The Ministerial Search Committee is thrilled to announce that we have a candidate for our new senior minister, who we believe will be phenomenal for First Unitarian Church now and … Continue reading We Have a Candidate!

To watch the recording of the Board/MSC Forum on the Ministerial Transition, click here. Candidating Week culminates in a congregation-wide vote to call our new senior minister. Ballots will be … Continue reading Voting Information

Reverend Alison Miller, our candidate for senior minister, will be in Portland May 15th – 22nd for Candidating Week, a time during which she will be meeting with many people … Continue reading Candidating Week Information

Update from the MSC, January 2022: The UUA has released the names of ministers interested in our congregation. We have a rich pool of strong candidates, having received 18 initial … Continue reading Search Update, January 2022

Our “Beyond Categorical Thinking” workshop, facilitated by the UUA’s Rev Keith Kron, was a rich 3-hour training. We thank the individuals who participated, and encourage you all to share some … Continue reading BCT Recap

Will the new minister hear me? Will my concerns and needs be met?  Will the minister understand what I’m living with? How will the community respond to our minister? In … Continue reading Beyond Categorical Thinking

Thank you to everyone who completed the 2021 Congregational Survey, which will be instrumental in us painting a picture of who we are to prospective ministerial candidates. You can view … Continue reading Survey Results

Cottage meetings and focus groups are opportunities for individual voices to be heard in smaller groups to give feedback to the Ministerial Search Committee (MSC). The MSC will listen deeply … Continue reading Cottage Meetings

Hello! We are the nine congregation members engaging in the search process for a new senior minister to replace Reverend Sinkford in the summer of 2021. Please reach out to us any time with questions, suggestions, or to voice your thoughts and hopes about the search at our email address, msc@firstunitarianportland.org. We will also be posting information regularly about online forums, small group meetings, and other avenues for conveying your ideas to us. Stay tuned.

January – March 2021: Continue educational and research projects (deepening knowledge of the church’s governance and functioning, our history, 8th principle discernment, and other projects) Spring 2021:   Recommence weekly meetings … Continue reading Ministerial Search Timeline