Search Timeline and Summary

UUFR Ministerial Search: Key Activities by Month (2025–2026)

Summer 2025 (June–August)

  • Search Team is selected and begins work
  • Retreat held to build team connections and plan.
  • Survey and small group meetings plans created.
  • Key documents and congregational records drafted
  • Congregation invited to participate in surveys and upcoming focus groups.
  • Dates set for focus groups and February/March pre-candidating weekends

Fall 2025 (September-November)

  • Congregations survey focus groups conducted
  • “Break Barriers, Build Belies” (B4) workshop held.
  • Summary of survey results shared with congregation.
  • Contact and compenstation recommendations drafted.
  • Search profile and congregational documents finalized and submitted for approval.

Winter 2025-2026 (December-January)

  • Final documents and search profile published
  • Applicants begin applying in January
  • Search team reviews applications, conducts interviews, coordinates logistics for pre-candidating weekends.

Early Spring 2026 (February-March)

  • Pre-candidating weekends take place. (Period where candidates visit, interview with search team, and see fellowship)
  • Final references and discernment
  • Match process occurs; final candidate selected and notified.

Spring 2026 (April-May)

  • Candidating Week held: congregation meets and engages with candidate.
  • Congregational vote to call the minister.
  • If successful, announcement and preparation for minister’s arrival.

Summer 2026 (June-August)

  • Transition from interim minister to settles minister
  • New minister begins officially on August 1.

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