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by Nathalie Edmond, Vice President and Patrick Kahney, Trustee UUCWC Board of Trustees If you haven’t heard, UUCWC is growing, and growing rapidly! Currently, we serve 286 members, 24 Friends, 60 Participants and 20 Attendees for a total of 390. Our membership number is up 21% over 5 years ago, and RE enrollment has grown … Continue reading Our Perspective on Adding an Assistant Minister
The Capital Campaign Steering Committee presented preliminary architectural drawings to the Board and Church Council during February, and to interested congregants during the Middle Hour on March 3rd. Since then, we have hired a civil engineer (Van Note Harvey) who will work to obtain the required approvals from governing agencies. We have also begun to … Continue reading Capital Campaign/Project Update – March 2019
Caryl Tipton, Director, Music Ministry Last month I offered Part One of this perspective on Music and Cultural Misappropriation from Rev. Jason Shelton. Next month, I will share some of my own thoughts and perspective. Rev. Jason Shelton is an award-winning composer, arranger, conductor, song- and worship leader, workshop presenter, and coach for clergy and … Continue reading A Perspective on Music and Cultural Misappropriation – Part 2
This month, and next, I’d like to offer this perspective on Music and Cultural Misappropriation from Rev. Jason Shelton. In April, I will share some of my own thoughts and perspective. Rev. Jason Shelton is an award-winning composer, arranger, conductor, song- and worship leader, workshop presenter, and coach for clergy and musicians looking to deepen … Continue reading A Perspective on Music and Cultural Misappropriation
One of the things I love most about this congregation is how much you like one another. Over 30% of you report attending worship services four (or all) Sundays a month. More than 60% said you come three times or more a month. And still, on Sundays, when the lobby fills it is like you … Continue reading A Quieting and Focusing of the Spirit
The Capital Campaign Steering Committee reviewed preliminary architectural drawings at our meeting in January. These include plans for expanded classroom, office, and storage space, kitchen renovations, and an elevator. There are three main constraints that limit our expansion. The first is a strict limit on the percentage of our property that may be covered by … Continue reading Capital Campaign/Project Update – February 2019
As we all share a collective sigh of relief that the parking improvements are mostly completed, the Building and Renovations sub-committee has moved on to the next stage of our capital improvement planning. We hired an architect, David B. Singer, who is developing schematics based on our list of needs and checking with the Township … Continue reading Capital Campaign/Project Update – January 2019
Every so often I return to a particular article I read while in seminary, still dreaming, still curious what congregational life would entail. The piece, published by the Alban Institute, a highly acclaimed resource out of Duke Divinity School that speaks to ministers of all denominations about leadership and church life, boldly and concisely lays … Continue reading New Here?
As a loving tribute to our dear Rollie when he passed away, many folks made donations to the church in his honor. Rollie was a great cook with a passion for food…as well as a strong commitment to HomeFront. Rollie’s family made the decision that the memorial funds should be used for scholarships to assist … Continue reading First Recipient of a Roland Rahn Memorial Fund Scholarship
by Joe Schenk, Chair, Finance Committee We closed out the 2017-2018 fiscal year in June with strong results: $489,421 in income $462,162 in expenses More than half of the savings on expenses were in Personnel costs where we saw savings in our intern’s medical coverage and a miscellany of smaller contributing items. Our “plant and … Continue reading Financial Brief: 2017-2018 Fiscal Year Summary
