Governance

Unitarians in Edinburgh, also known as St Mark’s Unitarian Church, Edinburgh, is a registered Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. (Scottish Charity Number: SC014167.)

Our community is governed by a Council of elected representatives from the community's membership.

Officeholders, 2022-2023:

Convener: Julie Finneran

Secretary: Pending

Treasurer: Jill Woolman

Church Council:

Julie Finneran (Convenor), Ann Sinclair, Joan Cook (Pulpit Secretary), Mandy Orr, Jill Woolman (Treasurer), Elyse Jacks (from left to right).

Key Contacts:

Membership Secretary: Margery Mackay (not on council) - contact margerymackay@btinternet.com

Pianist: Ailsa Aikenhead.

Pulpit Secretary: Joan Cook.

Venue bookings (general): Ann Sinclair.

Venue bookings (Edinburgh Fringe Festival): Ann Sinclair.

Safeguarding leads: Joan Cook - email: joancook@hotmail.co.uk

and Lesley Hartley - email: lesley.j.hartley@gmail.com

Joan Cook

Lesley Hartley

Student Minister: Janine Sim

Contact ministerstmarksunitarian@gmail.com

Janine Sim

Website and social media - email: councilunitariansinedburgh@gmail.com

Constitution

Click here for our Constitution.

Policies

Click here for our Safeguarding Policy.

Click here for our Diversity, Equality & Inclusion Policy.

Click here for Conflict of Interest Policy.

Click here for our Code of Conduct.

Click here for our Bullying and Harassment Policy

Click here for our Grievance Procedure

Minutes of AGMs and SGMs & Accompanying Reports

2019:

Minutes of the Annual General Meeting, 26th May 2019.

2020:

Annual Report and Accounts for 2019.

Celebrating 2019 - record of achievement.

2021:

Minutes of Special General Meeting, 7 March 2021.

Trustees’ Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2020

2022 Council Meetings Minutes

Minutes of Council Meeting, 3rd January 2022

Minutes of Council Meeting, 7th February 2022

Minutes of Council Meeting, 14th March 2022

Minutes of Council Meeting, 11th April 2022

Minutes of Council Meeting, 30th May 2022

Minutes of Council Meeting, 1st August 2022

Minutes of Council Meeting 12th September 2022

Minutes of Council Meeting 10th October 2022

Minutes of Council Meeting 7th November 2022

Trustees’ Annual report for year ending 31st December 2022

2023 Council Meeting Minutes:

Minutes of Council Meeting 9th January 2023

Minutes of Council Meeting 6th February 2023

Minutes of Special General Meeting 5th March 2023

Minutes of Council Meeting 6th March 2023

Minutes of Council Meeting 1st May 2023

Minutes of Council Meeting 29th May 2023

Minutes of AGM 25th June 2023

Minutes of Council Meeting 3rd July 2023

Minutes of Council Meeting 8th August 2023

Minutes of Council Meeting 11th October 2023

Minutes of Council Meeting 14th November 2023

Minutes of Council Meeting 12th December 2023

Trustees’ Annual Report 2023

2024 Council Meeting Minutes

Minutes of Council Meeting 15th January 2024

Minutes of Council Meeting 27th February 2024

Minutes of Council Meeting 17th April 2024

Minutes of Council Meeting 9th May 2024

Minutes of Council Meeting 4th June 2024

Minutes of Council Meeting 6th August 2024