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 third Tuesday
Board of Trustees meetings are open to congregants via Zoom. Email President Valerie Jaques at [email protected] for meeting information​. Email Board Vice President Karen Lamphere at [email protected]. 
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
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President
Karen Lamphere
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Vice President
Maren Outwater
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Armin Kuhlman
Treasurer
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Jim Davis
Member
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Barbara Morton
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Brian Kougl
Member
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Jack Soule
Member
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Rose Van Oss
Member
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Les Vivian
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:
  1. Rebuild trust and community through a re-covenanting process that defines how we want to be together as a congregation
  2. Develop a plan for ensuring the financial sustainability of the church
  3. Develop infrastructure (such as a revitalized Good Relations Committee) for people with conflicting ideas and needs to safely engage in conversation and resolution
  4. Live into the 8th principle by becoming a fully welcoming and inclusive community
  5. Evaluate our governance structure and revise as needed to support our congregation’s diverse needs and goals
  6. Right-size our programs and staffing
  7. Decide whether to remain in our Hillcrest campus or sell the property and relocate
  8. 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: [email protected]
Members of the Nominating Committee:
  • Mitch Mitchell 
  • Randy Brinton
  • ​Gay Hybertsen
  • Everardo Aguilar 
  • Rhea Kuhlman

Org charts

​​Ministry Team Org Chart
​Who to Contact

Board documents

Board Agenda Request Form (or fill out the form below)
Open Mic Guidelines
​Voting Membership Requirements 2018 - 2019

Governance downloads

​Annual Report 24/25
Church Constitution - updated February 2024​
​Outcome Statements
​​Governance Policies
Staff Limitations: A through I​
​Lead Minister Succession Policy

Policies

Cellphone and Mileage Reimbursement Policy
Fundraising Policy
Member to Staff complaint process
Service Animal Policy
Smoking, Vaping, Recreational Drugs Policy
​Sunday Patio Table Policy
​Gift Acceptance Policy and Guidelines
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Guidelines

Children's Covenant of Good Relations
​Conflict Resolution Guidelines
Conflict Resolution Guidelines (foldable brochure)
​Copyright Issues Related to Worship (UUA)
Covenant of Good Relations
​Cultural Competency for Interacting with People with Disabilities
UUA Copyright Issues Related to Worship
UUA Guidelines on Advocacy, Lobbying, Elections

    Board Agenda Request

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

Forms

Throughout our website, forms are posted alongside the content they pertain to. For example, The Window submission form is on The Window page. For more forms, see our Forms page. 

Who to contact

Kathleen Swift
Robie Evans
Director of Operations
(619) 398-4433
[email protected]