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| The '''Thomas Jefferson District''' of the [[UUA]] consists currently of all of North and South Carolina, Eastern Georgia, Eastern & Central Tennessee, and most of Virginia.
| | == Policy Based Governance |
| | A Resource for Unitarian Universalist Congregations == |
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| ==Leaders and Officers==
| | Developed by John Carver, Policy Governance addresses numerous board conundrums—interminable meetings, overloaded agendas, vague accountability, micromanagement, and loss of vision! Policy Governance® is the registered service mark of John Carver. The authoritative website for the Policy Governance model can be found at [http://www.carvergovernance.com Carver Governance]. |
| *District Executive: Qiyamah Rahman
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| *UUA Trustee: Ed Wilde
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| *Interim District Administrator: Glenna Roberts
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| *Lifespan RE Program Consultant: Laurel Amabile
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| *District President: Myrtle Hepler
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| ==Mission Statement==
| | While Unitarian Universalist congregations have studied and used the concepts of Policy Governance® developed by John and Miriam Carver, they have adapted it to their circumstances, and so these applications cannot be deemed Policy Governance. |
| ''The Thomas Jefferson District, as an association of Unitarian Universalist congregations, affirms the purposes and principles of the Unitarian Universalist Association and encourages spiritual development within congregations and expansion of Unitarian Universalism by:
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| * supporting collaborative networking among member congregations;
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| * providing resources and training to congregations;
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| * promoting awareness and growth of Unitarian Universalism within the District;''
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| ==List of Congregations==
| | [[Articles about policy based governance]] |
| === Georgia ===
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| *Augusta: [[Unitarian Universalist Church of Augusta]]
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| *Brunswick: [[Unitarian Universalists of Coastal Georgia]]
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| *Savannah: [[Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah]]
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| *Statesboro: [[Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Statesboro]]
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| ===North Carolina===
| | [[Links]] to congregations' policies and support documents |
| *Asheville: [[Unitarian Universalist Church of Asheville]]
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| *Black Mountain: [[Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Swannanoa Valley]]
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| *Boone: [[Boone Unitarian Universalist Fellowship]]
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| *Brevard: [[Unitarian Universalists of Transylvania County]]
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| *Chapel Hill: [[Community Church of Chapel Hill, Unitarian Universalist]]
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| *Charlotte: [[Piedmont Unitarian Universalist Church]],<br>
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| [[Unitarian Universalist Church of Charlotte]]
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| *Clinton: [[First Universalist Church of Sampson County at Red Hill]]
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| *Durham: [[All Souls Church, Unitarian Universalist]],<br>
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| [[Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship]]
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| *Franklin: [[Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Franklin]]
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| *Greenville: [[Unitarian Universalist Church of Greenville]]
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| *Hendersonville: [[Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Hendersonville]]
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| *Hickory: [[Unitarian Universalist Church of the Catawba Valley]]
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| *Hillsborough: [[Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Hillsborough]]
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| *Jamestown: [[Unitarian Universalist Church of Greensboro]]
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| *Kitty Hawk: [[Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Outer Banks]]
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| *Morehead City: [[Unitarian Coastal Fellowship]]
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| *New Bern: [[Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of New Bern]]
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| *Raleigh: [[UU Peace Fellowship]]
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| *Raleigh: [[Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Raleigh]]
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| *Rocky Mount: [[Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Rocky Mount]]
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| *Seven Springs: [[Outlaw's Bridge Universalist Church]]
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| *Tryon: [[Thermal Belt Unitarian Universalist Fellowship]]
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| *Wilmington: [[Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Wilmington]]
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| *Winston-Salem: [[Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Winston-Salem]]
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| ===South Carolina===
| | [[Ideas]] from the Governance list - A variety of answers to questions you might have. |
| *Charleston: [[Unitarian Church in Charleston]]
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| *Clemson: [[Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Clemson]]
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| *Columbia: [[Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Columbia]]
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| *Greenville: [[Greenville Unitarian Universalist Fellowship]]
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| *Hilton Head Island: [[Unitarian Fellowship of Hilton Head Island]]
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| *Newberry: [[Clayton Memorial Unitarian Universalist Church]]
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| *Pawley's Island: [[All Souls Waccamaw]]
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| *Spartanburg: [[Unitarian Universalist Church of Spartanburg]]
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| *St. Helena Island: [[Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Beaufort]]
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| ===Tennessee===
| | Join the email discussion list policygovernance-L Click on this link and scroll down to Subscribing to Policygovernance-l. This is a UUA email list dedicated to the discussion of the Policy Governance model of board governance in UU congregations, its implementation, variations, and challenges. This list is for anyone including ordained ministers, lay leaders, and members of all sizes and shapes of UU congregations with an interest in Policy Governance. |
| *Chattanooga: [[Unitarian Universalist Church of Chattanooga]]
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| *Gray: [[Holston Valley Unitarian Universalist Church]]
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| *Knoxville: [[Tennessee Valley Unitatian Universalist Church]],<br>
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| [[Westside Unitarian Universalist Church]]
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| *Memphis: [[Peter Cooper Unitarian Universalist Church]]
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| *Murfreesboro: [[Unitarian Fellowship of Murfreesboro]]
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| *Nashville: [[Greater Nashville Unitarian Universalist Congregation]]
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| *Oak Ridge: [[Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Fellowship]]
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| *Tullahoma: [[Unitarian Universalist Church of Tullahoma]]
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| ===Virginia===
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| *Blacksburg: [[Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the New River Valley]]
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| *Charlottesville: [[Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church, Unitarian Universalist]]
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| *Fredericksburg: [[Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Fredericksburg]]
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| *Glen Allen: [[Unitarian Universalist Community Church of Glen Allen]]
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| *Harrisonburg: [[Harrisonburg Unitarian Universalists]]
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| *Kilmarnock: [[Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the Rappahannock]]
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| *Lynchburg: [[First Unitarian Church of Lynchburg, Virginia, Unitarian Universalist]]
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| *Machipongo: [[Unitarian Universalists of the Eastern Shore]]
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| *Meadowview: [[Unitarian Universalist Church of the Highlands]]
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| *Newport News: Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the Peninsula
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| *Norfolk: [[Unitarian Church of Norfolk]]
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| *Richmond: [[First Unitarian Church of Richmond]]
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| *Roanoke: [[Unitarian Universalist Church of Roanoke]]
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| *Waynesboro: [[Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Waynesboro]]
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| *Williamsburg: [[Unitarian Universalist Williamsburg Unitarian Universalists]]
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| ==Clusters==
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| [[Western Carolinas Cluster]]
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| Website: [http://www.wccluster.org/ Western Carolinas Cluster]
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| ==General Information==
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| === District Website ===
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| [http://www.uua.org/tjd Thomas Jefferson District]
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| === Contact Information ===
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| 9704 Mallard Creek Rd<br>
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| Charlotte, NC 28262-9738<br>
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| Phone: 704/549-0750<br>
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| Fax: 704/549-0751<br>
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| Email: uuatjd@bellsouth.net
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| == Related Websites ==
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| *[http://www.livejournal.com/community/tjduu/ TJD LiveJournal Community]
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== Policy Based Governance
A Resource for Unitarian Universalist Congregations ==
Developed by John Carver, Policy Governance addresses numerous board conundrums—interminable meetings, overloaded agendas, vague accountability, micromanagement, and loss of vision! Policy Governance® is the registered service mark of John Carver. The authoritative website for the Policy Governance model can be found at Carver Governance.
While Unitarian Universalist congregations have studied and used the concepts of Policy Governance® developed by John and Miriam Carver, they have adapted it to their circumstances, and so these applications cannot be deemed Policy Governance.
Articles about policy based governance
Links to congregations' policies and support documents
Ideas from the Governance list - A variety of answers to questions you might have.
Join the email discussion list policygovernance-L Click on this link and scroll down to Subscribing to Policygovernance-l. This is a UUA email list dedicated to the discussion of the Policy Governance model of board governance in UU congregations, its implementation, variations, and challenges. This list is for anyone including ordained ministers, lay leaders, and members of all sizes and shapes of UU congregations with an interest in Policy Governance.