Membership Confers Rights and Privileges
- You have a vote. Because we are congregational in polity, significant decisions are made by the congregation as a whole. Your vote is one way to shape the character and the future of this community.
- You can be elected into Leadership. Only Members may stand for election to positions on the Board, the Endowment Committee and the Nominating Committee.
- You will receive The UU World – a bi-monthly magazine published by The Unitarian Universalist Association.
- You receive Life Cycle Celebrations at no cost (e.g., Baby Namings, Weddings, Memorial Services).
Membership Involves Obligations
- The Gift of your Presence: Make it a habit to show up! Worship, programs, pot-lucks will not be the same without you.
- The Gift of your Participation: Like what you find at UUFBR? Join in and help make it happen. Wish there were something else offered? At The Fellowship, the biggest hurdle to starting something new – a program, a group – is the calendar! Come into the office and we’ll help you get it going. UUFBR is an active congregation with a very small staff. That’s only possible because of the time and talents of our members.
- The Gift of your Practice: Although our theologies are diverse, our aim is not. The covenant which binds us is to offer each other the support and encouragement to live with integrity, even when that means living out questions. Take part in classes and groups and share your journey. Teach, sing, lead worship, volunteer in any of our Social Justice projects. Take what you practice outside the walls, bringing your expression of tolerance, respect and understanding to the world.
- The Gift of your Pledge: Members support the Fellowship financially. A good 77% of our Annual Budget comes from pledges. (The rest is from building use and fundraisers.) Some of us pledge generously, knowing that there are those who cannot. We ask members to consider giving between 2% and 5% of their adjusted gross income.