Eliot Unitarian Chapel - Kirkwood, MO: Board of Trustees


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Policies and Bylaws The policies and bylaws of Eliot Unitarian Chapel can be found on the Policies and Bylaws page here. Interested in attending an Eliot Chapel Board of Trustees meeting? Click here to review Board meeting visitor information. Click on the links below to download the Board of Trustees meeting minutes: Approved Minutes for Eliot Chapel Annual Congregational Meeting: May 19, 2019 Draft Minutes for Eliot Chapel Annual Congregational Meeting: May 17, 2020 August 2021 Minutes July 2021 Minutes May 2021 Minutes April 2021 Minutes March 2021 Minutes February 2021 Minutes January 2021 Minutes December 2020 Minutes November 2020 Minutes October 2020 Minutes September 2020 Minutes To see minutes for older meetings, please contact the church office at frontoffice@eliotchapel.org. Board of Trustees Treasurer's Report and Monthly Financial Statement June 2021 Report/April 2021 May 2021 Report/March 2021 April 2021 Report/February 2021 March 2021/January 2021 February 2021/December 2020 January 2021/November 2020 December 2020/October 2020 (corrected) November 2020/September 2020 October 2020/August 2020 September 2020/July 2020 August 2020 Report/June 2020 July 2020 Report/May 2020 2020-2021 Budget Presentation to the Congregation: November 12, 2020 Eliot Chapel Annual Independent Accountant Review Report: June 30 2020 and 2019 June 30 2019 and 2018 June 30 2018 and 2017 For older reports, please contact the church office at frontoffice@eliotchapel.org.		Board of Trustees The Board of Trustees is responsible for establishing, amending, interpreting, and enforcing Chapel policies in accordance with the by-laws. The Board also delegates responsibility, authority, and accountability to the minister and board committees. The Board is composed of seven members who are elected by the congregation for staggered three-year terms. The Lead Minister is an ex officio, non-voting member of the board. The Board meets the second Tuesday of the month at 6:30 pm via Zoom. Meetings are open to anyone in the Eliot community. Contact the Board of Trustees 2021-2022 Eliot Chapel Board of Trustees: (from left) Sara Fleming (Treasurer), Chuck Schuder, Rev. Barbara Gadon, Dr. Toni Sauders, Dr. Steve Harvey (Board Chair), Claire Wyneken (Chair Elect), Kalen Ponche (Secretary), and Steve Swift (Ombudsman or, as we like to say, Ombuds-buddy), and virtually, Paula Fulks. Eliot Chapel End Statements (adopted June 15, 2021) We the people of Eliot Unitarian Chapel: Explore our Unitarian Universalist faith with each other and our children. Ground ourselves in individual and communal practice to deepen our spiritual lives. Engage in anti-racism and all justice work as a spiritual practice. Grow a community of joyous and radical belonging, engaged in courageous dialogue. Generously give and receive care in times of joy, transition, and sorrow. Sustain and steward our church financially and spiritually toward a joyous and dynamic future. Rationale and background on the Mission and Vision can be found in the following white paper. Click here to read the 2015 Values Discovery Report Policy Governance Article V of the By-Laws of Eliot Unitarian Chapel directs the the Board of Trustees to use a policy governance model to provide general direction. Policy Governance defines and guides appropriate relationships between an organization's owners, its Board of Trustees, and its Chief Executive Officer (in our case, Lead Minister). It provides a clear differentiation between means and ends responsibilities. The board exists to properly empower others, which means to define the results to be achieved by the organization (ends), and define what would be considered unacceptable in terms of ethics and prudence (executive limitations). The board delegates the job of achieving its ends within the parameters defined in policy to the Lead Minister. To complete the delegation, the board regularly monitors performance to uphold accountability of the Lead Minister. Click here to read questions and answers about policy governance. Below are documents intended to keep the congregation abreast of some of our significant activities over the past few years. Please click on a link below to read an issue: Eliot Chapel Board of Trustees 2020 Congregational Survey August 2020 Board Activity Roundup Spring 2020 Board Activity Roundup Eliot Chapel Board of Trustees 2019 Congregational Survey 2017 Eliot Survey: Simple Summary 2017 Eliot Survey: Values Summary December 2016: It's Ours! The Purchase of 222 E. Argonne Drive 2015 Values Discovery Report 2015 Congregational Survey Results May 2014: Congregation & Governance January 2014: Start Up Retreat Review June 2013: The Year in Review March 2013: Moral Ownership February 2013: What is the Purpose of the Church? To see older Board Bits, please contact the church office at frontoffice@eliotchapel.org.