Resources
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Governance
Bylaws (PDF, 95KB)
Ministry Teams
Current Team Rosters
How Teams are Selected
Strategic Plan (PDF, 502KB)
Policies
Social Media Policy (PDF, 158KB)
Building Use Policy
Wedding Policy
Non-Member Wedding Booklet (PDF, 104KB)
Safety Policy (PDF, 41KB)
Endowment Fund Policy (PDF, 22KB)
Inclement Weather Policy
Call/Bulletin Policy
Forms
Charity Nomination Form (PDF, 269KB)
Sunday School Registration (PDF, 227KB)
Memorial Garden Brochure (PDF, 882KB)
Memorial Garden Interment (PDF, 42KB)
Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) Authorization (PDF, 23KB)
Requisition Request (PDF, 50KB)
T-Shirt Orders (PDF, 11KB)
Other Documents
Leader Reflections on Strategic Plan (PDF, 116KB)
UUCC 2015 Strategic Plan (PDF, 502KB)
Pastoral Letter on the 2010 Election Results (PDF, 32KB)
2016 Annual Report (PDF, 2.69MB)
Listen, Discern, Act: A Discernment Workbook (PDF, 276KB)
New Orleans Journal (Marci Freer) (PDF, 64KB)
Youth-led Worship Service script (PDF, 18KB)
Healthy Church Relationships (Lombard Retreat Essays)
You can also watch this brief video for a synopsis of Bowen’s family systems theory applied to organizational leadership: Friedman’s Theory of Differentiated Leadership Made Simple (6:45 min.)
Overview of Lombard Retreat Weekend, by Randy Jedele (PDF, 103KB)
How Congregations Are Like Families, by Laura Fefchak (PDF, 96KB)
Systems for Managing Conflict Constructively, by Karl Andersen (PDF, 65KB)
Healthy Church Checklist, by Maryellen Knowles (PDF, 109KB)
Links
United Church of Christ
- The United Church of Christ (national)
- Stllspeaking Daily Devotional
- Mission 4/1 Earth Sample Letters
- UCC Cornerstone Fund
- Iowa Conference UCC
- Disciples of Christ (Christian) and UCC Partnership Page
- Global Ministries (common witness of the UCC & Disciples of Christ)
- Mayflower Community, Grinnell, Iowa
- The Pilgrim Press
- Still Speaking
- UCC Resources
- UCC Coalition for Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender Concerns
- UCC Open & Affirming Program
- UCC Wider Church Ministries (formerly UCBWM)
- UCC on Twitter (tUnited Churc of Christ twitter account)
- New Revised Standard Bible
LGBTQ+
- Cancer Resources for LGBTQ+ (Mesothelioma)
- Resources for LGBTG+ parents seeking to adopt and raise a child with a birth injury.
Community
- City of Urbandale
- City of Des Moines
- Des Moines Area Religious Council
- Greater Des Moines Convention & Visitors Bureau
- Interfaith Alliance of Iowa
- Family Promise of Greater Des Moines
- PFLAG (Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays)
- Urbandale Chamber of Commerce
- Urbandale Food Pantry
- Young Women’s Resource Center