Sunday, June 14: Annual Meeting of the Membership

Dear members and friends,

Members, please save the date and register now for the Annual Meeting of the Membership on Sunday, June 14 at 11:30 a.m. This is an important meeting that requires 10% of our voting members to attend to reach quorum. Please make time to join us and be a part of this vital congregational process.

Friends and non-members are welcome to join us as well as observers.

LOCATION

The Annual Meeting will be held in person in the Sanctuary and it will also be live-streamed in meeting mode on Zoom for verified members. 

AGENDA & ANNUAL REPORT

This year’s business includes: presentation of and vote to approve the proposed 2026-2027 Budget, election of members to the Board of Trustees and Foundation Board, a review of the 2025–26 church year, and a look ahead. The meeting agenda is attached.

REGISTRATION

Members, register here:

All members must register in advance. You will receive confirmation of your registration after your membership in good standing is verified. “In good standing” means that members have given to the current or pledged to the next fiscal year’s Annual Giving fund, or received a Ministerial Waiver. Please contact Rev. Jen Crow at 612-825-1701 or email jen@firstuniv.org to inquire about a waiver. 

Verification of good standing will take place on a rolling basis leading up to the Annual Meeting and may take up to a week, based on staff capacity. Everyone who registers will receive a personalized meeting link after registration (pending verification of membership status) that will allow them to join the Zoom meeting and vote. You’ll automatically have the option to attend either in person or on Zoom. 

Friends/non-members are welcome to join us to observe the meeting in person and do not need to register.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR ONLINE ATTENDEES

Online Zoom attendees will vote using the Poll feature in Zoom. Therefore, each member needs to have their own device for voting—you can use a desktop, laptop, tablet, or smartphone. If you live in a household with multiple members, please have each member register separately and attend the meeting from their own device so that every member can vote individually.

After registering and once your membership has been verified by staff, you will receive a confirmation email from Zoom containing information about joining the Zoom meeting. Please save this, as you’ll need your personalized credentials to access the Zoom meeting on June 14.

This is a time when we celebrate a year of growth and challenges and conduct the business of this church that only church members can do. We need a quorum to conduct the meeting—please give us the gift of your time so that we may complete this work!

Thank you,

Marc and Matt

Marc Gorelick
President, Board of Trustees

Matt Keller
Secretary, Board of Trustees

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Agenda

166th Annual Meeting of the Members
First Universalist Church of Minneapolis
Sunday, 14 June 2026 — 11:30 am

Call to Order | Marc Gorelick, President

Chalice Lighting and Opening Words | Rev. Jen Crow

Appointment of Parliamentarian | Marc Gorelick, President

Authorization of Board of Trustees to Approve the Minutes of this Meeting
Senior Minister’s Report | Rev. Jen Crow

President’s Report | Marc Gorelick

Financial Report & Presentation of Recommended Budget for 2026–27 | Cameron Smither, Treasurer; Rev. Jen Crow

Consideration and Vote on Annual Budget

Special Recognitions
Outgoing Nominating Committee Members: Ray Dillon, Chair
Outgoing Foundation Directors: Isabel Quast, Chair
Outgoing Church Trustees: Marc Gorelick, President

Report of the Nominating Committee and Election of | Ray Dillon, Chair
Trustees and Officers, First Universalist Church
Directors, First Universalist Foundation
Members, Nominating Committee
Delegates to the 2026 General Assembly of the UUA

Motion to allow Board to appoint additional delegates to General Assembly

Closing Words | Rev. Jen Crow