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Parish History > Ministers > Malcolm Sutherland
The Reverend Dr. Malcolm R. Sutherland, Jr.

November 11, 1917 – November 19, 2003

Minister of the First Congregational Unitarian Church of Harvard, 1975-1994
Minister Emeritus, 1994-2003
We remember with great fondness Malcolm Sutherland’s nineteen years of service to our church community. Malcolm’s tenure in Harvard with his wife, Mary Anne, began as a “retirement job” in 1975 and continued until his real retirement in 1994, when our congregation elected him Minister Emeritus. The following is a brief summary of Malcolm’s distinguished career as minister, educator, and peace activist.

Settled Ministries - Hoopeston, IL; Charlottesville, VA; Milton, MA; Harvard, MA
Named Minister Emeritus - Charlottesville, VA, 1954; Harvard, MA, 1994
Executive Vice President, American Unitarian Association (now the UUA), 1958-1960
Board of Directors, Unitarian Universalist Service Committee and Beacon Press
President and Dean of Faculty, Meadville Lombard Theological School, University of Chicago, 1960-1975
Founder, Association of Chicago Theological Schools
President, Honorary Vice President, and Academic Fellow, Institute on Religion in an Age of Science
Founder, with Dr. Ralph Burhoe, of Center of Advanced Study of Theology and Science, 1964
Named Governor of Manchester College, Oxford University, 1968, and Honorary Fellow, 1973
Founding Trustee, Dana McLean Greeley Foundation for Peace and Justice
Recipient of Distinguished Service Award, International Association for Religious Freedom
Officer and Honorary International President, World Conference on Religion and Peace
Consultant to Niwano Peace Foundation, Tokyo, 1982-1997

“All is Well,” reflection by Montana Miller, Harvard Post, 12/12/03