Northern Association Spring Meeting 2025
Join us for the Spring Northern Association Meeting
Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.
at First Congregational Church of Santa Barbara, with lunch to follow.
Zoom option is available. Additional details included in registration.
Registration is due by April 28.
At the Spring meeting, the Northern Association will focus on discernment. Those gathered will discern the Association’s participation in the Unified Conference-Association Model, a provisional structure designed to support ministry by creating regional gatherings for learning and fellowship. The Unified Conference-Association Model reassigns the Association’s ecclesiastical and structural responsibilities to ministry within the Conference setting, allowing participating Associations (and their clergy and congregations) to shift their energy and focus as well.
In preparation for the Spring meeting, please review resources prepared by the Association Executive Committee:
- Letter to all members of the Association
- Frequently Asked Questions
- “Proposed Process, Structure, Responsibilities, and Representation: A Unified Conference-Association Model”
- Proposed Motion for Consideration
Please also review the minutes of the 2024 Northern Association Spring Meeting.
Resources for Congregations and Delegates
Churches in Northern Association are encouraged to share information about this meeting, the proposal, and the discernment process with their congregation.
A video that can be used in worship or shared directly with congregation leaders will be available on this page soon.