Jeremy D. Nickel will be the guest speaker at the 11 a.m. services at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Martha’s Vineyard on Main street in Vineyard Haven on Jan. 10 and 24 as well as Feb. 7 and 21.

Born and raised just outside of Boston (doomed to a life as a passionate Red Sox fan), Mr. Nickel’s spiritual awakening began on a monthlong trek in the Himalayas after high school. He earned a master’s of divinity from the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, Calif., and began in 2007 at the First UU Society of San Francisco.

His talk this Sunday is titled, Hello, My Name is God. The stereotypical bearded, old, white man in the sky was not the god that he was looking for, so Mr. Nickel searched through countless books and many conversations with teachers, preachers, charlatans, friends, fellow-travelers, skeptics, himself, his heart and finally a class on Process Thought. He will share what he has found along this journey.

On Jan. 24, the talk is Spiritual but not Religious. It’s the fastest growing religious denomination in America, but what does it mean?