Rev. Thomas Perchlik’s Weblog

Rev. Thomas Marston Perchlik

In June 2000, Thomas Perchlik was called to serve our “Church in the Woods” in Muncie, Indiana. Thomas brings to his ministry a commitment to nurturing children, an interest in Hinduism and Buddhist practice, as well as a love of nature. In his free time he plays wooden flutes, goes hiking in the woods, and reads science fiction. He also is involved with peace and justice issues including environmental justice, antiracism, and righting economic inequity.

Thomas was born in Colorado and raised in the small city of Greeley. His father was a political science teacher at the University of Northern Colorado and his mother was a home maker. She now works as a real estate agent in Greeley. Thomas was the eldest of four children. His brother David lives in Seattle, WA, his sister Laura lives on Vashon Island, WA, and his brother Andrew lives in Vermont.

Thomas first became acquainted with the Unitarian Universalist Church in 1977. Serving the church as an active youth leader, he worked with teens from Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and other parts of the continent. After high school, Thomas attended college in Greeley and Boulder, Co. He received a BA in Humanities from the University of Colorado in 1983. His seminary studies were at the IIiff School of Theology in Denver where he received a Master of Divinity degree in 1990. Rev. Perchlik was ordained in early 1991 and served congregations in Laramie, Wyoming and Lubbock, Texas.

Thomas married Amy Genova in 1984. They are the proud parents of two daughters, Emily and Molly.