campus planning moves forward
The FirstU Congregation, through formal vote on a motion put forward by the Poverty Action Working Group at the Fall Congregational Meeting of October 2018, charged the FirstU Board of Directors and the Campus Planning Committee (CPC), a permanent committee of the Board of Directors that includes representatives from FirstU and our Campus Partners (Unitarian House, River Parkway Children's Centre and Or Haneshamah), to move forward with planning activities to determine potential future development options for the FirstU Campus. This vote, and our responsibilities as good stewards charged with ensuring that our resources are focused on supporting the Mission and Vision of the Congregation, directed us to examine the potential that our Campus represents and determine if there are ways of realizing that potential that are consistent with our principles and values.
Through their representation on the CPC, our campus partners are playing an active role in articulating the interests of their organizations and shaping the overall Campus planning discussion. As a good landlord, good partner, and upholder of UU values and principles, FirstU is committed to honouring our commitments and agreements with our Campus partners, and we will ensure that any future development, if undertaken, is done in consultation and partnership with our Campus partners and with the members of our Congregation. This includes working with Unitarian House on their future vision and how that might be realized on our Campus.
In 2019, CBC Ottawa contacted the FirstU office requesting an interview to discuss our plans for possible future development of the Campus. As one of many churches facing long term financial challenges, our story and our potential development journey are topical. Blair Erskine, the current chair of the CPC, was asked to represent us in the CBC interview. The resulting story can be accessed on the CBC website.
Through their representation on the CPC, our campus partners are playing an active role in articulating the interests of their organizations and shaping the overall Campus planning discussion. As a good landlord, good partner, and upholder of UU values and principles, FirstU is committed to honouring our commitments and agreements with our Campus partners, and we will ensure that any future development, if undertaken, is done in consultation and partnership with our Campus partners and with the members of our Congregation. This includes working with Unitarian House on their future vision and how that might be realized on our Campus.
In 2019, CBC Ottawa contacted the FirstU office requesting an interview to discuss our plans for possible future development of the Campus. As one of many churches facing long term financial challenges, our story and our potential development journey are topical. Blair Erskine, the current chair of the CPC, was asked to represent us in the CBC interview. The resulting story can be accessed on the CBC website.
Goals and Guiding Principles
While, at present, we are in the information gathering and analysis phase only, and there are no plans or commitments for any type of Campus development, any further development that we do undertake must be consistent with our values as laid out in the document Goals and Guiding Principles for Development of the Unitarian Campus.
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