Last fall at about the same time that the Ministerial Search Committee shared our reports on the Congregational Survey and the Cottage Meetings with the congregation, we put the finishing touches on a “Congregational Record” describing our church, our congregation, our accomplishments and our hopes and aspirations for the future.  Your responses in the Cottage Meetings and Congregational … Continue reading Committee Narrows List of Ministerial Candidates

In November, the Ministerial Search Committee took on the time-consuming task of compiling and analyzing the data we collected from our Congregational Survey, Cottage Meetings, Focus Groups and the all-day Beyond Categorical Thinking workshop. Two members of our committee worked tirelessly throughout the month on reports with the support of the entire team: Mary Denison on the … Continue reading Survey, Cottage Meeting Data Compiled and Available

Mid-September to late October were busy months for our congregation in our search for a new minister. To present our Fellowship honestly, the congregation helped us evaluate our church: who we are (our strengths and weaknesses); what we want; and more importantly what we might need in a settled minister. To complete our evaluation, 195 … Continue reading Ministerial Search Update

If you’re reading this, it means we’ve launched the new website for First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh. Once you get familiar with the new look and organization, the site should be easier to use. There are three main reasons for redesigning the site now: We want to improve the site’s ability to reach and attract … Continue reading New website launched

Parents and guardians, are you worried about your children starting school during these uncertain times? Do you need someone else to help to engage your child? Would you be interested in having an adult church member paired with your child for tutoring, storytelling, or even as a pen pal to practice writing? If you could … Continue reading Help for School at Home; Volunteers sought