​We nurture hearts and minds, practice beloved community and work for justice.―UU Santa Fe Mission Statement

uu Santa fe Governance

Unitarian Universalist Community Polity
UU Santa Fe is self-governing. We typically hold an Annual Meeting of UU Santa Fe in late May. "Congregational Polity sees no power that extends beyond those who elected them, that is, the congregation. A congregation has the right and responsibility to choose and ordain its own clergy, elect its own officers, direct them in the course of their duties, and replace them when necessary. In the Unitarian Universalist denomination, there are no synods, bishops, or other persons empowered elsewhere with authority over a congregation."―Jane A. Page, Statesboro, GA

At UU Santa Fe "we trust you with the holy things."―Nadia Bolz Weber

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What change is UU Santa Fe called to make in our world? What ways are we seeking to bring about this change?

Governing Bodies

​To rule is easy, to govern difficult.―Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

UU Leadership Resources

Board of Trustees
Board of Trustees (elected membership) oversees our vision, direction, priorities and our committees.​

• President: Mary Ellen Gonzales
• Vice President: Sherry Kraemer
• Vice President for Finance: Jack Seigel
• Secretary: Roberta Armstrong
• At large: Munro Sickafoose
• At large: Laura Brockington
• ​At large: John Faucett
• Ex Officio: Rev. Gail Marriner

Program Council
Program Council oversees our Mission Teams, their activities and priorities.​

• Chair, Sherry Kraemer
• Worship
  Jennifer Pruett and Michael Owens
• Lifelong Learning
  Patty Owens and Steven Mead
• Community Life
  Elizabeth Swope and Roberta Armstrong
• Justice Council
  rotating leadership
• At large: Rev. Gail Marriner

UU Santa Fe Board online meetings are open to all―
Fourth Wednesday at 5:30 pm. Email secretary@uusantafe.org for joining information.

​“Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.” Stephen Covey

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Our Board is:

• Governed by our Bylaws, Mission and Vision Statements
• Regulated by its congregational policy and informed by membership
• Accountable for creating conditions that achieve the mission and vision of UU Santa Fe—its decision-making is always biased toward this end

Board Covenant read at every Board meeting:
"We covenant to lead our congregation with integrity, guided always by our UU principles and purposes; to act and speak with respect for each one present and all those absent; to listen with open hearts and minds to the full spectrum of perspectives; to follow a democratic process in all our decision making; and to treat one another with kindness and care."

​Our Board's Responsibility. The Board focuses on the future, creates and manages our long range plan, listens deeply to membership, and oversees UU Santa Fe's business affairs, such as financial management, facilities management, staffing, membership, communication and operations.​
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Our Program Council's Responsibility. The Board delegates to our minister, community leadership (Program Council) and program teams the achievement of our mission and vision. Significant ministries include worship, pastoral care, small group facilitation, justice making initiatives and lifelong learning programs.

“The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.”― Stephen Covey

​Democracy – is a government by all the people for all the people.―​Theodore Parker (Unitarian, minister, social reformer) in 1854