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Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Flint​
2474 South Ballenger Highway Flint, MI 48507
office@uuflint.org
(810) 232-4023
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Our Committees
The committees of our congregation are what keep us moving forward. These groups are a great way to get involved and meet some wonderful people. You can connect with our chairs on Sunday morning. Please drop in to a meeting; they are open to everyone!
Worship
Chair Person: Sue Owen-Kinsey
The Worship Committee of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Flint strives to make Sunday morning a welcoming, spiritual, and intellectually invigorating experience. We do this by ensuring friendly greeters, efficient ushers, sound technicians that are always working to improve our systems, committed worship associates and a meaningful music program that adds to the service. We seek to both support our ministers and create interesting lay services.
Upcoming committee meetings for the remainder of 2019 are on Thursday September 5, October 3, November 7, and December 5 at 6:30 in the Sharps conference room. These are open meetings, so come join us in working together to make UUCF better now and in the future!
Membership
Chair Person: Deb Simmons
The purpose of the committee is to increase membership, provide a welcoming, nurturing and caring environment for visitors, members and friends of UUCF. They organize many events to promote fellowship, provide regular UU and YOU meetings for visitors to learn about the Unitarian Universalist faith and information about becoming a member and reach out to members and friends to provide support and assistance in many identified ways.
​The Membership Committee meets 11 am - 1pm on the 4th Wednesday of the month in the conference room.
Operations
Chair Person: Jennifer Howard
The Operations Committee facilitates the efficient operation of the church on a daily basis, ensures the maintenance of records, manages security and examines the cost of supplies and office equipment. The committee maintains and improves the church building and grounds, ensures the proper functioning of all fixtures, appliances and all subsystems of the total physical plant.
The Operations Committee meets every second Wednesday of the month at 1:30 pm in the conference room.
Finance
Chair Person: Bonnie Pobocik
The Finance Committee of UUCF is tasked with keeping our church financially sound. We keep a diligent eye on the income of the church to ensure that our funds are appropriately spent. We seek to keep our staff, building and grounds taken care of, as well as to make sure the gifts for our outreach programs are sent to the intended recipient and used for the intended purpose.
We compile the budgets of each committee into our church's composite budget; we in turn balance that with income from pledges as well as income from building use rented to outside sources. Finally, we ensure that the budget remains on track throughout the fiscal year.
All of this is done while keeping our intentions set on caring for the beloved community in which we operate.
Faith Development
Chair Person: Cathy Stiles
The Faith Development Committee oversees the programming for children, youth, and adults of the congregation. Throughout the year we work with the ministers and members to host book clubs, small gatherings, classes and of course Sunday morning Religious Exploration classes.
Our committee meets the third Thursday of the month quarterly.
Social Justice
Liaison to the Board: Rayna Bick
Social Justice and Outreach Ministry at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Flint (UUCF) has a long history of direct giving, volunteerism in the community, support for oppressed and minority group rights and issue advocacy. Many see these actions as our version of evangelism and mission work guided by reason, compassion, dialogue and tolerance. Whether sparked by member, denomination, clergy, church committee, secular partner or church board initiative, all efforts must align with our principles and be non-partisan. In addition, principles of justice and inclusion can be seen in actions and policies of operations, worship, membership and communications committees.
Communications
Chair Person: David Clement
The communications committee works together to enhance the communications between the organizations within the church and to share events with the public. We oversee the Facebook page, Instagram, and the internal media for the congregation.
Our meetings are online via Zoom, at 6:00 on the first Tuesday of the month. if you are interested in joining this committee, please speak with David Clement for more information.