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CHURCH OF SPARTANBURG
Sunday Service at 11:00
Vespers Wednesday at 6:35
 
UUCS CONTACT INFORMATION

Unitarian Universalist Church of Spartanburg
210 Henry Place
Spartanburg, South Carolina 29306
(864) 585-9230
Email office@uucs.org

Mailing Address
P.O. Box 1942, Spartanburg SC 29304


We are a member church of the Unitarian Universalist Association, located in the Southeast District.

If you are not sure whom to contact, send your question via email to office@uucs.org, and it will be forwarded to the appropriate member.

Office Hours
Minister: 11:00 to 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
Office Administrator: 9:00-1:00 p.m. on Monday, 9:00-12:00 on Tuesday and Thurs­day, and 9:00-2:00 p.m. on Wednesday and Friday
Director of LFD (DRE): Wednesdays, Sundays, or by appointment


Staff and Key Contacts
Minister - minister@uucs.org
Music Director - music@uucs.org
Office Administrator - office@uucs.org
Director of Lifespan Faith Development -
dlfd@uucs.org
Publications Director -
publications@uucs.org
President - president@uucs.org
President-Elect - president-elect@uucs.org
Board Secretary - secretary@uucs.org
Treasurer - treasurer@uucs.org


Committee and Team Chairpersons
Buildings and Grounds - buildings@uucs.org
Choir -
music@uucs.org
Church Rental - office@uucs.org for church rental rates and information
Committee on Ministry - ministry@uucs.org
Communication Council - publicity@uucs.org
Covenant Groups -
covenantgroups@uucs.org
Finance - finance@uucs.org
Fundraising - fundraising@uucs.org
Hospitality - hospitality@uucs.org
Humanists -
humanists@uucs.org
Joys and Concerns - jandc@uucs.org
Leadership Development - leaderdev@uucs.org
Lifespan Faith Development -
lfd@uucs.org
Membership - membership@uucs.org
Music -
music@uucs.org
Patoral Care Associates -
jandc@uucs.org
Personnel - personnel@uucs.org
Social Justice - socialjustice@uucs.org
Stewardship -
stewardship@uucs.org
Volunteer -
volunteer@uucs.org
Worship - worship@uucs.org
Young Adults -
yadult@uucs.org

UUCS Communication System



Please use these directions for reserving a room, posting on the church calendar, and submitting information to church and outside publications.

Reservation and Calendar: To reserve a room for your meeting or event and have your event posted on the church website calendar, email:
  
communication@uucs.org  or office@uucs.org
using the word “calendar” in the subject line. Include contact name and information, event date, time, number of persons or rooms needed, ongoing or one time activity, if on ongoing - ending date. 
Lead time - at least one week before use of room and any additional time needed to get promotional material in church publications.
Example: Room reservation for church event, such as Spring Picnic, is made by emailing
To:
communication@uucs.org
Subject: Calendar  Spring Picnic

Church publications: When you receive an email from the Office Administrator confirming that your event is on the church calendar you may then publicize your event.
To submit your information  to a church publication, email:
 
communication@uucs.org
           using the word Web, Unison, Happenings, and/or Update in the subject line. The subject line
           can  include all publication names.

Example:
To
communication@uucs.org
Subject: Happenings Unison  UUpdate Annual Spring Picnic

Topic: Include the topic of your submittal as well as the publication title in the subject line of the email. This extra information will further ensure all submittals are included.

Room number: Do not include room information in article or submittal to publications.  Room assignment could change, causing confusion.  Check web calendar and paper calendar in Fellowship Hall for room numbers.

Note
- A room is always reserved on church web calendar prior to publishing event information.

Deadlines:
Website - one week before event;
Unison - midnight of the 24th of preceding month;
Happenings - Sunday night 11:00 PM;
Bulletin/Weekly UUpdates - Wednesday 11:00 PM.

Happenings-Special editions
Please identify Happenings submittals as “special” in subject line, along with topic, as submittals are not read until day before regular edition goes out.

Example:
To
communication@uucs.org
Subject line:  Happenings SPECIAL death/memorial service John Smith

Special editions are limited to unusual and unplanned occurrences, such as a death, a tragedy in a family, etc., which need to be published immediately.  If other news or corrections fall within the regular weekly  Happenings time frame of publication, it will be included there.

Web Master: To contact the Webmaster about using a blog on our church website for your event or committee, email:
   
communication@uucs.org using the word “Webmaster” in the subject line.

Bulletin Boards: To submit your information for the church bulletin boards in the fellowship hall or help create a flyer or sign up sheet for bulletin boards, email:
   
communication@uucs.org using the word “Board” in the subject line.
Deadline: recommend at least month before event.

Internal Reporters: To request a church reporter to help you write an article about your event or activity for the Unison, email:
   
communication@uucs.org using the word “Internal” in the subject line.

*External Publicity: To coordinate with the Communication Council to have an article about your event or activity written, reviewed and submitted to publications and media outside of the church, email:
   
communication@uucs.org using the word “External” in the subject line.

*All External publicity must go through either the minister or the communication council representative prior to the communication council submitting the article or publicity to local media.

Face Book: To submit church information and photos to the Unitarian Universalist Church of Spartanburg Facebook group, become a friend of that group and submit following Facebook recommended steps.

The automated computer system used to forward your email to the proper church person is SPELL SENSITIVE, and can be in upper or lower case. Please be mindful of your spelling in the subject line so you know your information will be forwarded.

If you have any questions please contact the director of publications at
publications@uucs.org.

Thank you,
The Communications Council
October 26, 2012


 
Unitarian Universalist Church of Spartanburg
210 Henry Place, 29306
Phone 864-585-9230

Mailing Adress
P.O. Box 1942
Spartanburg, SC 29304
864-585-9230
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