Transitional Ministry

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With Rev. Eric Kaminetzky’s retirement from serving as EUUC’s Settled Minister, our congregation is entering a journey that will take us through three different types of ministry, one after another.

First, our Board of Trustees chose members of the congregation to act as a transitional search committee to find a Minister to work with us from January of 2025 through July of 2025. And that work has been completed. Rev. Nancy Reid-McKee has taken the role of consultant specifically finding ministers or professionals to lead the Sunday morning services. She will also be available for Memorial Services or other services as needed and will be compensated for these additional services at the UUMA recommended rate.

Our Interim Minister search has completed! Rev. Natalie Malter has accepted the offer to be our Interim Minister. She will help us take a look at where we have been as a congregation, where we are now, and where we hope to be going. That work will aid us in gaining a better understanding of our strengths, talents, interests, and experiences. We will also be in a better position to find a good match for our next Settled Minister. And we must clearly and authentically describe our current ministry as we begin working to create our next Settled Ministry.

Rev. Natalie has consented to be with us for the next two years to help us prepare to search for our next Settled Ministry.

Please know that along with Rev. Natalie Malter, our Board, our Committee on Ministry, our Arms Around Committee, our Staff, and our Search Team will be working together to ready us for our search and call for a new settled minister.

If you have any questions please reach out to

the Minister Search Committee https://euuc.org/minister-search-committee/

Transitional Process Update

April 2025

 

The Interim Minister Search process is completed

  • Board appoints Interim Minister Search Committee: Done

The members of the Interim minister search committee are:

Rachel, Tatiana, Avery, Gail, and David.

 √ February-early April
  • Interim Search Committee asks Transitions Office to Initiate Interim Search
 √ February-early April
  • Interim Search Committee prepares Interim Search Documents Packet
 √ March/late April
  • Earliest publish date for Congregational Interim Records
 √ Thursday, April 10th
  • Congregational Interim Record Sheet (application) Deadline
 √ Thursday, April 24th
  • Offer extended to an internal candidate
 √ April 19, 2025
Video message from Interim Minister Rev. Natalie Malter

Contract/Target Minister search process is complete

  • Board appointed a Contract/Target Minister Search Committee √ – Carolyn, Cynthia, Grant and Marilyn
  • Contract/Target Minister Search Committee reads the Transitional Ministry handbook √
  • Contract/Target Search Committee asks Transitions Office to Initiate Search √
  • Contract/Target Search Committee prepares Contract/Target Search Documents Packet √
  • UUA Transition team releases the Search Document Packet to the Minister Search portal √
  • UUA Transition Team reaches out to ministers to encourage them to apply to our search team (This starts January 6th) √
  • UUA Transition Team releases minister profiles to our Contract/Target search team √
  • Contract/Target Minister Search Committee vets any applicants and passes on to the Board √
  • The Board then negotiates the contract and the Minister begins the short term ministry with us. √
  • Rev. Nancy Reid-MckeeEffective January 1, 2025 until July 31, 2025, Rev. Nancy Reid-Mckee has agreed to act as a consultant, specifically finding ministers or professionals to lead the Sunday morning services. Rev. Reid-McKee will also be available for Memorial Services or other services as needed and will be compensated for these additional services at the UUMA recommended rate.