Shaping Our Story: Congregational Visioning

The Visioning Task Force completed its work in the spring of 2024 and presented its Strategic Plan recommendations to the UUCE Board.

This process began over a year ago, sparked by an important question: The costs to maintain the church facility and pay our staff continue to rise at a faster rate than the pledge income from members.

In what ways can we evolve to ensure that UUCE will continue to make positive contributions to communities we serve?

This core concern led us to engage in a visioning process. Your voices shaped the outcome through the congregational survey and an afternoon work-shop called, “The Futures Lab.”  

What’s Next

In the fall of 2025, we invite you to join us for a special series of worship services followed by listening circles that will focus on one of our five strategic priorities:

  •      August: Congregational Care
  •      September: Community Engagement
  •      October: Financial Sustainability
  •      November: Spiritual Deepening
  •      December: Energizing Participation

UUCE makes a meaningful difference for our neighbors in Eugene, Springfield, and beyond. By coming together to pool our ideas and commitments, we can ensure our positive impact for years to come.

Past Steps

UUCE teamed up with Convergence Consultants for a multi-step visioning process.

Our first action was to complete the 2024 Congregational Vitality Survey which was submitted by nearly two-hundred UUCE members and friends. This survey was a wellness check for Convergence to learn about UUCE and the information gathered along with our attendance records, demographics, and other communications, were used by the consultants to look for trends, concerns, and emerging possibilities and connections.

  • April-May, 2024
  • June 23, 2024
    • Visioning Report: Survey Results (video)
  • August 27, 2024
    • Creative Congregations: A Virtual Tour of Congregations Architecting Inventive Futures (video)
  • September 22, 2024
  • March 6, 2025
    • Unitarian Universalist Church in Eugene Recommendations for the 2025-2028 Strategic Plan (plan PDF)
    • Summary PDF

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Your voice matters. 

You’re continued participation in this important community process is invaluable. Help shape the future story of UUCE!