Our Transition Team
Meet our Transition Team! John DavidsonBob SanderlinGary SellergrenLynn ReynoldsMary Jo LucasTammy LorraineTed PaoneHeidi GudelmanRudy SotoDebbie Tam It is essential to have active participation at all levels of the community during a transition process. Our Transitional Minister, Rev. Cynthia Vermillion-Foster, is working closely with the board and staff teams, facilitating community processes, and speaking at Sunday services. A key component of ensuring engagement with...
Communication from the Board – June 6, 2023
UCOH Financial Update Unity Church of the Hills Community, For 2023, the Board of Trustees established a budget designed to break even with respect to income and expenses. Both the Staff and the Board have been carefully monitoring both income and expenses. Through the first four months of 2023, our income from gifts and tithes has been lower than budgeted, and we incurred unexpected expenses such as the ice storm cleanup, the fire panel, and the roof repairs. So, our income has been less...
Rev. Cynthia Vermillion-Foster
Transitional Minister Rev. Cynthia has been consulting with Unity ministries in the US and Canada for 15 years. She was the Regional Consultant for Unity Canada from 2007 to 2017 and is delighted to be serving in this role once again. Her support for ministries includes interim/transitional work, leadership development, strategic planning and conflict transformation. She is passionate about systems thinking, supporting cultural change, and creating spaces for communities to discover and...
Welcome Rev. Cynthia Vermillion-Foster
Unity Church of the Hills welcomes Rev. Cynthia Vermillion-Foster as our Transitional Minister. A Transitional Minister offers specialized consulting that supports a ministry in navigating change and transition. Rev. Cynthia has been consulting with Unity ministries in the US and Canada for 15 years. She was the Regional Consultant for Unity Canada from 2007 to 2017 and is delighted to be serving in this role once again. Her support for ministries includes interim/transitional work, leadership...
Sylvia Powell
Trustee My first introduction to Unity was December 31, 2000. I’d been divorced that year. I hadn’t attended a church beyond infrequent visits to a Catholic church as a child and spot visits to non-denominational churches with well-meaning friends. The messages that these churches promoted did not resonate with me. When a friend invited me to go to UCOH with her that night, I felt a certain amount of dread. I’d already concluded that church membership was not for me. I left that very first...
Communication from the Board – January 13, 2023
UCOH Membership Unity Church of the Hills Community, We are writing regarding membership at Unity Church of the Hills, which has generated many questions and much emotion among UCOH members in the past few months. The membership renewal process this past fall resulted in confusion and unintended consequences. We offer a hearty thank you to those that renewed their membership with UCOH, despite challenges with the process. However, most members did not receive the membership renewal letter....
Board Announcement – December 26, 2022
UCOH Announcement from the Board of Trustees Unity Church of the Hills Community The announcement of a mutual separation agreement by Rev. Sheree Taylor-Jones and the UCOH Board effective January 6, 2023, is meaningful and sorrowful. In yesterday’s lesson, Keep Hope Alive!, Rev. Sheree gracefully encouraged us to “Be aware. There’s no one to blame.” She was spot on when she pointed out that each and all of us must be responsible “to give each other the grace of hope” so we can keep the spirit...
Board Update – December 21, 2022
Reconciliation Circles & Celebrating the Holidays Together Dear UCOH Community,We want to reach out to you after the Reconciliation Circles held Sunday, December 18, 2022, in Friendship Hall. It was very well attended, and many people spoke about their love for Rev. Sheree and also their concerns. A consistent message that arose from the heartfelt comments of all involved was a deep love for our spiritual community and the desire for healing.We wish to celebrate the many voices that we...
Board Nominees for 2022-2023 Fiscal Year
Dear Church Member, We invite you to mark your calendar and make plans to attend UCOH's annual congregational meeting on Sunday, November 13th, 2022, immediately following the 11:25 am Service. The meeting will be held in the Sanctuary and will also be live-streamed. At this important meeting, we will be electing our new board members to serve and guide the direction of UCOH in the coming years. After careful and prayerful deliberations, the Nominating Team has nominated the following...
Board Nominations 2022
Dear UCOH Family, The Unity Church of the Hills Nominating Team would like your suggestions for candidates to fill the Board of Trustee seats that will be open later in 2022. Board Members are elected at our annual meeting which takes place in November 2022. This is an exciting time to be actively involved in shaping the direction and future of our beloved spiritual community. If you or someone you know is feeling the call to serve on our Board of Trustees, we ask that you put forth your or...