Committees

Contribute your time and talents to serve our community and connect with others, while doing meaningful work to further the mission and vision of this church. It takes many hands to operate Northlake as a beacon for love and justice.

Committees carry out the work related to governance aspects of Northlake. Email a committee directly to learn more about tasks that you may enjoy, timelines that work with your schedule, or opportunities to grow into a leadership role. Alternatively, share a description of skills you would like to offer in an email to [email protected], to match your skill set with a current need.

Communications Committee

The Northlake Communications Committee is one of our five standing committees. Members of the communications committee consider all of the ways we promote Northlake’s offerings, and share information, within our congregation and the larger community. No professional experience is required. We welcome volunteers with experience in web design, social media management, graphic design, or a passion for communicating who we are and what we do at Northlake.

Email: [email protected]

Facilities Committee

The Northlake Facilities Committee is one of our five standing committees. Assist with building maintenance and improvement, deep cleaning projects, gardening and other grounds work. Our diversely skilled group works on technical electrical and plumbing projects, as well as simple tasks like changing light bulbs.

We organize yearly or semi-annual efforts that include the broader congregation, like our annual spring cleaning event, and targeted grounds improvement projects. We also identify opportunities to improve the safety, efficiency, and general appearance of our buildings and campus through more focused efforts, as resources permit.

Email: [email protected]

Finance Committee

The Northlake Finance Committee is one of our five standing committees. Share your knowledge or passion for managing finances to create the stability needed, for Northlake to operate and live our mission generation after generation.

Finance proactively plans for future costs, and develops the annual planning budget based on the results of our annual stewardship drive. We cultivate an attitude of abundance through giving what we can, and receiving what we need, to keep the beacon for love and justice lit at Northlake.

Email: [email protected]

Governance Committee

The Northlake Governance Committee is one of our five standing committees, and is leading the effort to update Northlake’s governance structure and bylaws. Committee members are working to ensure all committees and teams have clear policies and procedures to support Northlake’s future posterity.

Stewardship Subcommittee

The Northlake Stewardship Subcommittee is a part of the Northlake Finance Committee. Stewardship is a year-round effort to illuminate the reasons we commit to financially support Northlake. This effort culminates in a celebration of our community attitude of abundance each spring, when the annual stewardship drive concludes. The stewardship team draws upon a diverse group of volunteers blending skills and talents, to design and execute the canvass campaign for the annual operating budget.

Our stewardship focus is three-fold:

  • To encourage conversations amongst members and friends focused on what Northlake means to each.
  • To inspire deeper thinking about how each person can contribute their time, talent, and treasure to sustaining Northlake.
  • To urge giving in keeping with our deeper values.

No experience is required to participate in stewardship at Northlake. However, if you have fundraising experience or a love for financial planning and giving, please consider offering any time you can to the stewardship team. With full participation from the Northlake community we ensure the long-term financial stability of our organization, so Northlake can do more to live our mission and vision year after year.

Email: [email protected]

Rentals Subcommittee

The mission of the Northlake Rentals Subcommittee is to plan, organize and manage non-church use of the Northlake facilities by organizations, members and non-members, to support the mission of the church. The rentals team works closely with our facilities coordinator, facilities committee, and finance committee.

Please consider offering your time and experience to help set rental policy, and to oversee the management of our long and short-term tenants. Rentals team members strive to cultivate positive relationships with tenants that are closely aligned with Northlake’s mission and vision.

Email: [email protected]

Endowment Subcommittee

The Northlake Endowment subcommittee is a part of our facilities committee,  and is responsible for building our endowment funds to generate significant income for the congregation. We accomplish this through encouraging unrestricted bequests to the church, and administering and stewarding the funds received for our endowment.

The activities of the committee include:

 

  • Building awareness of the endowment within the congregation.
  • Soliciting bequests to the church for the endowment.
  • Handling the investment logistics with our funds at the UUA.
  • Tracking and reporting to the board of trustees the value of the endowment funds.
  • Handling the administration of the memorial tree in the sanctuary.
  • Recommending endowment policies to the board for approval.

Safe and Secure Subcommittee

The Northlake Safe and Secure subcommittee is a part of our facilities committee at Northlake. The subcommittee reviews and makes recommendations on all aspects of safety and security for Northlake. We organize regular emergency drills such as evacuating building occupants in case of a fire. We also evaluate conditions such as campus lighting, maintaining security cameras, and identifying areas of improvement to keep our campus a safe and welcoming place for all.

Email:  [email protected]

Committee on Ministry

The Northlake Committee on Ministry monitors and nurtures the covenantal relationship between the congregation and minister.  The committee works with our minister to provide structure, support, discernment, and periodic evaluations for the ministerial teams, groups, and task forces.  This collaboration ensures Northlake’s ministerial activities are aligned with the church mission and vision. Candidates for the committee on ministry members need to have been Northlake members for at least one year.

[email protected]

Note: During the term of our interim minister, the responsibilities of the COM are temporarily carried out by the Ministerial Transition Team, which focuses on guiding the congregation through the unique processes of ministerial transition.