New Home Blog
Keep up to date with the latest news about our new home!
Join us Sunday August 3, 2025 at 10am for a special information service with our architects!
- Update from Task Force regarding New Home- 4-3-26 April 3, 2026Update from Task Force regarding New Home 1. Jim Cox, our attorney completed his evaluation of the Bast Hatfield Contract. He stated that it was a standard document with no issues in the language of the document. We spent time reviewing the financial aspects of the contract. We need to demonstrate how the construction will be ...
- NEW HOME UPDATE March 27, 2026 March 27, 2026Below is the summary of the New Home activities this week: 1. Jim Cox, our attorney is reviewing the Bast Hatfield Construction contract proposal. After his review and recommendations , and Board approval we will sign the contract. We need the proceeds from the sale of 624 Broadway to prove that we have sufficient funds to ...
- NEW HOME updates March 20, 2026 March 20, 2026Many people in our Congregation have been asking for regular updates regarding the development of land and the building of the New Meetinghouse at 400 Louden Road. Some people read Journey Well (JW) and attend Coffee Chats, but they still lack information due to inconsistent attendance or not reading JW regularly. The purpose of this ...
- All Congregation email: GO FUND ME IS LIVE! March 6, 2026Dear Friends, Our GoFundMe campaign will be most successful if we all help share it. Please take a moment to forward the attached link to your family and friends and invite them to contribute to our New Home campaign. While our overall goal is $250,000, GoFundMe recommends breaking large goals into smaller steps to build momentum and ...
- From the Board and the Moving Out Planning Group September 12, 2025Thank you to everyone who worked to pack up and move out all of our belongings in preparation for the sale of the building. Special thanks to all of the team and committee members for your hard work, especially the Fundraising Committee for the garage sale and the chair distribution team of Juliana Bodensieck and Mark ...
- Our Move Has Begun! August 29, 2025As you may have noticed, our big move has begun. As we move to temporary spaces, please note the following: Our phone number is the same 518-584-1555 and we now accept texts as well as calls. Our mailing address is now P O Box 26 Schuylerville NY 12871 The physical address of our new home will be 400 ...
- News from our Social Justice Team February 21, 2025ACTIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES YOU CAN DO NOW From your SOCIAL JUSTICE TEAM! Contact justice@uusaratoga.org for more information -Support the 24 hour “black out” on purchases on Friday, Feb. 28 Join Americans pledging to stop making any purchases for a full 24 hours on February 28. The national economic blackout is scheduled as a way for Americans to boycott major retailers ...
- A Blessing for the Future: Honoring the Land at 400 Louden Road January 24, 2025Yesterday — January 23, 2025 — was a milestone moment in the history of our congregation. We gathered at 400 Louden Road—the site of our future meeting house—for a heartfelt “Tree and Land Blessing.” As Board Secretary, I felt it my responsibility to document this occasion, a poignant blend of gratitude and farewell, as we ...
- Our Social Justice Team news January 10, 2025 January 9, 2025JOIN US FOR THESE IMPORTANT SOCIAL JUSTICE INITIATIVES! Contact Lucy Manning at lucymnnng@gmail.com 1. LET’S CARPOOL TO THE KICKOFF MARCH AND RALLY ON JAN. 14! This is the 2025 Campaign Kickoff & Lobby Day to support passage of the Medical Aid In Dying act with advocates coming from around the state. We will march from the Legislative Office Building to The Egg, ...
- Toasting Our Progress Toward a New Meeting House November 27, 2024On the same Sunday that the Butterfly Team hosted a service focused on the opening of time capsules buried in 2002 and 2013, New Home Task Force Chair Art Holmberg marked a major milestone in our campaign to build our new meeting house. “This is a toast to you all,” Art began, raising his compostable cup ...