April 26 – Annual Meeting – Agenda and Budget Updates The Annual Meeting of the Unitarian Universalist Community Church of Hendricks County, Inc., will take place Sunday, April 26, 2026, in our church sanctuary at 95 N. Jefferson St., Danville, Indiana, from 10:30 a.m. to noon, immediately following a brief service. Updates to the previously mailed Agenda and Proposed … Continue reading Annual Meeting
iNaturalist Project We’re launching a community iNaturalist project to celebrate the biodiversity all around us! This is a fun way to contribute to a global citizen science project cataloging everything from backyard birds to sidewalk weeds, from sightings of plants and wildlife in local, state, and national parks. Join in, contribute to real science, and … Continue reading UUCCHC Web of Life
In the coming year, our community celebrates 30 years as the Unitarian Universalist Community Church of Hendricks County. Founding members met for about a year in the Brownsburg area, then incorporated as UUCCHC in August 1996, closed on the purchase of our current church home in September and held the first service in November the … Continue reading 30 Years Carrying the Flame of Religious Freedom
Board Update: Building a Welcoming Future The Board met on October 19 (delayed one week due to illness) and November 9, with our next meeting scheduled for Saturday, December 14 at 11:30 a.m. There is so much happening in our little community! Caring for Our Church Home In October, the Board discussed several important facility needs to ensure the safety … Continue reading Splinters from the Board
“You can be angry; you should be angry. But anger without organization is just venting.” – Scot Nakagawa Each month, Side With Love (the UUA’s Organizing Strategy Team) offers The Gathering. This 90-minute session offers spiritual grounding, political analysis, and collective action. But what does that mean? We as UUs often use beautiful and high-minded phrases without … Continue reading Reflections from The Gathering: UU the Vote
The Board met on Sunday, Aug. 10, and overall, things are progressing well following the board transition. Preliminary minutes are available on our website under About > Governance. We discussed the ongoing need for a Services Planning Committee Chair and agreed to move forward on getting a pool of Religious Education volunteers and paid “as needed” … Continue reading Splinters from the Board
Board Retreat Update On July 26, the Board of Directors held a productive day-long retreat to begin the new church year. We took time to educate ourselves on church finances. Thanks to Treasurer Melaney Sargent, we received training on reading the monthly reports on the financial health of the church. We reviewed key policies and procedures – many … Continue reading Board Retreat Update
Dear friends and members of UUCCHC, We’re honored to step into the new fiscal year (July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026) as your Board of Directors for the Unitarian Universalist Community Church of Hendricks County. As we begin this next chapter of shared leadership, we’re filled with gratitude for the trust you’ve placed in us—and inspired by the … Continue reading Splinters from the Board
I am excited to announce that we will have childcare provided at services beginning on December 15th! I am our new Religious Exploration Coordinator. I will be caring for our young congregation members each Sunday, and we hope to establish a solid group in the future for more formal RE classes. For now, we’ll be … Continue reading Welcome to our new Religious Exploration Coordinator!
Jeff and I spoke to Rosie on August 9th when we were just trying to figure out how to get started on this renewal, and one of the things she suggested was that we should occasionally have a listening Sunday. I spoke with Rosie for a little while this (Wednesday) evening and I asked if … Continue reading Carvings from the Board
