Rev. David Horst came to First Parish in Malden in 2003, the Unitarian Universalist church’s 34th settled minister.

Upon receiving his Master’s of Divinity degree from Harvard Divinity School, Rev. Horst was ordained into the ministry in 1999 by the First Parish in Cambridge. He then served as Minister of Religious Education at the First and Second Church in Boston and Director of Religious Education at the Theodore Parker Church in West Roxbury prior to his appointment to minister at First Parish in Malden, Universalist.

In his life prior to his ministry, Rev. Horst enjoyed a long career in advertising and public relations, arts administration, and event management.  That included serving as manager of Project Bread’s “Walk for Hunger” from 1992 to 1997. He’s also a founding member of the board of the Boston Children's Chorus.

Rev. Horst resides in Medford with his wife Alyson Gaylord-Loy, a teacher and artist. He is the father of four children Rachel, Katherine, Domnica, and Darly. His parents, Samuel and Josephine Horst, are members of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Sarasota, Florida.

Rev. Horst keeps regular office hours, Tuesday through Friday, 9am to 2 pm and is available by appointment. Please call 781-322-0474 to schedule an appointment. You can also drop Rev. Horst an e-mail at davidmhorst@verizon.net.

For archives of Rev. Horst's sermons, please click here.