Strategic Plan (2021-2026)

Overview
Our Strategic Plan was created through a visioning in process in 2020 that involved the participation of church leadership and members in a series of meetings and roundtables. The process asked the congregation: what is our purpose and what is our why? The RUC Task Force studied the data from the visioning process, reviewed the summary prepared by our UCC consultant and interviewed stakeholders.  They also considered the information that was provided from six congregation roundtable discussions. From these sources, we developed the following four Mission Priorities with multiple goals for each.

1. Care of the RUC Family
Goal 1: Continue virtual/remote technology
Goal 2: Continue/enhance small groups
Goal 3: Enhance pastoral/congregational care
Goal 4: Reach out and support the transgender community

2. Care of Our Neighbors
Goal 1: Enhance Relationship with Community Reach
Goal 2: Increase community use of RUC campus & community engagement

3. Commitment to Social Justice 
Goal 1: Develop social justice involvement.
Goal 2: Align RUC Leadership structure with social justice priorities
Goal 3: Strengthen connections with other social justice groups
Goal 4: Reflect justice priorities in buildings and grounds

4. Care of the Earth
Goal 1: Make structural changes to integrate the Care of the Earth 
perspective throughout our congregation and into the community
Goal 2: Be the green church in practice
Goal 3: Be the green church through outreach

Strategic Use of Buildings and Grounds
Renovations to the church building and grounds will enhance and evolve current facility and property. Proposed projects also allow the RUC campus to be a vehicle to live into the RUC vision and values, supporting our spiritual practice, experience, and expression.
•    Build an accessible, intergenerational interactive art and play center (playground)
•    Create an outside fellowship space
•    Enhance the memorial garden
•    Renovate kitchen
•    Improve accessibility and flexibility of our building 
•    Make our parking lot an outreach to the community and statement of our values