Resources
Governance | Policies | Forms | Other Documents | Healthy Church Relationships (Essays) | Links
Governance
- Bylaws (PDF, 94KB)
- Ministry Teams
- Current Team Rosters
Policies
- Building Use Policy
- Wedding Policy
- Non-Member Wedding Booklet (PDF, 104KB)
- Safety Policy (PDF, 41KB)
- Inclement Weather Policy
- Call/Bulletin Policy
Forms
- Sunday School Registration (PDF, 83KB)
- Memorial Garden Brochure (PDF, 882KB)
- Memorial Garden Interment (PDF, 42KB)
- Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) Authorization (PDF, 23KB)
- Requisition Request (PDF, 50KB)
- T-Shirt Orders (PDF, 11KB)
Other Documents
- Pastoral Letter on the 2010 Election Results (PDF, 32KB)
- 2010-2011 Annual Report (PDF, 1.3MB)
- Listen, Discern, Act: A Discernment Workbook (PDF, 276KB)
- New Orleans Journal (Marci Freer) (PDF, 64KB)
- Youth-led Worship Service script (PDF, 18KB)
Healthy Church Relationships (Lombard Retreat Essays)
You can also watch this brief video for a synopsis of Bowen's family systems theory applied to organizational leadership: Friedman's Theory of Differentiated Leadership Made Simple (6:45 min.)
- Overview of the Lombard Retreat Weekend, by Randy Jedele (PDF, 103KB)
- How Congregations Are Like Families, by Laura Fefchak (PDF, 96KB)
- Systems for Managing Conflict Constructively, by Karl Andersen (PDF, 65KB)
- Healthy Church Checklist, by Maryellen Knowles (PDF, 109KB)
Links
United Church of Christ related
- The United Church of Christ (national)
- UCC Cornerstone Fund
- Iowa Conference UCC
- Disciples of Christ (Christian) and UCC Partnership Page
- Global Ministries (common witness of the UCC & Disciples of Christ)
- Mayflower Community, Grinnell, Iowa
- The Pilgrim Press
- Still Speaking
- UCC Resources
- UCC Coalition for Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender Concerns
- UCC Open & Affirming Program
- UCC Wider Church Ministries (formerly UCBWM)
- UCC Stillspeaking Daily Devotionals (two daily messages via Twitter)
- New Revised Standard Bible
Community
- City of Urbandale
- City of Des Moines
- Des Moines Area Religious Council
- Greater Des Moines Convention & Visitors Bureau
- Interfaith Alliance of Iowa
- Interfaith Hospitality Network
- PFLAG (Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays)
- Urbandale Chamber of Commerce
- Young Women's Resource Center
