Reverend Julia graduated from Florida State University and the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY. After seminary, she moved to Washington, DC to work with the hunger advocacy organization, Bread for the World. This is where she first became acquainted with and befriended IFFP’s own treasured past Director of Religious Education, Ellen Jennings.
Julia served as the first Director of the IFFP Sunday School between 1998 and 2003 and then as the first Spiritual Director and Community Leader from 2006 through 2019. She helped design the Sunday School curriculum, started the first women’s retreat, assisted in the creation of the Coming of Age Program, and started the Gatherings (services). She retired from IFFP in 2019.
Rev. Julia is dually ordained with the United Church of Christ and the Christian Church, Disciples of Christ.
Read the press release announcing Julia’s retirement: