“Faith in Waterville” is the work of students in Religious Studies 285, “Faith, Class, and Community” (Fall 2019):

• Andy Blake ’23
• Alecsandria Davis ’20
• Kris De Luna ’20
• Oscar Garcia ’22
• Lane Kadish ’20
• Sarah Kaplan ’20
• Avery Munns ’21
• Tori Paquette ’20
• Jiameng Sun ’20
• Chiamaka Ubani ’22

Editors: Professor David Freidenreich and Tori Paquette ’20

Course design team

• David Freidenreich, Pulver Family Associate Professor of Jewish Studies
• Tori Paquette ’20
• Elizabeth Jabar, Director of Civic Engagement and Community Partnerships
• Sarah Rockford ’15, Program Coordinator for the Center for Small Town Jewish Life
• Rev. Maureen Ausbrook, Interfaith Council of Waterville & Winslow
• Judy Donovan CSJ, Sisters of St. Joseph of Lyons

Guest instructors

• Rev. Maureen Ausbrook
• Ernesto Cortés, Jr., West/Southwest Industrial Areas Fund
• Pastor Jamie Dickson, Kingdom Life Church
• Judy Donovan
• Rabbi Rachel Isaacs, Beth Israel Congregation and Center for Small Town Jewish Life
• Galen Koch, documentary storyteller
• Pastor Larry Lakey, Winslow Baptist Church
• Prof. Damon Mayrl, Department of Sociology
• Andrea Pasco, Kennebec Valley Community Action Program
• Sarah Rockford ’15
• Rev. Mark Wilson, Waterville United Church of Christ

Course sponsors

• Center for Small Town Jewish Life
• Center for the Arts and Humanities
• Office of Civic Engagement and Community Partnerships

Special thanks to the Interfaith Council of Waterville & Winslow for proposing this report and for facilitating student engagement with local faith-based organizations. Many thanks to all of the individuals and organizations profiled in this report for their eager collaboration and, especially, for all that they do to strengthen our community.