The Partner Church Committee, under the guidance of the Unitarian Universalist Partner Church Council, meets on the second Sunday of the month at 10:15 a.m. at the church.
Chair: Brigitte Pieke
The Mission and Objectives of the Partner Church Committee are to develop long term mutually supportive relationships with our fellow Unitarians in Transylvania, Romania and the Khasi Hills of India. To this end, we promote an exchange of people and ideas, provide funds and other forms of assistance to help our Partner churches in Szekelykal (Transylvania) and Nongtalang (Khasi Hills, India) and their communities to improve the quality of life for all the inhabitants and to foster economic development through enhanced educational opportunities.
October 16, 2010 Partner Church Dinner!
Fund-raising feast to help our Partner Church in Szekelykal, Transylvania
The Partner Church Committee hosted a delicious dinner featuring Transylvanian, Hungarian, and Romanian food.
About Our Partner Churches:
Our two Partner Churches are quite different although they share an economy based on farming. In Szekelykal, it's mixed agriculture while in Nongtalang the primary crop is beetle nut. In Szekelykal, the Church building dates from before the Reformation during which the Church became Unitarian. The Church in the Khasi Hills has been finished and is a small concrete building. Paved roads are the connections between urban areas and villages. The roads in the villages themselves are dirt roads. Szekelykal has heated homes and electricity, but in the Khasi Hills, the level of income is frequently below the global poverty level of a dollar a day, but they do have electricity.
Seventy-seven percent of young children in the State of Meghalaya (where Nongtalang is located) drop out of school before grade ten due to poverty. There are current photos from both Churches on the Bulletin Board in the Fellowship Hall. In the south entrance hall (by the parking lot door) are hanging several gifts from our friends in Szekelykal. Funds for construction, Education, and communication have gone to both congregations. Use the links below to learn more about the Partner Churches with photos, find recipes typical of the Partner Church homelands, and experience the "Spirit of Life" music that our Partner Church Congregations sing!
Nongtalang, India
Szekelykal, Transylvania/Romania
Regional Recipes for You to Try at Home (coming soon)
Music: Sing the "Spirit of Life"
The History of Unitarianism in Transylvania
The History of the Partner Church Committee (coming soon)
Partner Church Committee Members (coming soon)
The Unitarian Universalist Partner Church Council (coming soon)