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07/28/2023 - Hartford International University Purchases SNEUCC's Hartford Office
Conference budgetSNEUCC's Hartford Office has been sold to the Hartford International University for Religion and Peace.
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04/24/2023 - Boards Recommend Moving Endowment Funds to SNEUCC
Annual Meeting Conference budgetThe Boards of Directors of the Historic Massachusetts Conference and the Missionary Society of Connecticut recently passed votes toward a goal of moving their historic endowments to the Southern New England Conference - moves that delegates will be asked to affirm at ...
03/07/2023 - 2022 Giving to SNEUCC Exceeds Expectations
By: Tiffany Vail - Conference budget StewardshipLocal church giving to the Southern New England Conference came in over budget for 2022 – welcome news as the new Conference emerges from the pandemic. In a video message, Conference Board President Tracy Keene thanked everyone for their contributions. "Despite the...
07/27/2022 - Committee Explores Future for Hartford Office; Ashland Land
By: Tiffany Vail - Conference budget Justice and WitnessThe Hartford office at 125 Sherman Street. As the formation of the Southern New England Conference was underway, one of the most frequently ...
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02/09/2022 - Legislative Advocate Position Sunsetted
Conference budget Conference staffAs the Southern New England Conference continues to develop news ways to live out its vision, and in response to budget constraints, the position of Legislative Advocate is being sunsetted. Michele Mudrick’s last day on staff will be February 15, 2022. Mudrick served ...
12/08/2021 - Board Talks Over Challenge of Building a New Conference During a Liminal Time
By: Tiffany Vail - Board of Directors Conference budgetThe SNEUCC Board recently talked about how it’s not surprising that this new Conference – which came into being just two months before the pandemic ...
07/15/2020 - Conference Staff Restructuring Begins
By: Tiffany Vail - Conference budget Conference staffThe Bridge Conference Ministers have begun restructuring the Conference staff following a three-month delay due to the pandemic.
04/24/2020 - Conference, Many Churches, Receive Paycheck Protection Loans
By: Tiffany Vail - Conference budgetThe Southern New England Conference has received a $718,000 loan through the federal Paycheck Protection Program, which will be forgivable if it is ...
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01/15/2020 - Year-End Report Available for Download
Annual Report Conference budget Conference programmingA one-sheet, double-sided year-end report highlighting the shared mission and ministries of the three historic Conferences in 2019 is now available for download. Many Connecticut churches have traditionally included this report in their own Annual Reports; churches ...
07/23/2018 - New Location Announced for Conference Offices
Conference budgetThe following is an announcement from Transitional Conference Minister the Rev. Marilyn B. Kendrix: After considering several possible sites, the Rhode Island Conference has selected the Edgewood Congregational Church as the new location for the conference offices. ...
01/08/2018 - Connecticut, Massachusetts Conferences Consolidate Functions
Conference budget Conference staffThe Connecticut and Massachusetts Conferences are taking several steps toward consolidating their administrative and financial functions in order to ...
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12/11/2017 - Annual Friends Appeal Lifts Up Shared Values
Conference budgetIn his annual Friends of the Conference appeal letter, Conference Minister The Rev. Kent Siladi wrote that the values that are drawing the Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island conferences together are worthy of support.
11/16/2016 - Conference Appeals to Friends of the Conference for Support
Conference budget Conference programmingHARTFORD – Referencing Jackie Robinson's famous quote, "A life is not important except for the impact it has on other lives," Conference Minister the ...
11/07/2016 - 210th Autumnal Meeting Tackles Tough Issues
By: Tiffany Vail - Annual Meeting Conference budget Justice and WitnessAttendees to the 210th Autumnal Meeting of the Rhode Island Conference on Nov. 5 tackled some tough issues head on: white privilege, the battle over the pipeline through native American land in North Dakota and the Conference’s welcome of people regardless of sexual ...
11/01/2016 - Office Serving Metropolitan Boston, Northeast Regions Moves to Winchester
Conference budgetThe Massachusetts Conference's Waltham office, serving the Metropolitan Boston and Northeast Association leaders, churches and clergy, has moved to ...
10/11/2016 - New Video: OCWM Multiplying Impact
Conference budgetThe Connecticut Conference released a new video today titled OCWM: Multiplying Impact. This video offers information and testimonies about the ways in which Our Church's Wider Mission (OCWM) gifts from local churches are used to create a greater impact in our conference...
06/19/2016 - Delegates vote on welcoming immigrants; compensation and budget matters
Conference budget Resolutions passed by Annual MeetingDelegates to the Massachusetts Conference's 217th Annual Meeting this weekend (June 17 - 18_ voted on welcoming immigrants and on a variety of matters...
02/03/2016 - Conference welcomes another climate justice intern
Conference budget Conference staffIn addition to full-time climate justice intern, the Conference has taken on board a second part-time intern who is working for course credit.
06/09/2015 - Treasurer reports surplus in 2014; high rate of United Church Mission participation
Annual Meeting Conference budget United Church MissionI am pleased to report that the Massachusetts Conference of the United Church of Christ saw a pre-audit operating surplus of $37,861. This is ...
02/11/2015 - 10% of MACUCC churches opt in to United Church Mission
Conference budget United Church MissionMore than 10 percent of Massachusetts Conference churches have opted into United Church Mission, the Conference's new funding system, and those doing ...
12/03/2014 - More than 25 churches opt into United Church Mission; deadline is Dec. 15
Conference budget United Church MissionMore than 25 churches in the Massachusetts Conference have thus far opted into United Church Mission, the new system for funding our common mission ...
10/05/2014 - Board votes not to renew Craigville lease
By: Tiffany Vail - Conference budgetThe Massachusetts Conference Board of Directors voted Saturday, Oct. 4, not to renew the Conference's lease to operate the Craigville Retreat Center, bringing to a close the 55-year arrangement between the Conference and the Cape Cod facility when the current lease runs...
09/17/2014 - Board has been gathering input for upcoming Craigville vote
Conference budget Conference programmingIn preparation for their Oct. 4 vote on whether or not to renew the Massachusetts Conference’s lease to operate the Craigville Retreat Center, members...
07/23/2014 - Conference may not renew lease of Craigville Retreat Center
By: Tiffany Vail - Conference budgetThe Massachusetts Conference’s 55-year history of operating the Craigville Retreat Center on Cape Cod may soon come to an end. The Finance Committee ...
07/23/2014 - Frequently Asked Questions about Craigville Retreat Center
Conference budgetFrequently Asked Questions about Craigville Retreat Center
07/14/2014 - 2014 Annual Report now available
Annual Meeting Annual Report Conference budgetThe Massachusetts Conference 2014 Annual Report, Amazing Works of Faith in Massachusetts and Beyond, is now available. Printed copies were given to all Annual Meeting attendees, and multiple printed copies will be sent to church leaders in August. They can also be ...
06/16/2014 - 215th Annual Meeting votes to authorize United Church Mission
Annual Meeting Conference budget United Church MissionThe 215th Annual Meeting authorizes United Church Mission as a new mechanism for giving to the Massachusetts Conference and the National setting of ...
09/11/2013 - UCC Southeast Conference credits Massachusetts Conference for helping build its membership
Conference budget Conference programmingBy Marlene Gasdia-Cochrane Something unexpected has happened in the South over the past decade, and the Massachusetts Conference is partly ...
06/15/2013 - 214th Annual Meeting: Summary of Actions
Annual Meeting Conference budgetThe 214th Annual Meeting of the Massachusetts Conference took the following actions June 14 – 15 at the Sturbridge Host Hotel & Conference Center: Voted to affirm the Resolution Urging Divestment from Fossil Fuel Companies as submitted to the 29th General Synod of the ...
01/09/2013 - Conference receives $200,000 grant to further clergy development work
Conference budget Conference programming Conference staffBy Tiffany Vail The Massachusetts Conference has received a $200,000 grant from the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation that is enabling an ...
06/25/2012 - 2012 Annual Report now available
Annual Meeting Annual Report Conference budget Conference programming Conference staff Disaster ReliefThe Massachusetts Conference's 2012 Annual Report is now available. It can be downloaded here, or printed copies can be obtained by contacting Karen Methot. Download the 22-page report here. A message from the Minister and President, from the report: Do not be ...
06/19/2012 - Change to Fellowship Dues in discussion
Annual Meeting Conference budgetDownload a PDF version of this document ***DELEGATES: PLEASE PUT THIS PAGE IN THE HANDS OF YOUR CHURCH TREASURER OR FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR!!*** Fellowship Dues - ??Time for a Change?? - Beginning a Conversation Presented by the Finance Committee of the Board of ...
06/16/2012 - Summary of votes taken at the 213th Annual Meeting (2012)
Annual Meeting Board of Directors Conference budgetSummary of votes taken at the 213th Annual Meeting, June 15-16, 2012: Resolutions After some discussion and a minor wording amendment, delegates ...
02/16/2012 - Conference 2011 income below expectations
Conference budgetBy Tiffany Vail Associate for Communication Church contributions to Our Church's Wider Mission Basic Support and Fellowship Dues came in at about $29,000 below expectations in 2011. Contributions to OCWM Basic Support - one of the Massachusetts Conference's two main ...
11/07/2011 - MACUCC's Edwards House receives facelift - physically and virtually
Conference budgetVisitors to the Massachusetts Conference’s Edwards House – both those coming in person and online – have been seeing a lot of changes lately. Changes ...
07/11/2011 - Conference closes Plymouth office
Conference budget Conference staffThe following announcement was sent out to Southeast region churches and clergy on Monday, July 11: Dear Southeast Region, On July 1st the Plymouth Office at 225 Water, 115A closed. Now and in the future, the same support and services will continue to be available as ...
06/18/2011 - MACUCC Treasurer's Report to Annual Meeting (2011) with related budget documents
Annual Meeting Conference budget Conference staffThe Massachusetts Conference of the United Church of Christ recorded a pre-audit surplus of $41,238 for the year ended December 31, 2010. The 2010 ...
10/16/2009 - Treasurer's Report to the 210th Annual Meeting (2009)
Annual Meeting Conference budgetSubmitted by: Mr. Walter Kreil, Treasurer The year 2008 was another year of financial challenges for the Massachusetts Conference of the United ...