We ended the fiscal and calendar year in an OK position. In summary, and as expected, we ended with a net loss, though somewhat less of a loss than budgeted. We still have a healthy amount of money in our accounts to pay bills. More details are below: Assets and Liabilities Asset balances as of … Continue reading 2020 Financial Summary
Last fall at about the same time that the Ministerial Search Committee shared our reports on the Congregational Survey and the Cottage Meetings with the congregation, we put the finishing touches on a “Congregational Record” describing our church, our congregation, our accomplishments and our hopes and aspirations for the future. Your responses in the Cottage Meetings and Congregational … Continue reading Committee Narrows List of Ministerial Candidates
In November, the Ministerial Search Committee took on the time-consuming task of compiling and analyzing the data we collected from our Congregational Survey, Cottage Meetings, Focus Groups and the all-day Beyond Categorical Thinking workshop. Two members of our committee worked tirelessly throughout the month on reports with the support of the entire team: Mary Denison on the … Continue reading Survey, Cottage Meeting Data Compiled and Available
Mid-September to late October were busy months for our congregation in our search for a new minister. To present our Fellowship honestly, the congregation helped us evaluate our church: who we are (our strengths and weaknesses); what we want; and more importantly what we might need in a settled minister. To complete our evaluation, 195 … Continue reading Ministerial Search Update
A huge “Thank you” from the Board of Trustees to all of the voting members who participated in the Nov. 15 Special Congregational Meeting to approve the revised church bylaws. Despite a somewhat complex electronic voting process, you hung in there and got the job done! It was truly an affirmation of our 5th principle: … Continue reading Bylaws Revisions Approved
The Bylaws Revision Team is answering questions from the congregation about the proposed revisions to First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh’s bylaws. This article will be updated as more questions are submitted. Congregational meetings are scheduled for Nov. 8 to answer questions and Nov. 15 to vote on the revisions. Members of the Bylaws Revision Team … Continue reading Team Answers Questions About Bylaws Changes
The First Unitarian Church congregation on Nov. 15 will be asked to approve proposed revisions to the church bylaws. The church Board of Trustees is following the advice of the Unitarian Universalist Association to review bylaws during our transition between settled ministers. The bylaws are the rules we follow in governing the church community. Early … Continue reading Bylaws Vote Scheduled
If you’re reading this, it means we’ve launched the new website for First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh. Once you get familiar with the new look and organization, the site should be easier to use. There are three main reasons for redesigning the site now: We want to improve the site’s ability to reach and attract … Continue reading New website launched
Financially, the church has so far weathered the coronavirus pandemic and economic downturn reasonably well, though we still face many months of uncertainty. Assets and LiabilitiesAsset balances as of September 30 2020 add up to $356,257. This does not include the money in our endowments and trusts. Total liabilities are $299,052. Overall, we have $57,205 in … Continue reading Treasurer’s Report: Q3 2020
A weekly racial justice discussion series based on the new book by Isabel Wilkerson, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, has started and continues weekly through the end of November. The series is co-sponsored by Pittsburgh Freethought Community, Sunday Assembly Pittsburgh, and First Unitarian Church. Each session will focus on one of the Pillars of … Continue reading New Racial Justice Series Underway
Parents and guardians, are you worried about your children starting school during these uncertain times? Do you need someone else to help to engage your child? Would you be interested in having an adult church member paired with your child for tutoring, storytelling, or even as a pen pal to practice writing? If you could … Continue reading Help for School at Home; Volunteers sought
