A Message from the Ministerial Search Committee
Greetings members and friends of First UU,
Your Ministerial Search Committee (MSC) would like to introduce ourselves and let you know a bit about what we have been doing so far. With your input and after some hard work by the LDC earlier in the year, our congregation chose the members of the MSC for this year’s upcoming search for a Settled Minister. Committee Members include Ruth Bujanda-Moore, Betty Burgner, Rebecca Edgin-Harrington, Vanessa Garza, Justine Hansen, Valerie Lopez and Terry Palin. The search process has begun with plans of having a Settled Minister in place at First UU August of 2026.
Your MSC met initially during our congregation’s Leadership Bridging that was held on June 7th. We met again, along with your Board, on June 14th via zoom for a Search Overview Workshop, a training put on by the UUA Transitions Team for all congregations going into settled search this year.
It is a challenge getting 7 busy people together in one place, so we are fortunate to have virtual meetings as an option. However, the next couple of months will be important for us to get to know each other, and we have scheduled an in-person gathering for the beginning of July. We are also working with the UUA to coordinate an MSC retreat in the month of August.
We now have our MSC email set up at ministersearch@uusat.org. Please reach out to us via this email address with any questions or concerns. With your help, we look forward to First UU having a fruitful search!
With respect and love,
Your Ministerial Search Committee