GROUPS & COMMITTEES

Board - The Board consists of the following members:

Jonathan Birchall, Chair

Jody Leight, Deputy Chair

Fred Corden, Clerk

George Garland, Treasurer

Jen Chard, Council Chair

Rose Crayton, At-Large Member

Brenda Shrobe, At-Large Member

Church Council - The Church Council consists of the following members:

Jen Chard, Chair

Lisa Attias

Sheila Kaminsky

Yvonne Garret

Janet Koplos

Liaisons:

Dana Burch, UNGA

David Floyd, Shelter

Jody Leight, Membership

Marsha Peruo, Gallery 35

Brenda Shrobe, Music

Finance Committee - The Finance Committee consists of the following members:

George Garland, Chair

Jonathan Birchall

Fred Corden

Ed Chandla

Nominating Committee - The Nominating Committee consists of the following members:

Leslie McKenzie, Chair

Fay Bennet-Lord

Sam Kearns

Judy Gex

Heidi Siegfried

Ethelwyn Doolittle Justice and Outreach Fund:

The Fund provides financial support to organizations outside of the Community Church of New York who provide direct assistance or advocacy to designated communities in need and have a 501-C3 designation. Their work must also fall within the areas of human rights, civil liberties, racial justice and/or environmental concerns.

Potential Grant recipients must be nominated by members of Community Church of New York UU in the fall of each year. We cannot consider organizations that apply without being nominated by a church member.

If you are unable to download the form, please e-mail doolittleccny@gmail.com to request that a form be mailed to you. The Doolittle Committee will need the name, contact person, address, telephone, email and website of your nominee. Nomination forms must be returned by e-mail no later than October 12, 2021

Click Here to Apply For the Ethelwyn Doolittle Justice and Outreach Fund 2021/2022 Nomination Form

John Haynes Holmes Memorial Scholarship Fund:

The memorial fund honors Dr. John Haynes Holmes, who served as Senior Minister of the Community Church from 1907 – 1949 and was a prominent social activist including a founding member of the NAACP and the ACLU.

The Fund provides annual Fellowships for Unitarian Universalist undergraduate or graduate students enrolled full-time and/or part-time at a postsecondary institution. Students must be preparing for careers in teaching or ministry in the denomination. Awards ranging from $3,000 to $4,000 have been disbursed.

For details, email drice@ccny.org

Click here to apply - annual deadline for applications is April 15

Anti-racism Action Group - The Anti-racism Action Group, chaired by Rose Crayton, is an educational and advocacy group dedicated to understanding the history and institutional racism entrenched in American society today. Together we read and discussed the works of distinguished and authoritative journalists, scholars, and clergy.

The group meets on Saturdays at 11 a.m.

Contact info@ccny.org for details on how to join.

Gallery35:

Dubbed the “secret gallery” of Murray Hill, Gallery35 has a venerable history. Its first exhibition was held in September 1966 as part of the dedication of Community Church’s renovated brownstones at 26, 28 and 30 East 35th Street. During the next 20 years the gallery—then known as “Community Gallery”—celebrated diversity by exhibiting the works of Native American, Murray Hill and Chinese artists. One notable show featured a series of John Henry oil paintings by Harlem Renaissance artist Palmer Hayden.

In 2004, a small group of artists, largely members of Community Church, came together and began mounting an annual exhibition of their work. As artist membership grew, so did the number of exhibits—now up to 5 or 6 solo and group shows each year from September through June. Many have featured the work of displaced or refugee artists from such countries as Iraq, Burma and Haiti. Recently, summer exhibits of young students’ photography have been added to the lineup.

In 2010, the name of the gallery was changed to Gallery35 and later to Gallery35 at Community to reflect its relationship to Community Church.

Today over 20 artists—from both the church and the larger community including Murray Hill—regularly exhibit at Gallery35. The artists’ collective includes several nationally known and award-winning artists working in a wide variety of disciplines—as well as artists who have had solo shows throughout the country. Several members are now participating from as far away as Arizona, New Mexico, South Carolina—and Taiwan!

At present, there is no physical gallery space while Community Church is seeking a new home. All exhibits are being presented virtually on our website .

We also welcome opportunities for showing work from our artists’ collective within the local community.

United Nations & Global Affairs Program:

UNGA is our program on global values, ideas, concerns and initiatives including the United Nations. We administer an online private platform for CCNY members who are interested in communicating and collaborating on what feels important to them anywhere, anytime. We also maintain a public page for recruiting other allies to engage with our institutional resources.

Reach out to Dana at UNGA@ccny.org to discover or develop your own ways to contribute.