Please mark your calendars! The winter UUCB 2026 Congregational Meeting is on February 1, 2026, starting at 12 noon (time to grab a bite in the parish hall between the Sunday morning service and the Congregational Meeting). The congregation will vote for a new Board of Trustees (BOT) member and approve two members, Renae Geraci and Brian Ronan, who were appointed to serve on the BOT after the winter 2025 Congregational meeting, and now need to be approved by the congregation. Renae and Brian have been great additions to the BOT, and have graciously agreed to continue to serve.
Also at the Congregational Meeting, the Treasurer will provide budget updates, and the Capital Campaign (CC) and Fixed Assets (FA) will update the congregation on where we are in the process of determining a priority list of projects with any remaining CC funds.
Please make every effort to attend the Congregational Meeting in person or remotely, as the more voting members who participate, the better!. If you have questions regarding being a voting member, please contact Rev. Bethany. More Congregational Meeting information will be shared by postcard, in the E-Blast, and on the buffalouu.org website in early January regarding remote access and the slate of candidates for the Board of Trustees position.
The BOT has accepted the resignation of Rachel Clark as chair of the Nominating Committee due to personal concerns. The BOT offers our sincere thanks to Rachel and wishes her well. Beth White has graciously agreed to serve as the Interim Chair of the Nominating Committee. This is a tremendous gift to all of us at UUCB, and we appreciate Beth stepping up so we are able to move forward with the BOT election at the February 1, 2026, Congregational Meeting!
We hope to see you there!
Sue Mann Dolce
UUCB Board of Trustees
Fall congregational meeting minutes can be found
here.
Contacting the board
Questions, concerns, comments? Send us an email at board@buffalouu.org.
Board meetings
Third Wednesday of each month at 7pm, at least 10 months of the year. Currently they are held either in the Alliance Room at church or via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/91367741333. Members of the congregation are welcome to be present at these meetings, except when the Board is in executive session. (IMPORTANT: If attending via Zoom, please email the board in advance so they know to expect you). Board activities and decisions are reported in the monthly Newsletter; minutes are filed in the church office, where they are available for review by church members.Board election and service
The congregation elects the seven-member Board of Trustees at the January congregational meeting. The Officers of the Board (President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer) are elected by the Trustees from among the Board members. For more info on the Board of Trustees, see our Bylaws.Term Expiring January 2026
Christine Slocum, President
Renee Geraci, Member at-large
Term Expiring January 2027
Bill Parke, Secretary
Paul Zanolli, Treasurer
Term Expiring January 2028
Susan Mann Dolce, Vice President
Kenneth Mernitz, Member at-large
Brian Ronan, Member at-large
Policy Documents
Revised 2026
Revised October 2024
Revised December 2023
Revised 2023
The Unitarian Universalist Church of Buffalo is a freestanding, self-supporting congregation, governed by its own members. The congregation is a member of the Unitarian Universalist Association, and pays a “fair share” membership in that association, as well as in the Central East Regional Group of the UUA.
The congregation is governed by an elected Board of Trustees, and is legally and financially independent of any denominational authority. The congregation operates as a legal not-for-profit entity incorporated in the State of New York and is governed by congregationally adopted bylaws.
The Board of Trustees leads the congregation in a model called “policy-based governance” in which their primary responsibility is to provide leadership to the minister, staff, and congregation through a clearly articulated and coherent mission, vision, outcomes, and policies. These are published in a Board of Trustees Policy Book, which is a living document open to refinement as conditions may require. Based on the policies, a set of processes and procedures are developed to guide day-to-day operations, supported by advisory committees, task forces and ministry teams.
