What is the difference between
a UUFR Member and a UUFR Friend?
Member:
Choosing to be a Member at UUFR is a significant shift. When you do take this step, you become a part of our UU family. As a member, you help make critical decisions for UUFR and commit to following the UUFR covenant. As a member you are also eligible to vote for leaders at the annual congregational meeting and/or take on a leadership role yourself, such as becoming a member of the Board of Stewards or Trustees. And only members are eligible to vote for by-law changes.
Additional member voting opportunities include the decision to hire and keep a minister and choosing design options for the building expansion. Members receive, in the spring and fall, a copy of UU World, the magazine of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), and Members may attend the UUA annual General Assembly.
Other perks of membership include: being in the fellowship directory, having a personal log-in for MyUUFR on the uufrva.org website and having one’s birthday posted in the Chalice newsletter. UUFR does ask that Members share their time, talents and treasures to keep the fellowship healthy and operating efficiently.
If you would like to explore being a Member further, please speak with anyone on the Board. Our Membership Chair, Kelly Maitland, will make it official.
Friend:
Friends of UUFR have access to most UUFR activities and events and UUA materials and resources. Friends are a part of the fellowship directory. Friends may also create a login for MyUUFR on the UUFRva.org website to access the fellowship directory. We hope that Friends will share their time, talents, and treasures to support the ongoing good that UUFR does. Friends may serve on committees and assist with events. Friends, however, do not have a voice or vote at congregational meetings nor may they participate in UUA-sponsored activities. Please speak with anyone on the Membership Committee to be added as a Friend of UUFR.
Visitor:
A visitor is someone who occasionally visits for Sunday services. Visitors are not expected to share their time or talents but may add to the Sunday basket. A visitor may attend fellowship events with the hope of making connections to become a UUFR friend or member.