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Board of Trustees Welcome to the Board of Trustees page. Learn more about UCE's Board and read about current updates and events. Click the + signs below to read more. For a link to join the next Board meeting (third Thursday of each month), email admin@ucevanston.org. Nurturing the Human Spirit for a World Made Whole The mission of the Board of Trustees is to promote the vision and mission of the congregation by setting policy and providing oversight, leadership, and support for the activities and administration of the church. We will accomplish this mission with tolerance, respect, commitment, reason, honesty, and energy using the democratic process. President, Board of Trustees Chief Executive Officer of the church, per bylaws Presides at monthly and special meetings of the Board of Trustees Presides at annual and (often) special meetings of the Congregation Presides at meetings of the Executive Committee where the agenda is established for Board and Congregational meetings Responsible for notifying the Vice-President of expected absences Is generally the point of contact for members of the congregation who wish to communicate with the Board Serves a ceremonial role at the request of the Ministers, New Members [...]

Leadership & Governance UCE Organizational Chart Leadership Brochure What is Policy Governance and Why does UCE have it? UCE Bylaws Policies of the Board of Trustees of UCE End Statements UCE Guidelines for Annual Board Retreat UCE Financial Procedures Manual UCE Annual Reports UCE Long Range Planning Board of Trustees Nominating Committee Integrated Stewardship Council Leadership Development Team Denominational Affairs Committee Leadership Toolkit 2018 UCE Congregational Spirit Map

Understanding the revised UUA Article II By Melanie Kitchner, Denominational Affairs Committee The UUA Article II Study Commission was charged by the UUA Board to review Article II of the UUA Bylaws. This section of the bylaws is better known as the home of the Principles, Purposes, and Sources. Such a review occurs every fifteen (15) years as a practice of our living faith, to ensure that our guiding theological documents thoughtfully and clearly articulate the heart of Unitarian Universalism.   Key to this effort is—in the words of the UUA Board—for the Commission to “seek to engage the active participation of UUs across all demographics, identities, and theological/philosophical beliefs.” This program is one of the many ways the Commission hopes to connect with a wide range of UUs. These materials (and others, available online at http://uua.org/a2sc) are available for anyone to use, free of charge or commitment, though, ideally, participants will offer their input and suggestions, informed by the work they do in this program. The UUA Board believes that one core theological value, shared widely among UUs, is love. Each arm of the new logo is a different color and clockwise they are: Interdependence (Orange), Equity (Red), Transformation [...]

Lifelong Learning Scholarships General Assembly - MidAmerica Regional Assembly - Youth and Young Adult Cons As part of our goals of lifelong learning, spiritual growth, and community building, UCE has funded this scholarship program through Endowment funds. The objectives of the UCE Scholarship Program are to encourage member participation in associational affairs, promote leadership development, and provide a source for new ideas and programs for our congregation. UCE members interested in enriching their leadership and program skills are eligible to apply for a scholarship to cover their registration fees for the following: Unitarian Universalist Association's General Assembly Unitarian Universalist Association's MidAmerica Regional Assembly Unitarian Universalist Youth Conferences Unitarian Universalist Young Adult Conferences Complete the online form or download and return to Rev. Susan Frances, Assistant Minister for Congregational Life, at sfrances@ucevanston.org. Applications are reviewed by a small team consisting of the Assistant Minister for Congregational Life, one individual from the UU Network Team, and one individual from the Nominating Committee. We will review applications and respond as soon as we can. Complete the Online Scholarship Form Download the Scholarship Form [...]

HISTORY Nellie Brough was the daughter and granddaughter of Unitarian ministers. She and actor-turned-banker Herbert Brough were beginning a family and they wanted their children to grow up in the Unitarian faith. When they moved to the Chicago area, Mrs. Brough went to work to recreate the Unitarian experience here for her children. She met neighbors who were also transplanted New England Unitarians, and together they decided to gather folks interested in hearing Unitarian preaching and perhaps starting a church in Evanston. They contacted the Secretary of the Western Unitarian Conference, J.R. Effinger, who met with their first gathering in September of 1891. He recommended them to the Rev. Jenkin Lloyd Jones who was riding circuit in those days, supporting the establishment of several groups in the greater Chicago area (and beyond). Rev. Jones, in turn, recommended the group to his colleague, the Rev. James Vila Blake of Third Church Chicago. The men preached at the Evanston gathering for the first meetings that fall. In December, Rev. Blake agreed to preach and minister to the small congregation on Sunday afternoons. For its first decade, the group met in various halls around Evanston, and in 1898 [...]

UU Network Team The UU Network Team seeks to strengthen ties between our congregation and the larger association: We alert our members to resources offered by the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) and encourage participation in our Chicagoland area, regional and national activities. We aspired to achieve this by serving as a catalyst for greater connection between UCE and Unitarian Universalism (UUism), being joyful in our work, creating fun-filled gatherings, and advocating for UCE participation in local, regional, and national activities. The UU Network Team meets the second Tuesday every month via Zoom at 11:00 a.m. You are welcome to join us any time. Contact Peggy Boccard via REALM or at admin@ucevanston.org. We interface with external UU organizations... Groups that UCE has representation or participation with, including with the UUA, MidAmerica Region, and local Chicago Area Unitarian Universalist Council (CAUUC). Continue in leadership role for UUA’s General Assembly delegates and attendees (in-person and virtual) Because the Association is often ahead of individual congregations in social justice causes, UUNT continues to monitor Unitarian Universalist (UU) social justice organizations for opportunities that might be of interest to UCE groups, e.g., REAL Team, [...]