““The wild trick of life is facing pain and injustice head-on, while also basking in beauty, art, community, and all the good stuff that persists in spite of tyrants and violence. When I wrote ‘The World’s On Fire (and We Still Fall in Love),’ I wanted an anthem for cathartic singing along—for all our friends jumping up on stage at the end of a show.””
Upcoming Events with Rev. Erin
MINISTRY, MUSIC, & PUBLIC SPEAKING
Live & Virtual tour! Check ParkerWoodland.com for all the dates and details.
DANCE: 9:30am CENTRAL every Friday: Dance for Body and Spirit on Zoom! Meeting ID: 333 042 6480. Join Erin for a Zumba-style dance class that is accessible for all ages, abilities, fitness levels, and genders. FREE. Open to the community. That Zoom info again is… Meeting ID: 333 042 6480. [On summer break, returning Friday, 8/18/23.]
Zumba processional at Rev. Erin’s ordination, Oct. 2017, Wildflower Church, Austin, TX.
RECENT OR ONGOING:
Parker Woodland live set with Girls Rock Austin, recorded for SXSW 2020
Sundays: When Rev. Erin is not guest preaching around the country, you can find her sitting in the pews at First UU Church of Austin or Wildflower Church, both Unitarian Universalist, communities that are open to all. We really mean that. Please come visit.
By appointment: For weddings, memorial services, spiritual support, and more, please reach out to erinjwalter@gmail.com.
Follow @ParkerWoodlandband, Erin Walter Music and Butch County for live music and other shows
About Rev. Erin
Rev. Erin J. Walter is a community minister, nonprofit director, writer, and musician based in Austin, Texas. Her work is rooted in the powerful connection between the arts, justice movements, and multicultural community.
Rev. Erin currently serves as the Minister & Executive Director of the Texas Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry, the state action network for UUs in Texas, working closely with local, state, and national justice partners. It’s hefty work! Please give to TXUUJM!
For August 1, 2022 - July 31, 2023, she is serving as the Minister for Joy and Justice, on the interim ministry team, at First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin.
From 2017-2020, Rev. Erin served as the Director of Community Engagement & Social Responsibility for the TownLake YMCA, a diverse, interfaith community center in downtown Austin.
Rev. Erin serves the wider community through ministry open to people of all faiths, including:
Officiating weddings, memorials, and rites of passage
Guest preaching, music, workshop facilitation, camp chaplaincy, retreat leadership, and spiritual direction
Teaching Zumba for body and spirit in community settings
Writing about ministry and music for publications including the UU World and Austin American-Statesman
Erin's community ministry is intentionally eclectic and grounded in the first and seventh UU principles -- affirming the worth and dignity of all people, interconnected across faiths and cultures, age groups and class. She is an original TXHandmaid, using arts activism to promote reproductive rights, as well as a member of the queer rock band Butch County and activist supporting human rights movements for accessibility, racial justice, immigrant rights, trans rights, and more.
Erin was proud to be co-ordained by First UU Church of Austin and Wildflower Church on Friday, Oct. 27, 2017. See photos here.
MUSIC AS MINISTRY: Rev. Erin serves via songwriting and community building with her band, Parker Woodland. Listen to Parker Woodland’s two EPs “The World’s On Fire (and We Still Fall in Love)” and “Live From LOVE Hill” on Spotify, Youtube, and wherever you buy or stream music. The band’s first full-length album is due in 2023!
““Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” ””
Stay tuned for an email list, blog, sermon videos, and more!