Out of concern for the actions of Charlottesville police last week near our building, the Board and the Interim Minister sent a letter to the Chief of Police Brackney requesting an apology for and end to racial profiling. October 15, 2020 Chief Dr. RaShall M. Brackney City of Charlottesville...
BozART opened as a gallery on the Charlottesville Downtown Mall in 1995. The Cooperative gallery represented sculptors, watercolorists and many other mediums. Every month a new exhibit was hung providing opportunity for artists to share their work and art enthusiasts to enjoy and purchase art. After 19 years, in 2014,...
October 17 10am Listening Circles in the Park Have you missed being in-person with others from our congregation? We are inviting people to gather at a park closest to their home on ***Saturday, October 17 at 10AM.*** Bring a chair, a mask, and join a socially distanced time for conversation....
The Ordination Committee is delighted with the plans for Leia’s ordination! With joy and celebration, our congregation and honored guests will be a part of two sacred events. A formal ordination ceremony via Zoom on October 18 at 4:00pm and a parade afterwards. An in-person celebration when it is safe...
Join us here: https://zoom.us/j/91462795453 If the zoom meeting is full, please watch the ordination live on our youtube channel. Donate to support Leia’s Ordination
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...