Regular updates from UUCF’s Board of Directors. Please click on headings to read in full.
Process for Suggesting Amendments to Article II Revisions to the UUA Bylaws
As the UUCF Board of Directors shared with the congregation in a BoardWorks article on Dec. 10, the final draft revision to Article II of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) bylaws is now available for review. Next steps: Read this new version. Absorb it. See how it resonates with you. If you have an amendment […]
Final Report on Staff Restructuring
At the congregation’s last annual meeting, the Board of Directors discussed current challenges in the financial sustainability of religious communities, including UUCF. To address these financial challenges, the board determined, as difficult as it was going to be, the need for a staffing analysis and review of congregational programs. The goal would be to move […]
Update on Proposed Revisions to Article II of the UUA Bylaws
As Unitarian Universalists, we have many backgrounds and beliefs – and no “one creed” to pledge to. What we do have, however, is a collection of shared principles and values articulated in Article II of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) bylaws. These principles and values help guide how UUs live our lives. The proposed revision to […]
Introducing the Congregational Restructuring Advisory Team
The UUCF Board of Directors has now established the Congregational Restructuring Advisory Team (Advisory Team) charged with studying UUCF’s staffing and programs. Specifically, the Board has asked the Advisory Team to do a comprehensive study of UUCF’s personnel expenses and make recommendations for reducing them. An integral part of the study will be a thorough […]
UUCF Members Sought to Serve on Congregational Restructuring Advisory Team
Posted Jun. 14, 2023. As announced at the Annual Meeting on Jun. 4, UUCF will address how to effectively serve its mission with the financial realities of our time by examining staffing and program needs. To start this process, a Congregational Restructuring Advisory Team is being formed in July to study staffing/programs and then make […]
What If We Pledged Courageously to Meet Our Mission?
Mar. 21, 2023. By David Michael, Treasurer, UUCF Board of Directors. This year’s annual pledge campaign – “What If” – is about possibilities. As people return to campus and others find us for the first time, and as rental and other revenue are going up, we have a window of opportunity. What if we were […]
The Evolution of our Faith
Oct. 30, 2022. By Susan Bennett, President, UUCF Board of Directors. When I first became a Unitarian Universalist over 30 years ago, one of the first things that resonated with me was the Five Smooth Stones of Liberal Religion articulated by James Luther Adams, the most influential Unitarian Universalist theologian of the 20th Century. Adams wrote, “Religious […]
New Endowment Grant Application Process
Grants Awarded From Endowment Fund Income. Oct. 11, 2022. Similar to years past, UUCF members may apply for grants from income generated by UUCF’s Endowment Fund. Grant requests should meet one or more of the following criteria: Strengthen UUCF’s mission to transform ourselves, our community and the world through acts of love and justice. Promote […]