Chaplains

The Young Adult Revival Network is proud to run a chaplaincy program exclusive for young adults ages 18 to 39.

To speak with one of our chaplains, do the following

Complete our Chaplaincy Request Form
A Chaplain will reach out to you within 48 hours to set up a call.
Our chaplain team prefers ZOOM, but a phone call will also work.

Chaplaincy is….

… the way we offer support and compassion to each other in community, and it’s a wonderful part of Unitarian Universalist ministry. The YARN Chaplaincy Team offers one type of pastoral care: supportive listening. Our goal is to listen and affirm and to help you realize the wisdom that’s within you. Pastoral care is care focused on your emotional and spiritual wellbeing. The Pastoral Care Team will be glad to hear from you, whether you are going through a tough time, want to share good news, or need some support with discernment and decision making.

Our Team Can Support You With…

… Loneliness, grief, and loss of someone or something important to you

… Illness of your own or of someone close to you

… Stress or trauma in your community

… Challenges in justice work, organizing, and transformation

… Recognizing the meaning and purpose in your life

… Other life transitions/situations

Our Team Doesn’t...

... Do Crisis Intervention.

... Offer specific advice.

... Offer counseling or therapy

... Diagnose or treat mental health conditions

Key Things to Know

... Chaplaincy is not acute care. If you are experiencing an acute and immediate crisis please call 911 or another crisis line listed here: https://bit.ly/crisislinesyarn

... We promise our chaplains will contact you within 48 hours or sooner depending on level of urgency.

... Our chaplains will meet with you up to 3 times around a particular subject. If more meetings are needed, we will work with you to identify long-term support.

Meet the Team

Phoenix Bell-Shelton Biggs

"I'm healing; I'm growing; I'm learning to love myself, trying to find my place on this topsy-turvy journey that we call life." Phoenix Biggs uses they/them pronouns and is a Queer, BIPOC Young Adult. They hold a Bachelors's degree in Religious Studies and graduated from Meadville Lombard Theological in 2024. Phoenix claims a progressive anti-oppressive Christian faith grounded in the principles of the Unitarian Universalist faith and truly believes that a vocation in ministry means being a voice to and for all of those who can't or have not yet found their voice, to those who have told they don't' have a voice or that they don't belong, yet still longs for spiritual community and want someone, someone, to say to them that they are not broken, that society is broken and that they are welcome here just as they are sacred and holy."

Helen "HP" Rivers

“If we’re lucky, we find people along the way who know it is going to get better before we believe that it will, who can hold the hope for us when we don’t have any of our own. My name is Helen and I’m a Hope Holder. 💜”

HP Rivers (they/she) is a Queer, Neurodivergent, Pagan UU religious educator and author.

They studied social work in undergrad and graduated with their MA in Social Change from Starr King School for the Ministry in 2023. They have worked with children and youth for over 15 years and spent four years serving a UU congregation as Director of Religious Education. They are passionate about writing, baking, photography, and building the Beloved Community.