About

“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

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.