To our Beloved Community, The Board of Trustees is happy to announce that our congregation voted on Sunday, September 27th, to pass the 2020-2021 church budget with 100% approval. In addition to passing the budget, our congregation also made the historic decision to change the name of our church to...
On September 27, following months of congregational conversations, and years of consideration, we, the Unitarian Universalist congregation in Charlottesville met virtually to vote to remove the words, Thomas Jefferson, from our name. More than 95% present voted in favor of this change. This vote reflects our aspirations to continue developing...
Members of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church – Unitarian Universalist have chosen to undertake a historic and important task: together we will decide if we should continue to use Thomas Jefferson in the name of our congregation. At least since 2011, when the Unitarian Universalist Association voted to change the...
FAQ Why do people want to remove Thomas Jefferson’s name from the name of our church? In recognition of the evolution of context around Jefferson’s name, and the impact this name has on a diverse and progressive community, the Board of Trustees and many TJMC-UU members have come to the...
Through the month of September 2020, members of the Board-appointed Task Force hosted several “cottage conversations” each week so that the congregation could meet and discuss their perspective on the church’s use of the name Thomas Jefferson. Here is a compilation of the conversations. Thank you to everyone who participated...
2011 UUA votes to change Thomas Jefferson District to South East District. 2015 Summer. The Considering Our Name committee is launched and becomes an official committee under the Admin Council. Jeanine Braithwaite and Laura Wallace act as Co-Chairs, and the committee meets through November. 2016 February. Laura...
On Sunday, September 27, at 1pm, the Congregation will meet to have a conversation and vote on whether or not to change the name of the church. The Board has determined that an 80% vote in favor of the name change will be required. To answer some who have wondered,...
September 2020 IMPACT House Meetings: Want to help fight for social justice in Charlottesville? Participate in one of the house meetings we will be hosting where you can add your voice to what problems we’ll be addressing and learn more about how you can be a part of working for...
The letter from the Name Change Task Force Co-Chair, Christine Gresser, can be found here: https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn%3Aaaid%3Ascds%3AUS%3A6635a0dd-7f5a-4806-b215-97d13ae0aa6e#pageNum=1
Dear friends and members of our Beloved Community, Over the next several weeks, our TJMC Name Change Task force will be holding Cottage Conversations via Zoom,(phone or video), to allow all of us in our church community to have an opportunity to share our thoughts about the proposed motion to...