Last week we went out for a meal with both our Welcome Church staff team and many of our regular office volunteers. We went out to celebrate the end of another church year, and also to say a sad goodbye to Uti, who has now finished her employment with the church.
Uti joined our Welcome Church staff team as an Operations Manager in 2021, just as we were reopening the offices after the pandemic. She has served us very faithfully over three years, and we’re going to miss her smiling face, and her detailed & thorough approach to everything she does. We do want to honour Uti and say a big THANK YOU for everything she has done.
We had a whole plan for a public ‘thank you’ during our Sunday morning meetings last week but, after a last minute change of their family plans, Uti ended up being away! We’ll make up for that after the summer now.
Of course it’s only a ‘sort of’ goodbye we’re saying, because Uti and the family are still a much loved and valued part of Welcome Church, and Nnamdi (Uti’s husband) continues to be a key member of our eldership team. It’s a case of, “Goodbye… and see you next Sunday”.
Future opportunities
Uti does leave a gap in our staff team, which is already a bit smaller than is ideal for a church of our size. At some point in the autumn we will be re-recruiting, albeit we are pausing first to decide exactly what role or roles we want to fill. We may not recruit a like for like replacement, because our needs have changed since 2021. Watch this space for more information about exciting job opportunities at some point in the future!
Have a great summer
Summer is now here (despite the changeable weather 😊) and the schools have finished until September… and so has my blog.
Many of our staff team and our office volunteers will be away for various periods across the summer, which means there will be less of us around day to day. That said we still have a lot to do with all the preparations for Newday, the Commission Festival and the autumn term, alongside our continued focus on Church Gate. This means there will always be a few people in the office every day across the summer, so do still get in touch with the office team if you need to.
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