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 to what you want in a new senior minister and for the future of the church, and will use the information gathered in these meetings to inform our search. These meetings will happen during the month of October. They will all be held virtually over Zoom.
If you are part of a group at church, such as the Alliance, Music Ministry, or Social Justice Council, you should get an email from your group leader with details about a focus group being scheduled for you to participate in.
The cottage meetings are open to all congregants. To register for a cottage meeting, please go here and fill out your availability and preferences. We aim to keep these groups small enough so that we are able to hear from each and every voice, so it is helpful if we can anticipate interest in each time slot.