Chalice

Unitarian Universalist

Congregation of the Swannanoa Valley

Religious   Freedom   ---   Diverse   Perspectives

Welcoming Congregation   &   Green Sanctuary

Highlights on How We Got Here

  • September 2000 - Monthly services
    Organizing leaders: Mary Alm and Allie Gooding
    from the UU Church in Asheville
  • September 2001 - Weekly services in Black Mountain
  • September 30, 2001 - Charter Sunday with 46 members
  • January 2002 - become UUA member congregation
  • March 2002 - Sunday services move to Primary School
    Children's RE grows
  • July 2002 - First Consulting Minister, Rev. Amy Brooks
  • September 2002 - Mission and Covenant
  • November 2002 - Board Vision Retreat
  • March 2003 - Congregational Visioning and Potluck at Library
  • July 2003 - First paid RE coordinator, Linda Harrison
  • October 2003 - Second Consulting Minister, Rev. Dick Stennett
    Become UCONCI members
  • March 2004 - Board learns of property
    Makes offer contingent on congregation approval
  • April 2004 - Congregation approves, launches Capital Campaign
  • July 4, 2004 - First service in new church building
  • August 14, 2004 - Dedication of new church home
    Featured Speaker, Rev. William Sinkford
  • December 2004 - Congregation decides to expand the space inside the building
  • March 2005 - Remodeled sanctuary and RE rooms completed under the direction of Kevin Campbell
  • April 2005 - First Trillium: A Festival of Follies and Flings
  • June 2005 - First Coming of Age group goes to Boston
  • Jul, 2005 - First paid Office Administrator, Tim Perry
  • January 2006 - Chalice Lighter Grant received
  • February 2006 - Covenant Groups formed
  • March 2006 - Heidi Blozan hired as RE Coordinator
  • May 2006 - Rev. Dick Stennett named UUCSV Minister Emeritus
  • July 2006 - Process to become a Welcoming Congregation begins
  • January 2007 - Sybil Argintar hired as RE Coordinator
  • September 2007 - Voted unanimously (57-0) to affirm that we are a
    Welcoming Congregation
  • April 2008 - Payed Off Mortgage on Building
  • November 2008 - Sally Beth Shore hired as Consulting Student Minister
  • July 2009 - Sally Beth Shore hired as Intern Minister for 18 months
  • September 2009 - accredited as a Green Sanctuary
  • August 2012 - Rev. Michael Carter hired as half time Consulting Minister
For more information contact info@uusv.org
500 Montreat Rd, Black Mountain, NC 28711 - (828)669-8050