I would like to take the opportunity this month to reflect on our ministry. Several years ago, in consultation with our interim minister at the time, our congregation decided to hire a Developmental Minister – a type of lead minister who has special skills and experience. We had already determined...
The Board met on Tuesday, January 27th. In addition to monthly reports from officers, the Board: approved the numbers for the annual housing allowances for our two Ministers discussed the Survey that will soon go out to our congregation, including suggestions from Board members on structure and content reviewed a...
I have been reflecting this month on the many ways our congregation works with the local community, and would like to highlight a few of them. We recently concluded nearly 2 weeks hosting 40 men as part of the PACEM winter shelter program. PACEM is a local organization that coordinates...
This is the second report from the Committee on Ministries on the progress UUCville has made on our Long Range Plan. In the first report, COM described the progress on the Preamble of the plan. This report is about how UUCville are doing with Goal 1. Summary of Accomplishments I....
The Board met for our annual retreat in September 2025. In addition to getting to know each other better, we spent a lot of time discussing the strategic plan, our progress so far, and our priorities for this year. Two members of the Committee on Ministry (COM) attended to help...
At the October 28 Board Meeting, we: Heard from Donna Redmond who has done preliminary work on an Emergency Preparedness Plan. It was decided that task forces would be set up to work on each area that needs to be covered. Learned that we will be co-worshipping with the Sojourners...
Heartfelt thanks to our outgoing UUCville board members for their dedication! We have been truly inspired by their commitment to our community—they’ve guided us with such wisdom and grace. Well done! Renee Brett – Member-At-Large Sylvie Semmelhack – Member-At-Large Kay Frazier – Treasurer Pam McIntire – President
The Nominating Committee is pleased to present the 2025-2026 slate of candidates for the Board of Trustees and other positions. The congregation will vote for the Board of Trustees, Personnel Committee and Nominating Committee positions at the annual congregational meeting on Sunday, June 8, 2025. *We are grateful to the...
President’s Report to the Board, October 2024 In the next months, the board will be forming teams to begin (or continue) the tasks in our Long Range plan and we will support existing teams in new initiatives. Rev Tim has done a beautiful job of distilling the broad Long...
September 2024 We are beginning our third year of Developmental Ministry. You can find our Developmental Ministry webpage here: https://uucharlottesville.org/about-us/developmental-ministry-goals This month, I want to give a brief review of our progress on our Developmental Goals. Please note that there are so many things going on at UUCville, it is...