The Reverend Adam Isbitsky (he/him) joined The Eliot Church in January 2026 as our minister for a designated term of 3.5 years. During this time, he will be working with the congregation to deepen our individual and collective spiritual journeys and further our connections with the wider Natick community. 

 

Rev. Adam is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ (UCC), one of the denominations with which our church is affiliated. He earned his Master of Divinity with concentration in Global Interreligious Leadership from the Andover Newton Theological School in 2017, where he served in roles including Student Association President and Treasurer. Rev. Adam completed the Foundations of Transitional Ministry program with the Interim Ministry Network and was selected to be part of the Pastoral Innovation Network of New England through Hartford International University for Religion and Peace. He has worked in transitional pastoral roles in churches in Beverly, Reading, Andover, Boston, Wellesley Hills, and Holliston as well as music positions in churches in Middleboro, East Weymouth, and Whitman. Rev. Adam is very involved in service to the wider church, currently serving as treasurer of the Northeast Association of the Southern New England Conference of the UCC. He completed a unit of Clinical Pastoral Education at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester, focusing on intensive care and behavioral health units. Before entering theological school, Rev. Adam earned a BA in Music & Music Education, and worked in various capacities in music education, musical theater, bookkeeping, restaurant service, and nonprofit management.

 

In addition to his church work, Rev. Adam also serves the community as a town elections worker, chaplain to the Boston chapter of the American Guild of Organists, and member of Voices of Hope. Rev. Adam lives in the area with his husband David, who is also a UCC minister. They have two cats, who are successfully training to be ordained mischief makers.