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New UEC Policies Changes (July 2010)
Following the direction of the 2005 Long Range Task Force to "open the door wider to participants from non-Unidos churches", the UEC Council, in March of 2009, voted that "any 4th Day member may sponsor another Christian whether or not the Sponsor or Weekender belong to a UEC Church". The Council chose NOT to make it effective until careful planning and implementation could take place.
In January 2010, the 2010 Policy Task Force was appointed and assigned the task of planning and implementation. They have completed their work and the new policy is effective beginning July 2010. Those on the 2010 Policy Task Force were Dick Hamblin, Trace James, Pamela Jensen, Dennis Miller, Polly Olson, Kathy Walker and Steve Wilson.
Basically, this means that if you have attended a cursillo-type weekend and would like to sponsor your Christian friend who attends a church not affiliated with any cursillo organization .... well, you can! We will welcome them to a UEC weekend with open arms and grace filled acceptance.
Beginning July 2010, you will need to use the NEW WEEKEND REGISTRATION FORM when sponsoring someone to attend a UEC weekend.
You can read about these changes in the June 2010 Palanca Press. Or, for more extensive information, please read the following documents:
• 2010 Policy Task Force Recommendations as presented by the Task force to the UEC Council on April 27, 2010 and accepted unanimously by Council on May 25, 2010.
• Allocations Policies: Now revised to accommodate July 2010 policy changes, this document has been available to the community for the purpose of explaining Allocations policies, the reasoning behind the policies and the processes that accompany them.
Both documents give good explanation about why certain policies have been changed and how they are being implemented.
If, after reading these documents, you have questions or would like clarification regarding these changes, please contact any Council Member and they will do their best to either answer your questions or direct you to someone who can.
New UEC Policies Changes (April 2009)
In 2007-2009, the UEC Council made major changes to the UEC Church Definition, Allocations Policies, the Appeal Process.
Most recently (April 2009), UEC Council ammended the policy requiring spouses to attend together. It now reads:
"For married couples, it is customary and strongly recommended that both husband and wife attend UEC together on the same set of weekends. We encourage you to read the brochure, "UEC for Married Couples" for better understanding of WHY we recommend this ..."
To see these changes in full, an explanation of the changes and a letter from UEC Council explaining how Appeals are approached, click here: Allocations Policies and Appeals Process.
Download the New "UEC for Married Couples" brochure.
Site Selection — Host a UEC Weekend at Your Church!
As stated in the June 2009 issue of the Palanca Press newsletter, Diane Martin, Site Selection Coordinator has put together a document and checklist to help you determine if your church might meet the Minimum Facilities Requirements for hosting a set of UEC weekends. Download the document here. Hosting a weekend is a great way to motivate your local 4th Day Community to action!