The Council is the administrative organization of the Church and makes decisions regarding our communal church family life, including review of significant changes to worship, the physical and financial assets of the congregation, and the interactions between the CUCC and the Town of Canterbury. Monthly, the Council reviews the finances of the congregation with our treasurer. The Council also reviews the activities of the various committees and our pastor.

The pastor and representatives of the various committees share their meeting summaries and noteworthy activities that need collaboration with the wider body to carry out. Each committee works within the budget submitted in the previous year. Any financial need beyond the committee’s budget is brought before the council for information sharing, and for confirmation of funding.

The church trustees are responsible for the care and custody of the property of the Church; can buy, sell,
mortgage, lease, or transfer property after a specific vote of the Church; the church trustees also have been designated as the trustees of the Canterbury Fund by its founder. The chair of the trustees is also a member of the Canterbury Fair Committee.