Congregational Meeting

DATE:  Sunday, December 13, 2026

TIME:  Directly after worship 

LOCATION:  Kaiser Center

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Please mark your calendars for our next Congregational Meeting. We will sit around the fellowship hall with some birthday cake and take some time to discuss and vote on some important things!

 

Agenda Items:

  • Approval of the 2027 ULC Spending Plan
  • Vote on changes to the constitution
    • This includes necessary changes to the base constitution from the Churchwide Office as well as the addition of a new bylaw.
  • Vote in people for a our leadership positions for the coming year
    • Council Members
    • Synod Assembly Representatives
    • Nominating Committee
Budget and Bylaw Conversations

IN PERSON:  Sundays Nov. 29 and Dec. 6 after worship

ON ZOOM: Tuesday, Dec. 8 at 7pm

 

Do you have specific questions about the proposed budget plan for 2027 or the new bylaw proposed for the constitution? Would it be helpful nfor you to take a closer look at just where we are planning on spending ministry money? Join one of these conversations to get your questions answered before the congregational meeting.

Proposed New Constitutional Bylaw

In addition to our to passing a 2027 spending plan at the congregational meeting on December 13, we will also be voting on changes being made to our constitution. Some of the changes are small and mandatory in order to comply with the most recent model constitution given to us from the Churchwide office.

The other piece is the addition of a new bylaw in Chapter 12 which deals with church council. This bylaw created in concert with the 2025 and 2026 councils, specifically establishes the shared commitments and expectations governing the conduct and collaborative work of UELC’s council. While much of this may feel intuitive to you, it is important for a healthy working group that the expectations are expressly stated so that everyone is on the same page. This bylaw also helps to shape a system of accountability by which we are actually able to hold everyone to the same standard of behavior. The ultimate goal is to create a healthy working environment that would foster mutual trust and fruitful, collaborative work, honoring the gifts and skills of each congregational leader.

If you have questions, I would love to explore those with you individually or at one of our three budget/bylaw community conversations scheduled for the end of November and beginning of December.

Documents

Below you will find the following documents:

  • The 2027 Proposed Spending Plan
  • A Narrative Explaination of the Spending Plan and ULC's Financial Position
  • The Proposed Constitutional Edits