The Rev. Stephen “Steve” Dick died this past December 2020 at the age of 68.

Born October 10, 1953, Rev. Stephen “Steve” Dick was an American UU minister
who trained and served exclusively in the United Kingdom. Rev. Dick was
influential in founding the European Unitarian Universalists (EUU), a
support network and community for Unitarian Universalists and UU fellowships
in Europe. In the 1980s, Steve helped found the EUU and several UU
Fellowships throughout Europe. He also worked on the staff of the
International Association for Religious Freedom (IARF) for several years
while in Germany. In the United Kingdom, he was minister to congregations in
Croydon and Horsham followed by a decade as District Minister for London and
the South East and a brief stint as Chief Executive Officer of the British
Unitarians.

In 2009 he began his work with the International Council of Unitarians and
Universalists (ICUU), for a time serving as Executive Director until his
retirement in 2016. In 2010 Rev. Dick was accepted as an associate member in
the UU Minister’s Association and upon his retirement was granted associate
life member status. After his retirement Steve continued to travel around
the world working with Unitarian groups in other countries and cultures,
discovering we often have more to learn from them than they from us.

A former congregant writes in tribute: “We owe him a debt of gratitude for
his successful efforts to establish an English speaking UU presence in
Europe and for many years providing a safe haven for our religious growth.”

Rev. Dick is survived by his wife, Jenneke Dick-Schol and daughter Esther.