creativity. - Greta Seidohl, Minister of Belonging and Community (Fountain Street Church)

Having entered seminary a year after Molly, many in my class -- myself included -- were enveloped in Molly's care. Faer pastoral presence is like warm milk with honey: calming, grounding, affirming, and full of nourishing sweetness. - Rica Kaufel, Minister (Unitarian Universalist Church of Anaheim)

Molly is outstanding among ministers in that fae not only understands, but lives out the relationship between social justice and a rich interior life...Fae was among clergy and seminarians who protested repeatedly and were arrested at Maine Senator Susan Collins’s office. Fae was interviewed for television and spoke clearly and firmly about the need for action in the face of injustice. Fae emphasized that people of faith, in particular, have an obligation to respond to the horrors of the day. That clarity comes directly from the wellspring of faer interior life.

Unlike many ministers, Molly is relentless and creative in search for that rich interior life. Too many of us live only in the lives of our external ministries; Molly knows that as within, so without. Ministers burn out or feel stretched far too thin when they neglect their own spiritual needs. In the three years I have known Molly, I have watched faer commit, fail, innovate, and recommit to faer interior spiritual practice. I cannot say how unusual this is for congregational ministers. To both lead with integrity and clarity as well as persisting in their own spiritual work is a task not for the faint of heart.

Molly Brewer is anything but faint of heart. The congregation who receives faer devotion to its mission will be blessed by the passionate heart, brilliant mind, and spiritually mature nature fae carries so gracefully. - Rev. Catharine Clarenbach, Minister, The Way of the River