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LEADERSHIP
Accessibility Committee
Annual Reports
Archives Committee
Board of Trustees
 Board Minutes
Building Project
Bylaws (below)
Centennial Celebration
Cte on Cong. Ministry
Committees Roster
Committees Manual
Coordinating Council
Endowment Fund
DRE Advisory
Facilities Council
Finance Oversight Cte
Green Sanctuary
History/Archives Cte
Interweave
Membership Matters
Minister Emerita
New Building Project
Newsletter
Nominating Committee
Nonviolent
Communication
Pastoral Associates
Policies (below)
Social Justice
Stewardship
Strategic Planning
UUA /PNWD
Web/Listserv info
Worship Associates
Policies
Policies
Bylaws
Personnel Policies
Publications Policies
RE Policies
Youth Guidelines
Safe Congregation
Policies
Website Policies
About Absentee and
Proxy Voting
Listserv for Lay Leaders
and interested members
Usher/Greeter Guide
Coffee-Making Manual
~ How to BE Welcoming
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OUR RELATION to UUA and to PNWD
RELATION TO UUA (Unitarian Universalist Association)
The UUA has a per-member dues structure from local congregations, both for its own support and for providing services to those congregations. The amount changes over time, but currently each congregation pays about $48 per year per member. At UUCE in 2003-2004, for example, this came to $12,720.00. The regional support organization is also supported with $20.00 per member, totalling $5300.00 per year. Together the total sent to UUA and PNWD per year for our level of membership is $18,020.00 .
The list of returned benefits includes but is not limited to:
- • curriculum development & publishing
• about 1/2 of each Districts' staff and programs
• building loans
• training for interim and extension ministers
• consulting for new congregation ministers
• endless Social Justice programs
• part of the salaries for UUA staffing
• training for District consultants in Conflict Management
• training for District consultants inTransition Teams
• ministerial development and extensive screening of all candidates
• help with placing ministers and interims
• training for Ministerial Settlement Representatives
• training for District consultants in Fair Compensation
• Committee on the Ministry training
• Transition to Program Sized Church training
• Caring Team trainings
• Canvass Trainers trainings
• The World magazine
• the new Interconnections monthly mailing to church leaders
• the UUA website, which is a wealth of information for local congregations
• hosting for over 150 continental UU e-discussion lists and UU websites
• a national voice for liberal values
etc.
RELATION TO PNWD (Pacific North West District)
The PNWD is the regional administrative branch of the UUA.
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