Minister Search 2026

The Ministerial Search Committee will be hosting several small “Cottage Meetings” of 8-12 people each. We want you to have the opportunity to tell us in person how you view the congregation currently and what qualities you would like in our next minister. This important input from YOU will inform the Congregational Profile we publish to UUA ministers and help us find our best match. Each meeting will last an hour and be facilitated by two Search Committee members. Meetings will be offered at these times:

Sunday, 10/4 at 11:45 am in the Sanctuary
Wednesday, 10/7 at 10:00 am in Room 7
Sunday, 10/11 at 11:45 am in the Sanctuary
Sunday, 10/18 at 11:45 am in the Sanctuary

It is necessary to sign up for the Zoom meeting in advance with your email so that we can send you the Zoom link. To do that, please RSVP with this link: https://uufc.breezechms.com/form/search_cottage_26.

The Search Committee wants to know your perceptions of what “a minister” might be, and we need help to explore any congregational bias – conscious or unconscious. What if the best minister for our future comes in a surprising package? Will we be ready and open to possibilities that are unlike anything we’ve encountered before?

To address this, the UUA has developed an important diagnostic and educational tool for us called Break Barriers, Build Beliefs (B4). We’ll be hosting a B4 workshop on Saturday, October 24 from 9:00am – 2:30pm at the Fellowship. All are invited to attend in person. We promise to feed you! Rev. Eric Kaminetzky of the UUA will be facilitating the workshop and preaching the following day. Please fill out our congregation’s B4 survey and register to attend by Oct. 19. Here’s the survey link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/UUCorvallis. This survey will not be shared outside the Search Committee. And here’s the registration link: uufc.breezechms.com/form/search_b4_26

There’s a future for the UUFC, and we’re about to step into it and make history! Come in person to the workshop to engage with the vision. Fill out the B4 survey to help us prepare for the engagement. Thank you!

A survey from the Settled Minister Search Committee is ready for you; find it at https://forms.gle/cRfurPUXLKyXq4vE7. Please take 15 minutes to tell the search committee about yourself and your experience of our congregation! This confidential information will be used to enrich the narrative about our ministry context and needs that the search team will share with ministerial applicants. Look for Survey links on the website, in the Order of Service on Sunday mornings, and in the Foyer on Sunday mornings (paper copies and laptops). October 11, 2026 is the deadline to submit your input.

If you want to print out your own copy of the survey, you can find a PDF version here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eMzYyWzhpuNJSqHpkaPwKzR1t1ODGdaz/