Potential New Building Updates
Background
UUFD is actively exploring the idea of constructing a major addition to our campus – a much needed new fellowship hall. The Building Engagement Task Force (BETF) is charged with coordinating between the design architect and the congregation to provide as much transparency and opportunity for congregational input as possible as we move through this discernment process. We will update this blog as new information becomes available and as decisions are made. This is also a place in which you can make comments and ask questions, and we hope you will.
The Building Engagement Task Force co-chairs are Tom Miller and Allison Andersen. Members are Mary Ocken, Deborah Lycan, Barbara Hahn, and Sherrod Beall. You can also contact any of us personally for questions and comments.
Project Schedule
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Project Designs
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Opportunities for Congregational Input
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Questions or Comments?
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Latest News
- Town Hall presentation slides and notes July 26, 2026About 35 people attended the Building Engagement Task Force after the service on the 26th. You can review the presentation (slides, speaker notes, Q&A responses) here. The building Engagement Task ...
- Clarity is emerging on site location and budget July 16, 2026We got a revised cost estimate from our builder (Nunn). Their review of our initial concept design generated some savings from the initial architect estimate, which allows us some more ...
- BETF design progress and schedule update June 30, 2026The BETF is transitioning from conceptual planning to disciplined project execution. We continue to emphasize that the Fellowship Hall project remains financially achievable while preserving the highest-value program elements. We ...
- Siting solutions emerging June 18, 2026The Building Engagement Task Force, in collaboration with Nunn construction’s value engineering team and Elizabeth Boone, our architect, began working on a new campus design this week. The meeting focused ...
- Clarifying Decisions June 11, 2026A lot has happened in the last month. The Building Engagement Task Force (BETF) and the Board received the timely and comprehensive Bowman Hall Task Force’s (BHTF) response to the Board’s charge ...
- Design/Development Contractor selected and next steps April 24, 2026The Building Engagement Task Force (BETF), after conducting a methodical evaluation of three large construction companies chose Nunn Construction to partner with in building our fellowship hall. This process included ...
- Contractor RFP, funding sources and Next Steps April 17, 2026We have received three proposals from regional contractors to work with us and Reynolds/Ash + Associates (RA&A) on the pre-construction phase of the Fellowship Hall project. The Building Engagement Task ...
- Celebration Sunday March 28, 2026President Tim Miller announced that a majority of pledge forms are now in hand and signal that we likely have the funds to move ahead with a fellowship hall, lobby, ...
- March 15 Town Hall update March 16, 2026Our Architect, Elizabeth Boone presented the results of Survey #3. This includes an updated version of the conceptual design which features enhanced interiors and outlines the next steps in the ...
- Vote to proceed February 18, 2026At the Congregational Meeting on Sunday February 15, we voted unanimously (YEA!) to proceed with the combined pledge/capital campaign. Over the next few weeks visiting stewards will contact members and ...