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2012 Spring Session
of Lay Academy
Offering Courses for
Lay Speakers
Saturdays March 3 & 10
9 am- 2:30 pm
East Side UMC
11000 S. Ewing Ave.,
Chicago, IL 60617
New Faith Communities!
In Brookfield…
Brookfield /Compassion
Rev. Karl Sokol
In Chicago…
Chicago Lawn/Roca Fuerte
Pastor Agustin Morado Jr.
Generation to Generation (g2g)
Rev. Zaki Zaki
Lincoln-Pilsen
Pastor Walter Coleman
Urban Village (South Loop)
Rev. Chris Coon, Rev. Trey Hall & Pastor Brittany Isaac
In Dolton…
Faith United Methodist Church
Rev. Charles Straight
eNEWS SUBSCRIPTION
DISTRICT CONTACTS
Chicago Southern District Office 77 W. Washington Street, Suite 1820
Chicago, IL 60602
Phone: (312) 346-9766
District Superintendent
Rev. Dr. Tracy S. Malone
ext. 133
tmalone@umcnic.org
Administrative Assistant
Debbie Rogers
ext. 132
drogers@umcnic.org
Lay Leader
Dr. Donald Linder
312.545.3792
donaldlinder@sbcglobal.net
UMW President
Susan McClendon
suejm7700@sbcglobal.net
773.768.5533
UMM President
Lucious Moore
773.779.9620
mailto:lumo0418@att.net
Connectional Table
Rev. Dean Shapley
708.246.1785
mailto:revdean@sbcglobal.net
Director, Lay Speaking
Dr. Irma Clark
773.239.0704
irmklarc@aol.com
District Strategic
Planning Team
Rev. Robert Biekman
773.734.7708
mailto:passab@sbcglobal.net
Committee Ordained Ministry
Rev. Dr. Michelle Taylor Sanders
312.842.5957
mailto:onthewing@hotmail.com
Church Location & Building
Roland Carlson
708.877.2571
Chicago Southern District
Welcome to the Chicago Southern District
of the Northern Illinois Conference!
of the Northern Illinois Conference!
I greet you on behalf of the 60 local churches, two campus ministries, one social agency and the many other exciting ministries that exist on the District. The district is made up of a diverse people representing both urban and suburban communities. It is framed by Interstate 290, some parts of Interstate 294, Lake Michigan and just beyond Interstate 80.
Each of our faith communities are involved in a variety of missions and outreach ministries.Both the clergy and laity are working faithfully to carry out the Great Commission of Making Disciples of Jesus Christ for the Transformation of the World. (Matthew 28:16-20)
If you are seeking a place to worship, to grow in your faith, to engage in mission and outreach and to build lasting relationships, then you are invited to join a United Methodist congregation nearest you. Within these local faith communities, you will find a warm, welcoming people who are filled with the love of Christ!
Grace and Peace,
Rev. Dr. Tracy S. Malone
Meet the Superintende
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Dr. Tracy S. Malone is an ordained Elder and has served in both associate, solo pastor and senior pastor positions. Tracy is a lifelong United Methodist growing up in the Northern Illinois Conference. Tracy’s experience in the church spans conference, Jurisdictional and General Church roles.
In naming Tracy to the Cabinet, Bishop Jung identified her “excellent leadership skills, proven track record in the parish, broader understanding of the global church and rich heritage as a United Methodist” among the gifts Tracy brings to her role. Tracy is married to Derrick, a State Farm Agent. They are the proud parents of two daughters, Alexis and Ashley.
The mission of the Chicago Southern District
of the Northern Illinois Conference
is to ENCOURAGE, EQUIP, CONNECT, and SUPPORT
our local churches in their call to
Make Disciples of Jesus Christ
for the Transformation of the World.
Events
February 12, 2012
February 18, 2012
March 03, 2012
March 10, 2012
March 11, 2012
March 11, 2012
CHICAGO LAWN/ROCA FUERTE
The Chicago Lawn area is ready for the Hispanic Ministry. Since 2008, the congregation has grown from an attendance of 20 to an average of 40, and has had services with up to 60 people.
Most of the families are couples with small children, so there is great need for children's ministry, but since most of the people are new in the faith, and also new to the United Methodist Church, they're working on preparing teachers and leaders through teaching about Christian beliefs and discipleship.
A challenge for the congregation is deterioration and unsafe conditions in the building, although the people work hard to keep the building as nice as possible with limited resources.
There is a prayer meeting every Saturday at 5:00 p.m., and worship on Sunday in English at 11:00 a.m. and in Spanish at 1:00 p.m. Once a month both congregations participate in a bilingual service.