One of the Search Committee’s highest priorities is two-way communication with the congregation. We want to hear your ideas, comments, and suggestions. In addition to receiving feedback through individual conversations with members and friends, the Search Committee is developing a congregational survey that you will receive August 18 and we are planning “Cottage Meetings” during September-October.
The congregational survey will help UCF and our future minister understand our congregation better and will help guide us throughout the application and interview process to select our next fulltime contract minister. You will receive a link to this survey in the August 18 Wave and the survey will conclude on August 31.

The timing of the survey will allow us to analyze your feedback and will help guide the “Cottage Meetings” that we plan to hold in September and October. “Cottage Meetings” are similar to focus
groups and will help us gain an even deeper understanding of the needs of the larger congregation. The information and feedback we receive from the survey and the “Cottage Meetings” will help enrich the UCF congregational profile that we will share with ministerial applicants. When the UCF congregational profile is complete, we will also post this on our website.
Last and not least, please make plans to stay after the worship service on August 27th to hear more about the Search Committee and to provide your feedback and ideas.
Thank you for your trust.