To Fill 4 Board of Trustee Positions & 1-3 Nominating Committee Positions Starting July 2023.

The UUCM Nominating Committee is actively recruiting candidates for the following:

• President position on the Board of Trustees, July 2023-June 2024
• Vice President position on the Board of Trustees, July 2024-June 2024
• 2 open Member positions on the Board of Trustees, July 2023-June 2026
• 3 open positions on the Nominating Committee, July 2023-June 2024.

Please consider either nominating yourself or encouraging a fellow church member to apply for this important work.

Please see details below, and consider serving as we continue to build on the positive energy of our growing congregation.

Member of the Board of Trustees: Trustees partner with the congregation, the council, the professional staff, and the minister(s) in carrying out the vision and long-term goals of the church. They articulate the policy and collaborate with the minister(s) to see they are fulfilled. A fuller description of the position is available here.

President of the Board of Trustees: The President, an Elected Officer, leads the Board of Trustees, setting the agenda and leading the monthly meetings.  This is a one-year term. A more detailed description of the position is available here.

Vice President of the Board of Trustees: The Vice President is also an Elected Officer of the Board of Trustees. in the President’s absence, shall preside over all meetings of Members and meetings of the Board of Trustees. The Vice President shall assume the office of President if a vacancy occurs in the Presidential office, and shall serve in that capacity until the election at the next Election Meeting of Members. This is a one-year term. A more detailed description of the position is available here.

Member of Nominating Committee: Committee members screen and recommend candidates to the congregation for open positions on the Board of Trustees, and the Nominating Committee, at the May annual meeting. This is a one year term. 3 vacancies must be filled.   A fuller description of the position is available here.

Please consider either nominating yourself 

or encouraging a fellow church member 

to apply for this important work.

If you are interested, please fill out the application form:  click here. Applications are due by Sunday, April 16, 2023. A member of the Nominating Committee will contact you after you submit the application. The Nominating Committee considers all the applicants and makes recommendations to the current board. Elections occur at the Annual Meeting on Sunday, May 21st, 2023. 

If you have questions or would like more information contact anyone on the UUCM Nominating Committee:

Fay LaVigne  gmaennis71@gmail.com 952-457-8904

MaryAnn Wiborg  mwiborg@mchsi.com 952-393-4832

Kathy Stuebner  kathystuebner@gmail.com  612-590-9606

Brian Zais   pharquart@gmail.com  612-590-8394

Fred Hulting  fhulting@gmail.com 612-419-5187

Thank you for considering this opportunity to serve and help lead our  congregation.

Fred Hulting, Board Trustee

Six months ago, we welcomed Jill Braithwaite as our full-time Ministerial Intern for this church year.  Jill has been a wonderful addition to our staff, leading worship services and becoming actively involved in the life of our church. 

What led UUCM to hire an intern?  UUCM has been on a journey to strengthen our relationship with Ministers and Ministry. We had a successful Interim Ministry from 2018 to 2020, and since 2020 we have been off to a great start in our Developmental Ministry with Rev. Lisa Friedman.  Becoming a teaching congregation is the logical next step on this journey. As a teaching congregation, we would provide a Ministerial Intern with an opportunity to pursue learning goals and develop ministerial skills in a supportive congregation with an experienced supervisor.  In 2021, the Board decided, with encouragement from Rev. Lisa Friedman, to pursue an intern for the 2022-2023 church year.

During the hiring process we chose to be competitive in recruiting, pursuing strong candidates that were also sought after by other large churches in our area. We are very pleased that Jill chose UUCM, and she has quickly become a valued member of our church community.  In addition to having Rev. Lisa as her supervisor, Jill receives support from the Ministerial Intern Committee (Sue Fust, Karen Hulting, Steve Sundby, Joyce Tregaskis, Brook Wheeler). So far, the internship is going very well for both Jill and the congregation.  We believe this positive experience could lead us to hire future interns in 2024 and beyond.

With an eye toward that future, I want to encourage all of you to learn more about our intern program.  Please watch the Friday update for more news on Jill’s internship, and for opportunities to meet with Jill and the Intern Committee. 

You can also support our intern program by making a financial contribution to the “Ministerial Intern Fund.”  This year we have funded the internship outside of our normal operating budget using donations, UUA grants, and reserve funds.  Your gift will serve as an endorsement of the program and enable us to have the resources to pursue future interns.  To make a donation you may send a check to the church or donate online at bit.ly/giveuucm by using the “Special Fundraising Campaigns” option with a note for the “Ministerial Intern Fund”.