General Conference 2020 (2024) Updates
The UMC General Conference (postponed from 2020) came to order on the morning of April 23. Follow daily reports focusing on topics of interest to Northern Illinois Conference readers.
Please submit your contribution during Fall 2023.
Payments for organizations and individuals can be made online through our Tithe.ly donation system.
Choose the Boy Scout Survivor Fund in the drop down menu.
Make Your Online Payment with Tithe.ly
Payments for churches can be made online through our apportionment payment system, Prosper.
Under the apportionments tab, "add a line", enter in fund "501", and choose project "BSA - Repair the harm: BSA Settlement."
Make Your Online Prosper Payment
Payment via check is also available.
Please make payments by checks payable to Northern Illinois Conference. Please include a note or indicate on the check that it is for the BSA or Repair the Harm.
Checks can be mailed to:
Northern Illinois Conference
Repair the Harm
303 E. Wacker Drive, Suite 2020
Chicago, IL 60601
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