LOCATION:
Ashby is a small farm town in north-central Massachusets.
The congregation meets in the traditional,
old parish meetinghouse on the town green.
What area does it serve?
What are the best ways to get to your meeting place?
DESCRIPTION:
How large is your membership?
(Perhaps say something about the people
who make up the congregation.)
How often do you meet?
What times?
Do you have programs for children and/or youth?
Do you have professional leadership at least occasionally?
Or are all meetings led by lay-members of the congregation?
HISTORY:
The oversized church meetinghouse is under restoration
paid for by a coalition of congregation members,
UU's from the wider world interested in historical preservation
of such an old church, and local residents
who want to preserve their town's historic meeting house on the green.
Only 2 years ago the congregation had dwindled to 16 members.
They have enjoyed a small period of regrowth recently
and now have 33 members.
How long has your congregation been in existence?
Has the congregation moved around during its life?
Perhaps you want to mention boom years in the past
as well as times when the congregation was struggling.
THE FUTURE:
Recent and future developments in the community served
that may have an impact on the future of your congregation.
Plans for moving to a new location.
Plans for building a new home for your congregation.
Plans for expanding Religious Education for children.
Plans for getting more professional leadership.
Plans for expanding your calendar of events.
CURRENT HAPPENINGS:
Upcoming Sunday programs.
Special events sponsored by your congregation.
CONTACT:
What is the mailing address for written communication?
Does someone in the congregation receive e-mail for it?
What is the best telephone number for further information?