Hello UTUUC! The Board of Trustees met via Zoom this past Tuesday, May 10. Here are some things we would like you to know:

Please join us for a Reflecting with the Board session this coming Monday, May 16 at 7pm. Zoom link can be found here. Meeting ID: 838 6603 4326 Passcode: Unity

Here are the highlights of the Board's May meeting deliberations and actions:

We continue to think about how best to cultivate a strong staff team, including lines of supervision and decision-making. In an effort to prepare and position UTUUC for our next minister, we approved some staffing changes. Overall, the staff organization will be going back to a Senior Minister system, where the Senior Minister (Interim, Developmental, or Called Minister) supervises the staff overall. Rev. Emily Gage will continue to report to the Board, with daily coordination and supervision from the Senior Minister. We approved the chartering of an Anti-Oppression Anti-Racism Committee of the Board, building off the work done by the 8th Principle Team. This Committee will help guide the congregation to more authentically and accountably live out its values, covenant, and mission by applying an AO/AR lens to all the ways that we engage with one another and the surrounding community. More information will come on this soon!

We approved the charter for a Congressional Properties Committee, which will help manage the building and grounds of the church. We also reviewed draft personnel policies by the Personnel Committee and authorized future fund-raising efforts.

We discussed ways to engage more congregants involved in the work of the church. Please let us know if you would be interested in joining a committee!

Your UTUUC Board of Trustees,

Amanda Kaleta-Kott, President Matt Bruce Aimee Conrad, Vice President Aisha Ellis Stephen Lee, Secretary Ed McDevitt Sandy Meyer Rich Pokorny Michael Weekes