Rev. Andrew Ponder Williams hopes to inspire and engage all people through invitational and intergenerational congregational ministry. He is the Pastor of United Community Church UCC in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. Andrew has served congregations along the California Coast, in the Southwest, and in New England. 

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Andrew has a passion for social justice ministry and has been involved in advocacy on Capitol Hill and at the United Nations. He previously has served as a Campus Minister at the University of California, Irvine and Arizona State University. Andrew was ordained in the Southwest Conference of the United Church of Christ.

Andrew received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Philosophy from Rockhurst University, Jesuit, and a Graduate Certificate in Religion, Activism, and Social Justice from Claremont School of Theology. Andrew is presently continuing his learning at Boston University School of Theology where he studies Religious and Public Leadership.

Andrew and his husband Ashton live in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. Andrew is a vegetarian of 20 years and enjoys running, hiking, traveling, and dining out.