For all employed in their church’s administration

The organisation Administry used to hold a register of people employed as their church’s Administrator (in various categories) but this has lapsed.

Many have felt the need to re-introduce something similar so UCAN was launched in 2009 and now has over 600 people involved with the number growing steadily.

Over 140 of our members hold 'senior manager' positions in their churches (such as Director of Operations) and we cover the majority of the largest Anglican and Baptist churches in the country and an increasing number of Independent, New and other churches. But many of our members come from small and medium-sized congregations of all denominations where they act as part-time Office Administrator, Parish Secretary or Minister's PA.  UCAN is for everyone employed by a church in any administrative capacity.
 
 

Aims 

The aims include to enable Administrators to network with each other, to co-ordinate specialist events, to increase professionalism, to provide an advice service and to help people know they are not alone in this vital but often understated ministry.

But there is also the vision of educating the whole Church in the spiritual value of such appointments and providing a national resource, so that leaders can be set free for their priorities and churches handle their administration effectively and to a high standard.

The plan is to work with those already organising denominational, local and other events for Church Administrators and to give this movement a national profile. See the UCAN benefits page for more detail.
 
 

So far

UCAN now has:

• an online database of all its members to promote local initiatives and networking
• a membership of 630 (at the May mailing) rising steadily
• 'Cutting Edge' events for 'senior manager' Administrators (two held already with the 2012 event booking now and the 2013 residential being planned)
• a series of Area Training Days launched in September 2011 - these have now been held at St Albans, Belfast, Birmingham and Guildford with a similar day at Leeds now booking and an autumn day at Sevenoaks being prepared
• professional web forums covering (1) IT, (2) employed staff, (3) church offices, (4) buildings, (5) the March 2011 Cutting Edge conference
• a bimonthly Update e-letter with news, resources and specialist information
• plans for a 2013 distance learning course for Church Administrators in association with St John's College, Nottingham
• the 2011 remuneration survey results available free to all UCAN members.

Membership is free although a small donation is suggested to cover office and other costs.  UCAN is run on a day-to-day basis by John Truscott who works under a small Oversight Group of senior Church Administrators.
 
 

If you work as a Church Administrator in any form, check out the UCAN categories page and then go to the UCAN application to join page. Become part of a growing movement to help make the Church effective.