Our Governance – First Unitarian Universalist Church

Shared Ministry

Our church is about to embark on an exciting new Shared Ministry governance model, which has been under discernment for several years now. Why the change?

Multiple reasons: better collaboration, more reliance on a knowledgeable and experienced staff, better communication, more time for congregants to focus on fellowship, spiritual journey and important issues.

Teams have been formed around six programmatic areas. Teams will begin with an orientation in early September, and team meetings will begin this fall. Watch the weekly e-news for updates. Read all about who is on the teams and how they will work here: :

Shared Ministry Overview and Roster

Upcoming Shared Ministry Team Open Meetings and Zoom Links

Social Justice Team
Wednesday, October 28 at 7:30pm~Zoom
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85121603757
Meeting ID: 851 2160 3757

Financial Stewardship Team
Thursday, November 5 at 7pm~Zoom
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84575404001
Meeting ID: 845 7540 4001

Worship & Music Team
Wednesday, November 11 at 7:30pm~Zoom
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84340829080
Meeting ID: 843 4082 9080

Faith Development Team
Monday, November 16 at 7pm~Zoom
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84237726953
Meeting ID: 842 3772 6953

Board of Directors 2020-21

The church is governed by a Board made up of nine Directors. Church members are nominated for the Board by our Nominating Committee, and elected by the church members at our annual meeting held in June each year. Officers serve a 1-year term for a maximum of 4 terms. Directors serve a 2-year term for a maximum of 2 terms. The duties of the Board are described in Article VII of our Church Bylaws.

2020-2021 UU Board Goals

Board meetings are held at 7:00 pm on the 3rd Wednesday each month.

Our current Board members are:

Board Member	Position	Term Ends
Ann Hutton	President	June 2021
Kim Reid	Vice President	June 2021
Greg Turosak	Secretary	June 2021
Rob Harveland	Treasurer	June 2021
Molly Dingel	Director	June 2021
Sarah Hayes	Director	June 2021
Joe Lobl	Director	June 2022
Kathy Schwartz	Director	June 2022
David Siljenberg	Director	June 2022

Councils and Committees

As 2020-2021 is our first year of shared ministry, policies and descriptions will be updated over time. The following are the most previous descriptions of various groups.

Committees Reporting to the Board of Directors

Endowment Committee
Finance Committee
Nominating Committee
Personnel Committee

Councils

Religious Education Council for Children & Youth
Social Justice Council
Hospitality and Growth Council

Committees

Caring Congregation Committee
History Committee
Memorial Garden Committee
Property Committee
Religious Education Committee (Adult)
Sophia Lyon Fahs Library Committee
Worship Committee

Bylaws, Policies, Procedures & Forms

Our Bylaws have been adopted by the congregation and the Board of Directors to establish predictable and efficient ways to work together and make sure we operate in an ethical, legal, and safe manner.