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Our Mission

The mission of First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego is to create community, to nurture spiritual growth, and to act on our values to help heal the world.

Board Meeting - monthly on the fourth Tuesday
Board of Trustees meetings are open to congregants via Zoom or in Room 323 at the Hillcrest Campus. Email Board President Karen Lamphere.

Zoom With Your Board
monthly on the first Sunday
12:30 pm, https://bit.ly/FirstUUBoardChat. Chat with Board members to find out what the Board is working on or voice your accolades and/or concerns for our congregation.

The Board of Trustees

Our Church Board approves the policies presented by the Executive Team, as long as they are abiding by the Staff Limitations and other goals as set by the Board. In this way, the Board is freed up to be a long-term visioning group, able to discern what goals or ends the congregation wishes to achieve. The Board monitors the progress of the congregation in achieving agreed upon goals and monitors the performance of the Executive Team, in terms of their work towards the achievement of those goals. The Board of Trustees meets on the third Tuesday of each month and the meetings are open to church members.

How to submit an agenda item to the Board
Church members requesting agenda items should fill out the Board Agenda Request Form at the bottom of this page or complete and email a
Board Agenda Request Form to [email protected] by the end of business hours on the last day of the month. Items will be addressed at the next meeting.

2025-2026 Board of Trustees

Karen Lamphere
President

Maren Outwater
Vice President

Armin Kuhlman
Treasurer

Barbara Morton
Secretary

Jim Davis
Member

Brian Kougl
Member

Rose Van Oss
Member

Ian Gill
Member

Barbara Davenport
Member

Developmental Goals for First UU San Diego

These goals were proposed by the Board of Trustees and chosen by the members by means of a survey. Here are the goals order of importance to the congregation per that survey from the fall of 2021:

Rebuild trust and community through a re-covenanting process that defines how we want to be together as a congregation
Develop a plan for ensuring the financial sustainability of the church
Develop infrastructure (such as a revitalized Good Relations Committee) for people with conflicting ideas and needs to safely engage in conversation and resolution
Live into the 8th principle by becoming a fully welcoming and inclusive community
Evaluate our governance structure and revise as needed to support our congregation’s diverse needs and goals
Right-size our programs and staffing
Decide whether to remain in our Hillcrest campus or sell the property and relocate
Explore how to build deeper connections between our two campuses

Resources

Links-only version of the UUA Transitions handbook. See the section on Developmental Ministry for more information.
This UU World article from 2015 describes Developmental Ministry, using the UU congregation in Boulder, Colorado as an example.

Nominating Committee

Contact: Members of the Nominating Committee:

Betty Butterfield
Gay Hybertsen
Valerie Jaques
Bryan Lane
Mitch Mitchell
Tia Wallach

Board Agenda Request

Forms must be submitted by the first of the month for that month’s board meeting

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Who to contact

Robie Evans
Director of Operations