Creating Opportunities for Richer Engagement: August 20, 2021

After almost 18 months of virtual gathering we will all be newcomers when we return to our building in September 2021. We will be starting anew, learning how to be together again – to connect in new and different ways, embracing our mission and working to build an even stronger, more vibrant community to “nurture the human spirit for a world made whole”.

The Membership Engagement Task Force has been meeting since February to learn more about what we do well in welcoming and engaging members and where we could improve our efforts to facilitate meaningful and satisfying participation in the life of UCE. Having reached out for input from congregants, shared anecdotal information, and discussed our own experiences, the Task Force identified three major opportunities for encouraging a deepening of connection among our members and friends:

The Task Force is ready to generate intervention and program ideas in each of these three areas and develop plans to put these ideas into action. A working group for each of the three areas is being formed. We are looking for volunteers passionate about and dedicated to helping members open the door to more meaningful engagement in the life of the congregation. If you feel drawn to this work we hope you will join one of these working groups.

For more information contact Maggie Wilson at maggiemwilson@gmail.com.

The Membership Engagement Task Force

Maggie Wilson
Carolyn Laughlin
Melanie Kitchner
Susan Carlton
Rev. Susan Frances