& Adult Ministry Music & Arts Director of Part Time Director of 8 Years Children & Family Music & Arts Ministry Communications Full Lead Minister 3.5 Years Coordinator Custodian Full Director of 10 Years Financial Ministry Custodian Part Time Director of 2 Years Financial Ministry Sunday Sextons Part Time Director of Various (2) Music and Arts Nursery Part Time Director of Various Attendants (5) Youth and Adult Ministry Organist (Open) Part Time Director of Open Music and Arts Congregational Volunteer Minister for 8 Years Nurse Pastoral Care REFLECTION Reflection: After reviewing the congregational demographics and activities above, what does this information reflect about your congregation’s overall ministry? We are a well-educated, intellectual, and highly skilled congregation. While our membership numbers haven't changed much, our attendance has grown dramatically. We're very white; we are mostly older, although we have a growing number of very active young families. We have gay and lesbian participants (single and couples), as well as a growing transgender and gender-nonconforming population. While we have a number of people who grew up in the UCC, many of our members call themselves “recovering Catholics” or “post-Evangelicals.” For every stereotype of our congregation (liberal, well-paid professional, retired college professor), we can immediately name a life member of the NRA (recent Moderator) or an adult on Social Security disability (Chair of Children's & Family Ministry Team). It reflects on the beauty of this congregation that members who self-identify as fiscal conservatives know that in this progressive community they’re loved. We recognize that, especially today, there’s power in loving each other for our differences. Learning to do that well within our church better equips us to demonstrate that love outside our walls, as well. We value journeying together and listening to each other’s stories as we find places where we can bring light into the world.
& Adult Ministry Music & Arts Director of Children & Family Ministry Part Time Director of Music & Arts 8 Years Communications Coordinator Full Lead Minister 3.5 Years Custodian Full Director of Financial Ministry 10 Years Custodian Part Time Director of Financial Ministry 2 Years Sunday Sextons (2) Part Time Director of Music and Arts Various Nursery Attendants (5) Part Time Director of Youth and Adult Ministry Various Organist (Open) Part Time Director of Music and Arts Open Congregational Nurse Volunteer Minister for Pastoral Care 8 Years REFLECTION Reflection: After reviewing the congregational demographics and activities above, what does this information reflect about your congregation’s overall ministry? We are a well-educated, intellectual, and highly skilled congregation. While our membership numbers haven't changed much, our attendance has grown dramatically. We're very white; we are mostly older, although we have a growing number of very active young families. We have gay and lesbian participants (single and couples), as well as a growing transgender and gender-nonconforming population. While we have a number of people who grew up in the UCC, many of our members call themselves “recovering Catholics” or “post-Evangelicals.” For every stereotype of our congregation (liberal, well-paid professional, retired college professor), we can immediately name a life member of the NRA (recent Moderator) or an adult on Social Security disability (Chair of Children's & Family Ministry Team). It reflects on the beauty of this congregation that members who self-identify as fiscal conservatives know that in this progressive community they’re loved. We recognize that, especially today, there’s power in loving each other for our differences. Learning to do that well within our church better equips us to demonstrate that love outside our walls, as well. We value journeying together and listening to each other’s stories as we find places where we can bring light into the world.
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