Dear Members:

Please mark your calendar and plan to attend our virtual Annual Meeting of the Membership, scheduled for Sunday, June 6, 2021 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., following our 10 a.m. worship service.

We will be meeting via Zoom Webinar again this year. Please register here.

This year our church business includes approval of the annual budget; the election of members to the Board of Trustees, the Foundation Board and the Nominating Committee; a proposed Racial Justice resolution; a proposal to amend our bylaws to institutionalize youth participation on the Board which has been successful this past church year; and saying goodbye to our beloved Rev. Schroeder.    

Annual Meeting Agenda
Slate of Candidates
Racial Justice Resolution
Bylaws Amendment
Financial Report & Budget
Annual Report 2020–2021

Because it is virtual, it is really important that you register for this meeting ahead of time. We cannot guarantee access to the Zoom webinar for day-of registrations. 

We 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.

A reminder that per our bylaws, only voting members can vote at the annual meeting. To be a voting member, you need to have officially joined the church and have made a pledge in any amount to the current or upcoming annual operating fund or have a ministerial waiver. Please contact Rev. Arif Mamdani at 612-825-1701 ext. 124 or arif@firstuniv.org to inquire about a waiver. 

Accessibility: If you are a member who would like your vote recorded, but do not have access to a device that will allow your participation in the Zoom Webinar and/or polling feature, or need any other accommodations in order to vote, please contact Liz Farmer at 612 825-1701 ext. 100 or liz@firstuniv.org by Wednesday, June 2.   

This is a time when we celebrate a successful year 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!

Register in advance here.

After registering and once your membership has been verified by staff, you will receive a confirmation email from Zoom containing information about joining the webinar. Please save this, as you’ll need your personalized credentials to access the webinar on June 6. Non-members will be able to view the meeting on YouTube live but will not be able to ask questions or vote. 

After the Annual Meeting, please join us for Rev. Justin’s Socially Distanced Goodbye! On Sunday, June 6, from 4 to 6 p.m., Rev. Justin and his family will be on the steps of the church for congregations to say a socially distanced goodbye. You may drive by, walk by, or roll by, as long as you’re six feet away!

Bryana French
President, Board of Trustees

Christa Anders
Secretary, Board of Trustees

P.S. Some of you may have questions about just how this will all work. So for those of you who want more information:

• All members who register will get their own personalized link that will allow them to connect to the Zoom webinar and vote
• We will be sharing documents on the screen so people can see them
• You will be able to see the presenters (Ministers and Board members)
• We will have a parliamentarian 
• We will be using the built-in polling software of Zoom that will allow you to vote using your device (desktop, laptop, tablet or smartphone)
• Results of each poll will be displayed for everyone to see and announced verbally
• Questions will be taken via the Q & A feature and answered verbally by the presenters
• If something comes up that needs more attention than just the written Q & A, we have the option to make anyone in the audience a presenter so they can be seen on screen and ask their question via audio and/or video
• The Board Secretary will take minutes of the meeting and they will be available online after the meeting
• We will be sharing the Zoom Webinar, in real time, on YouTube Live, so interested non-members can observe the meeting