Our vision for leadership.

Here’s how we’re organized.

Scripture gives us a beautiful picture of leadership plurality. Ephesians 4 invites us to consider what’s possible when a team with diverse gifts (Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Shepherds, and Teachers) works together to equip the whole body for ministry.

UCC operates as an independent congregation, with no formal membership requirements, and is led by a collaborative team of lay leaders working alongside paid staff.

LEAD TEAM
Made up of church-elected leaders and our co-pastors, this group provides directional oversight for our community. These senior leaders function as a collaborative team, similarly to what some churches call "elders." This way of leading places a diverse team of mature disciples together who work cooperatively to equip the entire body for the work of ministry.

CO-PASTORS
Our co-pastors bear primary responsibility for welcoming, equipping, and instructing our congregation towards Christlikeness. Additionally, our co-pastors handle operational decisions that affect and improve our community’s daily functions. UCC’s co-pastors both presently serve full-time and operate as equals—no hierarchy here.

STAFF TEAM
Our staff members make operational decisions for individual ministries, serving specific demographic groups or areas of focus like: children's ministry, student ministry, worship coordination, or financial oversight.

COMMISSIONS
Commission leaders work alongside the Lead Team and staff to help UCC live on mission. Commission teams form when they’re needed, at which time the church nominates and appoints 1-3 leaders from within the body to join at least 1 Lead Team or staff team member. These teams work together to carry out a specific area of the ministry, inviting others from within the church to fold into the work as well.

Note: Gender, sexual orientation, and/or marital status are not factors we use to evaluate whether God is calling someone to serve in leadership at any level.