Annual Meeting

An Annual Congregational Meeting is held in April, May or June each year to adopt the budget for the next fiscal year beginning July 1, elect members of the Board of Trustees, hear reports from the President, the Minister and staff members, and conduct any other business specified in the notice of the meeting.

May 18, 2025 Annual Congregational Meeting

The 2025 Annual Congregational Meeting will be held in the Sanctuary and via Zoom after worship at noon on Sunday, May 18, 2025. Business to be conducted at the meeting is:

  • Approval of the proposed 2025-26 operating budget (To protect the privacy of staff members, the linked version of the proposed budget omits individual payroll details. Upon email request to the Website Administrator, voting members can obtain a copy of the full budget.)
  • Election of members of the Board of Directors – candidates’ biographical sketches and photos appear below
  • Receipt of annual report(s)
  • Preliminary report by the Mission and Vision Task Force

Church bylaws provide that members who joined at least 60 days before the meeting (that is, on or before March 19) are eligible to vote. Members needing to attend via Zoom can use this link:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82981470760?pwd=qqCuwcybCnW0Nh32gOsGKxaDbG9H9F.1
Meeting ID: 829 8147 0760
Passcode: 892905

Proxy Voting

Members who are eligible to vote but cannot attend the annual meeting in person or via Zoom can submit a Proxy Voting Appointment. The form contains instructions on how to submit it to the Church Secretary.

Budget Preview

Treasurer Fred Young and Rev. Molly will conduct a budget presentation meeting at 7 p.m. May 13 via Zoom for anyone who wants to take a deep dive into the budget before the congregational meeting.

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89411646638?pwd=6ij842VGa6kKn2KuyWARjqNNR90uZr.1
Meeting ID: 894 1164 6638
Passcode: 610040

Board of Trustees Candidates

Following are the candidates selected by the Nominating Committee for three-year terms beginning July 1 on the Board of Trustees:

Shannon Mulvania-Beck

Shannon started attending UUCC shortly after moving to Columbia in 2015 and became a member in 2019. She served as co-chair of the Stewardship Committee in 2020 and occasionally volunteers with UUCC’s RE program. Outside of UUCC, Shannon works as a research news strategist at Mizzou and is currently in the home stretch of dual master’s degree programs for counseling (at Stephens College) and dance and movement therapy (a low-residency program at Antioch University). Creativity and artistic expression have always been a core value for Shannon, and she is looking forward to incorporating that value more intricately in her work. Her prior volunteer board experience includes being a board member and serving as board president for the Phelps County Humane Society and being a board member of Missouri Patriot Paws, an organization that provides trained psychiatric service dogs to veterans with PTSD.

Sarah Oldfather

Sarah (she/they) has been attending UU since early 2019 and became a member in May that year. She is very active in the RE team and has taught and facilitated a variety of ages and classes within the children’s education program. Sarah works as an executive assistant at MU and lives in Columbia with their 7-year-old Delaney.

Jeff White

Jeff White joined UUCC in May 2023. He has served on numerous committees and work groups including Planned Giving, the Facilities Team and the Ushers Team. Jeff grew up in Southern Illinois and spent time as a teenager and young adult in Kansas City, Mo. and has lived in Columbia on two occasions. His career spanned numerous senior positions in finance and operations and he and his family relocated frequently for his employment. Since his formal retirement in 2023, Jeff has enjoyed traveling and bicycle riding on the Columbia area trail system.