The UUCF Leadership & Nominating Committee (LNC) is dedicated to making leadership development an enduring part of UUCF culture, by supporting, recruiting and providing training, resources and spiritual deepening opportunities for UUCF’s lay leadership. Part of this mission includes developing and recruiting candidates for positions on the Board of Directors and the LNC.
The LNC reports to the Board of Directors and contains UUCF members elected by the congregation (three new members are elected each year and each elected member serves for 2 years. The remaining members are appointed for 1-year terms from a cross-section of committees throughout UUCF. These members are appointed each year by the Board of Directors.
Committee Responsibilities
The LNC’s denominational activities include:
- Recruiting and preparing UUCF delegates to the annual General Assembly of the UUA.
- Administering congregational subsidies and scholarships to participants with priority given to creating a diverse delegation of congregants, including youth, young adults and members of color.
- The LNC serves as the congregational liaison to the UUA.
LNC Committee 2022-23
- Ned Barnes – 2nd year elected
- Craig Bennett, Co-chair – Membership Committee representative
- Linda Clark – Lay Ministers Council representative
- John Kun – 1st year elected
- Lydia Lewis – Board of Directors representative
- Ruth Perry – Worship & Arts Committee representative
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Ashley Rothermel – 2nd year elected
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Nancy Rooney – 1st year elected
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Kathy Wilson – 1st year elected
- Linda Zack, Co-chair – 2nd year elected
- TBD – Religious Exploration Committee representative
Upcoming Events
- UUA General Assembly, Jun. 21-25, 2023, will be multi-platform, in person in Pittsburgh, PA, or virtually. You can register as a participant to watch and be involved in GA events, or be one of UUCF’s delegates to take part and vote in general sessions. New this year: a no-cost virtual option for attendance in the business portion of GA. The delegate application form can be found here. More information about GA 2023 can be found here. Questions? Contact the LNC at lnc@uucf.org.
Click here for Delegate Selection Guidelines. For more information please contact the LNC chair at lnc@uucf.org.
UUCF Leaders Guide
The LNC is responsible for producing and updating The UUCF Leaders Guide, which gives a general overview of information every UUCF leader needs to help serve the congregation. If you are serving in UUCF leadership and have a question, turn to this guide first. If you can’t find the answer, turn to the immediate leader of your area of ministry. If you are a committee member, ask the committee chair. If you are a committee chair, ask the lay minister or professional minister who oversees your committee. If you are a lay minister, speak to the minister who oversees your lay ministry.