Minister: Reverend Thomas Perchlik

“Welcome! Whatever you seek I hope you find it here, among the people and programs of Cascade UU Fellowship!

Our mission is to:
Seek Inspiration and Understanding,
To embrace all on their spiritual journeys,
And to serve our local and global communities.

Before becoming an ordained leader, I was active in five different UU communities. Since ordination, I have been a leader in eight congregations. One had fewer than one hundred members, and one had more than three hundred and fifty. One I served for only nine months and another for as long as eleven years. So, I can tell you with certainty, both in person and online, that this is a wonderful Unitarian Universalist community.

Please use this website to discover how to join with our Fellowship in celebrating life, learning about truth, growing in character, serving human needs, and building justice. Please reach out to me with questions or for advice.”

ABOUT: Reverend Thomas

Reverend Thomas Perchlik was born in 1961 and raised in Greeley, Colorado. He earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Colorado in 1983. Followed by his Master’s in Divinity from the School of Theology in 1990.

Ordained in 1991, Rev. Perchlik served Unitarian Universalist congregations in Colorado, Wyoming, Texas, Indiana, Missouri, California, and Washington. He assumed his role as settled minister at Cascade UU Fellowship (CUUF) in mid-August 2023. Before his ministry began at CUUF, he served as interim minister at Shoreline UU for about two years in north Seattle.

“I am excited to be in the center of Washington state,” said Rev. Perchlik, “and Cascade UU Fellowship is ready to take a central role in the religious landscape of this area.”

Rev. Thomas Perchlik has extensive experience in social justice advocacy and working with groups to address inequality, poverty, LGBTQ discrimination, and racism. He has also worked in local Interfaith communities and hospital chaplaincy throughout his career.

He and his wife, Amy Genova, have two married daughters and four granddaughters.