UPDATE: Online bidding will end Saturday May 3 at 3:00pm. Auction Team members will then enter online bidding results into the Auctria software to prepare bidsheets to be available for in-person bidding on Sunday May 4 at church, in both the Social Hall and Atrium. If needed, you can get a bidder number at the information table in the Atrium starting at 10:00am. Bidding/signup is open 10:00-10:30am and after the service until 12:15. Volunteers will be available to help or answer questions. If you are taking an item home that you won by bidding or sign-up, please check in at the Information Table so we have a record of who has what at the end of the day.  Payments can be made at the Information Table by check or cash, or you can wait to pay (online or by check) after receiving an invoice. Plates of cookies for $10 each (signup with bidder number) will be available at a table in the Social Hall. If you cannot be at church on May 4, but want to signup or place a bid on an item, contact auction.uucgl@gmail.com.

Payments:  Invoice statements will be sent by email to winning bidders the week after May 4. Payments can be made online on our church website or by mailing a check to our church office (5509 South Pennsylvania Ave, Lansing MI 48911).  Payments can also be made by cash or check at the Auction Information Table on Sundays in May.  No payments are made on Auctria.

General information

The annual auction is the largest fundraiser benefiting our church operating budget, and it is also how many of us get to know one another through mutual enjoyment of meals, parties, learning experiences, and sharing of our skills and talents. These activities bring communal joy, and the entire process enhances creativity and community in our church in multiple ways.

Each of the hundreds of items are classified either for bidding or signup types of purchase. The bidding process proceeds as for a typical auction – a minimum bid is specified and people enter a bid that must be higher than the previous bid. For some items, a maximum “buy-it-now (BIN)” price is specified and a bidder may enter the BIN amount at any time to immediately be the winner of the item. The signup process involves a specific price specified for each item (e.g. each seat at a gathering) and a bidder can “signup” and immediately be the purchaser.