Aesthetics Committee

Chair: Melanie Smith-Guillaume

Purpose: To serve as a clearinghouse for use of proposed gifts of art or furniture; to ensure that visible changes or additions to the building maintain and enhance the creative, aesthetic and inspirational aspects of the church space for the benefit of members and the community; create protocols for affixing and removing bulletin boards, posters, decorations, etc.

This committee meets on: TBD

Members: Barb Carmichael, Susan Van Fleit, Gail deSomer

Adult RE Committee

Chair: Gail deSomer

Purpose: To provide education for adult members, families and friends of the church.

This committee meets on: TBD

Members: Becky Roush, Barbara Williams, Lynn Liston, Jim Curlee, Lois and Dan Holm, Anne Mannix, Chuck Leone, Mary Alice Lundergan, Heidi Kaufman, Pat Littlejohn, Byrd Tetzlaff 

Building Committee

Chair: Pat Littlejohn

Purpose: To be responsible for regular maintenance and repair of the church building.

This committee meets on: TBD

Members: Chuck Leone, Kathy Vetter, David Mayfield 

Building Use Committee

Chair: Gary Metzler and Kathy Platt

Purpose:

This committee meets on: TBD

Members:

Care Committee

Chair: Mary Hagen and Lois Holm

Purpose: To provide support for members and friends of the church going through illness, injury, death, birth or other personal or family crisis; to be a link between these people and those able to provide for these needs.

This committee meets on: TBD

Members: Jose Arevalo, Barbara Boyd, Jim Curlee, Wendy Lohman

Children & Youth RE Committee

Chair: Gail deSomer

Purpose: To provide religious education for children and youth.

This committee meets on: TBD

Members: Lauren Keck, Diana Mendelsohn, Megan Sulok, Kaely Barwick 

Committee on Ministry

Chair: Jim Ward

Purpose: To assess and support the effectiveness and health of the ministries of the congregation, which include celebrating and reflecting together, providing religious education, affirming our UU identity, working toward the common good, and creating and sustaining a diverse and loving community. To assist with resolving conflicts. To monitor congregational life and health, conducting periodic assessments of the total church ministry and annual evaluations of the minister.

This committee meets on: TBD

Members: Mary Alice Lundergan, Howard Berberick & Lynn McDonald

Events Committee

Chair: Kathy Platt

Purpose: To organize events taking place in the church. 

This committee meets on: TBD

Members: Jim Ward

Finance Committee

Chair: Elena Wake

Purpose: To manage the finances of the church by preparing proposed operating and capital budgets for the upcoming fiscal year to the Board of Trustees; reviewing monthly financial reports; monitoring pledge commitments and payments; coordinating fundraising activities and keeping records of these monies.

This committee meets on: 1st Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m.

Members: Janet Bogar, Fern Hamlin, Barbara Williams, and Karen Dickson

Grounds Committee

Chair: Barb Carmichael & Susan Van Fleit

Purpose: To maintain the grounds of the church, including being responsible for mowing, raking, shoveling, etc.

This committee meets on: TBD

Members:

Marketing Committee

Chair: Louise Williams

Purpose: To provide information to the internal and external community about the mission, programs and services of the church.

This committee will next meet on Sunday, August 13, after church.

Members:

Membership Committee

Chair: Gail deSomer

Purpose: To plan and implement programs and services for church membership recruitment and retention.

This committee meets on: TBD

Members: Wendy Lohman, Kathy Platt, Jim Ward

Peace & Social Justice Committee

Chair: Dan & Lois Holm

Purpose: To work for peace and social justice within the congregation, the local community, state, nation, and internationally, by informing the congregation about issues of peace and social justice through written materials, speakers, videos, discussions, etc.

This committee meets on: TBD

Members: Barbara Carmichael, Karen Dickson, Kelly Faust, Mary Hagen, Lucy Higgins, Karen Kheefe, Chuck Leone, Lynn Liston, Pat Littlejohn, Mary Alice Lundergan, Anne Mannix, Eric Morgan, Kathy Platt, Bill Stevens, Ben Tovar

Social Committee

Chair: Kathy Platt

Purpose: To serve the social needs of the church by coordinating social activities for all ages in and for the church, including coffee hour, monthly potlucks, social aspects of the Service Auction, and annual Stewardship campaign, as well as other special events specified by the Board.

This committee meets on: TBD

Members: Sharon Barrett, Alice Bentley, Ilene Crutchfield

Stewardship Committee

Chair: Chuck Leone

Purpose: To plan and execute the yearly Canvass, foster stewardship and related responsibility for the health of the church, and maintain a list of pledging units.

This committee meets on: TBD

Members: Anne Mannix, Barbara Boyd, Gary Metzler

Technology Committee

Chair: Jeremiah Cox

Purpose: To provide support for Zoom participation and other audio/visual and technological needs of the church.

This committee meets on: TBD

Worship Arts Committee

Chair: Florence Klecka

Purpose: To arrange for speakers, lay leaders, and other program elements when the minister is not in the pulpit, including sound system, Zoom, music, videos, etc.

This committee meets on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 5:30 p.m. via Zoom.

Members: Anne Mannix, Mary Alice Lundergan, Karen Dickson, Jim Ward