Please plan to attend the 2025 UUC Annual Congregational Meeting at 10:45 a.m. on Sunday, June 15 following the shortened service (which will start at 9:45 a.m.) All members in good standing* are eligible to vote on motions to elect trustees and to approve the annual operating budget. Official meeting materials will be posted on the church web site and available in the church office on June 1. 

The draft agenda^† is as follows: 

1. Welcome 
2. Approval of agenda
3. Approval of minutes of the 2024 Annual Meeting 
4. Remembrance of those we have lost 
5. Reflections from Rev. Doug Wadkins and Board President Paula Nurius 
6. Election of new Board members
7. Election of Ministerial Search Committee Members
8. Motion and congregational vote to approve 2025–2026 Fiscal Year Operating Budget 
9. Summary of Faith Land Initiative findings to date 
10. Summary of Unemployment Insurance decision 
11. Nonbinding survey of the congregation: The Seven Principles  
12. Resolution to name Rev. Jon Luopa a Minister Emeritus of UUC
13. Reflection and Closing Words 
14. Adjournment 

There are three ways to participate in the Annual Meeting: 

• All members in good standing who chose to participate in person at the church will check in between the worship service and the meeting to receive a voting card.  
• Members in good standing who wish to attend via Zoom will need to preregister. (This preregistration will open soon.) After registering, they will receive the meeting number and passcode from the office. Note that in the Zoom meeting, one connection = one vote. In a household with two church members who will only use one Zoom connection on one device (representing one vote), one of those members must submit an absentee ballot prior to the meeting to have their vote counted. 
• Members in good standing who will not participate on June 15 either in-person or via Zoom but who wish to vote can submit an absentee ballot starting May 31. Absentee ballots, both online and paper copies will be available beginning on that date. Completed paper absentee ballots signed by a member in good standing must be postmarked by Wednesday, June 12, to ensure that they are received in time for counting prior to the meeting. 
   

The meeting will be livestreamed simultaneously on June 15 at 10:45 a.m. Check the church website homepage for information on viewing the live stream. Individuals who observe the meeting on live stream will not be able to participate in any discussion or voting, regardless of their membership status.
 

If you are interested in attending and/or voting and are confused about whether you are a “member in good standing,” please contact Cynthia Setel at cynthia.setel@uuchurch.org or 206-454-7723 prior to the meeting date. 

* According to the Bylaws, a "member in good standing" shall have (i) completed a prescribed orientation program; (ii) made at least one unrestricted contribution of record during the past twelve (12) months; and (iii) signed the membership roll. 

^† Per UUC Bylaws Article III, Section 3.1(a)(1), additional agenda items supported by 10 or more members in good standing may be submitted to the Board President by May 25 for inclusion on the official agenda.