04/08/2026
Dear UUCC Members and Friends,
Thank you for your continued support for the church we love and
cherish! As spring arrives and we review the 2025-2026 church year,
we are happy to report that we are reaching out to a larger community of people who value our historic church, its place in the development of Cortland, and our values.
For many of us, a large part of our love for this congregation is our
physical 1837 Cobblestone Church. We take great pride in its history and the "bigger ideals" it stands for in our community. This winter we were able to replace the front entrance stairs through the generosity of our larger community and friends. Now we can open the front doors!
These last few years, we have been proud to support Community Arts Programs & Outreach. We are currently raising friends and funds through classical music concerts, an ongoing coffee house, writers' events, and used book and rummage sales. We have also hosted CAPCO Early
Childhood Education classes and programs by the Cortland County Historical Society. We are delighted by this increase in community use—including organ crawls, memorials, and mutual aid—but our growing popularity makes maintaining our historic home even more vital.
In the 2026-2027 church year, we plan to continue our outreach to increase our visibility. We have received new grant funds to help us reach more people through enhanced social media and website updates. We also received a grant to help us commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr speaking in our historic building in
1956 – we hope you’ll join in our celebration on Saturday October 17, 2026. But these grant funds are specific to programming; so the preservation of our physical "Cobblestone" home relies on us.
At this juncture, we ask for your help: your input, your participation, and your generosity. We invite you to consider what UUCC means to you and this community, and to pledge generously to support our mission and our historic home.
Please mail the enclosed pledge form to UUCC Treasurer, Marion Lutz, 7 Holley Dr., Homer, NY 13077, or
send an email to [email protected] with your pledge information. Thank you for the support of our members, donors, and friends in Cortland and around the world.
Sincerely,
Marion Lutz and Susan Weitz
UUCC Pledge Team
Unitarian Universalist Church of Cortland 2026-2027 Pledge (July 1, 2026-June 30, 2027)
Name:________________________________ Address: ______________________________
______________________________ ______________________________ Phone:
________________________________ Email: _________________________________
I/we pledge the following for the July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027 church year: (check all that apply)
A financial contribution of: _____
Continue current pledge of $______ per month $______ per year or
Pledge of $______ per month for ______ months or
Pledge of $______ per year or
One time donation $______
Signature ____________________________
Thank you for your pledge of support to the Unitarian Universalist Church of Cortland!
Your pledge is not just a financial commitment—it’s a declaration of your support for our shared values and
vision for a better world. It will help us continue to be spiritually connected as we work to shape a just society based on our principles and purposes.
We encourage you to consider pledging as generously as you can by April 30th.
