Our Minister – Rev. Chris Antal
Rev. Chris J. Antal has been our minister since August of 2025. He is passionate about creating sanctuary spaces that are safe and welcoming of all people, and building communities that nurture spiritual health, moral engagement, and prophetic witness.
Rev. Antal is a member of the Unitarian Universalist Ministers Association, in full fellowship with the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). Chris was ordained by the First Unitarian Universalist Society of Albany, New York in 2011. Prior to ordination, Chris was mentored by Rev. Kay Greenleaf in Poughkeepsie, New York, and Rev. Sam Trumbore in Albany. Following ordination, Rev. Antal served for a decade as the contract and then called minister of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Rock Tavern, New York.
Rev. Antal also has ecclesiastical endorsement from the UUA to serve as a federal chaplain, and served as an Army chaplain in Afghanistan (2012-2013) and, since 2015, as a hospital chaplain in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Chris and his wife XingQin Feng have a residence in Oxford and they enjoy spending time on the Eastern Shore birdwatching, cycling, and kayaking. Chris is also known as dad to his five adult children and enjoys hanging out with them whenever they can fit him into their schedule.
Contact information
Rev. Antal is glad to meet in person at the UUFE. To schedule an appointment, click here
Reverent Antal generally leads Sunday services on the second and fourth Sundays at UUFE. Sunday services begin at 10 a.m. at the Fellowship, 7401 Ocean Gateway (U.S. 50), Easton; uufeaston.org, 410-822-8103
Resources and Interviews
A New Minister Starts a New Era for Unitarian Universalist Fellowship At Easton The Talbot Spy, September 8, 2025 By Steve Parks
United [sic] Universalist Fellowship Has A New Minister, Star Democrat, September 19, 2025
Christopher Antal Collection, Veterans History Project Service Summary, Library of Congress Personal Narrative (audio file; written transcript)