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Church Governance
Introduction
This page contains information and documents related to the governance and administration of the church. The links on this page provide a wealth of information, including the church's bylaws, governance policies, activities of the Board of Trustees, and reports from past church annual meetings.
Governance Overview
The Unitarian Universalist Church of Nashua is a member of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) of congregations. Each church within the UUA is self-governing, with the congregation being the source of authority for the governance and operation of the church. Unitarian Universalists refer to this as congregational polity.
As an example of congregational polity, each Unitarian Universalist congregation "calls" its own minister, using a process that culminates in a congregational vote. This is in contrast with some denominations, where the minister is assigned to serve a church by a central denominational authority.
Our congregation elects 9 members to serve on a governing board, called the Board of Trustees, which has the broad responsibility for achieving the church's purpose. The Board of Trustees has been moving to a policy-based governance model, where the board focuses on developing policies and long-range goals and monitoring their implementation. Under this model, the board delegates the implementation and management of the church's day-to-day operations to an Executive Team. The Executive Team facilitates the efforts of staff, the church's committees, and individual volunteers to meet the strategic goals established by the board.
Links to Further Information
- Church Bylaws
- Board of Trustees Governing Policies as of March 9, 2015
- Organization
- Board of Trustees, including Minutes
- Endowment Fund
2015 Church Annual Meeting
Thursday, June 4, 2015, 7:00pm. Meeting materials are being gathered here.
May 10, 2015 Special Congregational Meeting
Minutes of the special meeting, to vote on calling the Reverend Allison Palm as our Settled Minister.
2014 Church Annual Meeting
Thursday, June 12, 2014, 7:00pm.
Meeting materials all together, , last updated Monday, 18-Aug-2014 12:02:53 EDT
- Agenda
- Consent Agenda
- Minutes of the 2013 Annual Meeting
- Minister's Report
- President's Report
- Clerk's Report , including Voting Member list, updated 6/9/2014
- Cemetery Association
- Denominational Connections Committee
- Music Committee
- Pastoral Care Committee
- Property Committee
- Public Relations Committee
- Religious Education Committee
- Social Justice
- Worship Associates
- Adult Spiritual Development
- Membership Team
- Financial Records Review Committee , added 8/18/2014
- Audio Visual Committee
- White Wing
- Minutes of the 2013 Annual Meeting
- Search Committee Report
- Personnel Committee
- Proposed Draft of Covenant of Right Relationships
- Stewardship Committee
- Investment Review Committee , updated 7/2/2014
- Treasurer's Report
- Budget
- Nominating Committee
2013 Church Annual Meeting
Thursday, June 6, 2013, 7:00pm
Meeting materials all together
- Agenda
- Consent Agenda
- Minutes of the 2012 Annual Meeting
- Minutes of the Special Congregational Meeting
- Minister's Report
- President's Report
- Clerk's Report
- Ministerial Search Committee
- Cemetery Association
- Cemetery Association Treasurer's Report
- Denominational Connections Committee
- Music Committee
- Pastoral Care Committee
- Personnel Committee
- Property Committee
- Public Relations Committee
- Religious Education Committee
- Membership/Social Activities Committee
- Social Activities Committee
- Social Justice
- Worship Associates
- Minutes of the 2012 Annual Meeting
- Investment Review Committee, part 1 , updated 6/7/2013
- Investment Review Committee, part 2 , updated 6/7/2013
- Treasurer's Report
- Budget
- Nominations Committee
- Proposed changes to the Bylaws
- Board of Trustees Proposal for UU Nashua Priorities - June 2013 through May 2015
- Financial Records Review Committee
- Adult Spiritual Development , added 6/7/2013
2012 Church Annual Meeting
Thursday, June 7, 2012, 7:00pm
Meeting materials all together
- Agenda
- Minister's Report
- Addenda to Minister's Report
- President's Report
- Clerk's Report
- Investment Review Committee, part 1
- Investment Review Committee, part 2
- Treasurer's Report and Budget
- Religious Education Committee
- Nominations Committee
- Nominations Committee Transition to Leadership Development Action Plan
- Cemetery Association
- Membership/Social Activities Committee
- Denominational Connections Committee
- Financial Records Review Committee
- Music Committee
- Personnel Committee
- Public Relations Committee
- Property Committee
- Simple Gifts Coffee House
- Social Justice
- White Wing
- Worship Associates
2011 Church Annual Meeting
Thursday, June 9, 2011, 7:00pm
Meeting materials all together
Individual reports:
- Agenda
- Minutes of the 2010 Annual Meeting
- Minister's Report
- President's Report
- Religious Education Committee
- Clerk's Report
- Investment Review Committee, part 1
- Investment Review Committee, part 2
- Budget ,
Budget (xls)
- Nominating Committee
- Cemetery Association ,
Cemetery Association (xls)
- Denominational Connections Committee
- Financial Records Review Committee
- Membership Committee
- Music Committee
- Personnel Committee
- Public Relations Committee
- Property Committee
- Social Justice
- Social Activities
- White Wing
- Worship Associates
2010 Church Annual Meeting
- Agenda
- Minister's Report
- President's Report
- Clerk's Report
- Treasurer
Treasurer (Excel)
- ByLaws Revisions
- Strategic Vision
- Governance Policies
- Music
- Denominational Connections
- Membership
- Public Relations
- Property
- Worship Associates
- Personnel
- Nominating Committee Part 1
- Nominating Committee Part 2
- Cemetery
- White Wing School
- Social Justice
- Financial Records Review
2009 Church Annual Meeting
Meeting materials all together
Individual reports:
- Agenda
- Minister's Report
- President's Report
- Clerk's Report
- Minutes from 2008
- Investment Committee
- Nominating Committee
- Treasurer's Report
- Denominational Connections
- Financial Records Review
- Music Committee
- Cemetery Association
- Personnel Committee
- PR Committee
- Religious Education Committee
- Social Justice Committee
- Worship Associates
- Membership Committee
- White Wing School Board Committee
- Property Committee
