The Reverend Alison Wilbur Eskildsen, Minister
Rev. Eskildsen joined the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens, Georgia, in August 2010. Prior to her arrival she was Assistant Minister and Director of Religious Education at the Unitarian Universalist (UU) Church in Reston, Virginia. A fourth generation UU, her family moved around during her childhood but joined Unitarian churches each place they lived. Formative experiences at the Unitarian Rowe Camp and in Rev. Eskildsen's Liberal Religious Youth group during high school drew her to ministry.
Upon graduation from Albion College Rev. Eskildsen began working at the National Geographic Society (NGS) expecting to stay long enough to earn tuition for seminary. Somehow 25 years passed while directing elite photographers and developing books, articles and other projects. In 2001 she left NGS and began her pursuit to ordained ministry.
Rev. Eskildsen graduated from Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, DC, and was ordained in 2009. During her training she served as Summer Minister at the UU Congregation of Fairfax (VA), and Intern Minister at the UU Church of Arlington (VA). She served as Student Chaplain at Georgetown University Hospital and participated in a housing mission at South Dakota's Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
Rev. Eskildsen describes herself as a humanistic religious naturalist. She derives spiritual renewal from the vast wonder of nature and aspires each day to live out our UU principles. She is passionate about energetic and meaningful worship and is committed to transforming lives and making the world more just.
Her husband, Paul Eskildsen, is the General Counsel of a telecommunications company. They have two sons, Scott, a third-year medical student in Virginia, and Brian, a staff member for Stanford University's Men's Basketball program.
Contact information
UUFA Phone: 706-546-7914
706-424-9449 (cell)
Email: rev.eskildsen[at]uuathensga[dot]org
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