Grosse Pointe Unitarian Church

Dr. Meserve had worked on both east and west coasts and in and out of the ministry. As result he brought a cosmopolitan ministry to Grosse Pointe at a time of change. He championed open housing and came out strongly against the war. Church members who were around at that time proudly remember that as President of the Grosse Pointe Human Relations Council, Meserve was able to bring Martin Luther King to the area just 3 weeks before he was killed. 
While at GPUC, Dr. Meserve was  a member of the board of directors of the Metropolitan Detroit American Civil Liberties Union and the Detroit Urban League and a member of the executive committee of the Unitarian Universalist Ministers’ Association.

He was author of at least 2 books "Faith in the Making," published in 1946, and "Peace of Mind," published in 1958, plus articles, editorials and reviews in the Atlantic Monthly, Saturday Review and numerous religious publications. He was the editor and consultant of the Journal of Religion and Health, published by the Academy of Religion and Mental Health in New York.