Share The Plate
"People are marvelous in their generosity if they just know the cause is there." - Will Rogers
"People are marvelous in their generosity if they just know the cause is there." - Will Rogers
The Mission of The Share The Plate Program:
To support the outreach ministry of our UU congregation by developing and coordinating Share the Plate Collections: designated Sunday morning collections that support specific causes or organizations, which reflect the passions of the congregation.
Goal :
To support the outreach ministry of our UU congregation by developing and coordinating Share the Plate collections.
Current Members of Share The Plate Steering Committee
How to Nominate a Share the Plate Collection
If you are a Member of The Community Church of Chapel Hill and, through your work on an issue or organization that supports the mission of the Church, you have learned of their financial need, you may submit a nomination to the Share the Plate Steering Committee. To understand how selections are made, open the Assessment Tool that guides the decisions of the committee.
Nomination deadlines are twice a year: early May and late October. The Share-the-Plate nomination deadline for the first half of 2026 is November 23rd 2025. The current form must be used.
There are three types of applications:
How to Do a Share the Plate Collection
Once your request has been accepted and assigned a date, there will be activities that you will be expected to do. Your Guide will provide you with a checklist with deadlines for each activity. To see what the expectations are, CLICK HERE.
To support the outreach ministry of our UU congregation by developing and coordinating Share the Plate Collections: designated Sunday morning collections that support specific causes or organizations, which reflect the passions of the congregation.
Goal :
To support the outreach ministry of our UU congregation by developing and coordinating Share the Plate collections.
Current Members of Share The Plate Steering Committee
- Jerel Bonner (Co-Chair)
- Brenda Rogers (Co-Chair)
- Lynn Holbein
- Janet Stevens
- Rick Szymanski
How to Nominate a Share the Plate Collection
If you are a Member of The Community Church of Chapel Hill and, through your work on an issue or organization that supports the mission of the Church, you have learned of their financial need, you may submit a nomination to the Share the Plate Steering Committee. To understand how selections are made, open the Assessment Tool that guides the decisions of the committee.
Nomination deadlines are twice a year: early May and late October. The Share-the-Plate nomination deadline for the first half of 2026 is November 23rd 2025. The current form must be used.
There are three types of applications:
- Applications for NEW beneficiaries, CLICK HERE .
- Applications for causes that have been supported over time (Traditional), CLICK HERE. (Although approval is not guaranteed, it is likely.)
- IFC, Habitat for Humanity, and Orange County Justice United have a special application. CLICK HERE.
How to Do a Share the Plate Collection
Once your request has been accepted and assigned a date, there will be activities that you will be expected to do. Your Guide will provide you with a checklist with deadlines for each activity. To see what the expectations are, CLICK HERE.
Announcing: 24 and 25 STP Collections
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How to Make a Donation
There are several ways to make a Share the Plate donation. If you are at the service, you can make a donation using either cash or check and placing it in the basket when it is passed during the service. If you are using a check, please make it payable to C3HUU with the Share the Plate recipient on the memo line. Another option is to take a picture of the QR code in the order of service. This will easily guide you through the process of making a one-time donation on behalf of the beneficiary. You can also send a check made payable to C3HUU. Mail the check to Franklin Hirsch 106 Purefoy Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27514. Whenever you use a check for STP, be sure to write the name of the cause in the memo line. To donate now online, click here. Thank you for your generosity! Archives Archive of 2009 STP Collections Archive of 2010 STP Collections Archive of 2011 Collections Archive of 2012 Collections Archive of 2013 Collections Archive of 2014 Collections Archive of 2015 Collections Archive of 2016 Collections Archive of 2017 Collections Archive of 2018 Collections Archive of 2019 Collections Archive of 2020 Collections Share the Plate Steering Committee Charter |
Share the Plate Committee: Mission, Goals, Responsibilities
Mission (10/8/2024)
To support the Community Church of Chapel Hill’s committees and congregants by funneling financial support to the nonprofit organizations whose missions they are passionate about and by informing our congregation of the important work these organizations provide to our local and statewide communities. These funds are collected from the congregation during the Sunday morning service Share the Plate (STP) donations.
Goals (10/8/2024)
1. Review and revise as needed all the STP applications and processes including:
3. Promote STP through newsletter and worship program articles, presentations, tabling, social media, and other methods to encourage church members to submit applications and join the committee.
4. Orient new committee members and support each other.
5. Solicit input from the minister, congregational committees, and members to improve the STP process and program.
Individual Committee Members’ Activities and Responsibilities (10/8/2024)
To support the Community Church of Chapel Hill’s committees and congregants by funneling financial support to the nonprofit organizations whose missions they are passionate about and by informing our congregation of the important work these organizations provide to our local and statewide communities. These funds are collected from the congregation during the Sunday morning service Share the Plate (STP) donations.
Goals (10/8/2024)
- · Arrange, coordinate, and distribute 26 Share the Plate (STP) collections for nonprofit organizations over the church calendar year.
- · Inform the congregation about how STP donations make an impact on the community, the nation, and the world.
- · Maintain a STP volunteer team of at least 6 church members.
- · Promote nonprofit organizations that work to put in action Unitarian Universalist values and principles.
1. Review and revise as needed all the STP applications and processes including:
- a. The application forms for STP submissions.
- b. The guidelines for prioritizing and evaluating applications
- c. STP procedures (How to Do a Share the Plate Collection and the Share the Plate Checklist)
- d. Plan the biannual STP calendar
- e. Maintain the STP webpages on the church website
- f. All other forms related to the STP
3. Promote STP through newsletter and worship program articles, presentations, tabling, social media, and other methods to encourage church members to submit applications and join the committee.
4. Orient new committee members and support each other.
5. Solicit input from the minister, congregational committees, and members to improve the STP process and program.
Individual Committee Members’ Activities and Responsibilities (10/8/2024)
- 1. Attend committee meetings and monthly tabling activities
- 2. Serve as guide for a minimum of two STP collections by completing the STP Checklist and emailing it to the applicants. Maintain contact with the applicants to ensure the process is carried out correctly.
- 3. Serve as committee representative for at least one monthly service tabling once every six months. Set up and tear down the table, storing materials at the church and updating the poster and materials when needed.
- 4. Make presentations to the congregation a few weeks before the applications are due to encourage participation and promote STP.
- 5. Maintain the STP webpage on the church website.
- 6. Use the church Facebook page to promote STP.
- 7. Write newsletter articles and worship program announcements to promote STP applications and the committee.
- 8. Draft revisions of STP documents as needed for the committee to review and adopt.
- 9. Coordinate with the overseer of the worship calendar and associates (currently Bonnie Nelson) the STP calendar and presentations.