Bishop Schwerin's Reflections on General Conference 2024
Bishop Dan Schwerin offers some reflections after listening to how news of The United Methodist General Conference is being received in Northern Illinois.
Rev. Donald Long, retired member of the Northern Illinois Conference, passed away on Tuesday, March 19, 2024. During his ministry he served Chicago: St. Paul Wesley; Rockford: Court Street; Rockford: Grace (associate); Rockford: Harlem; Steward and Rockford: Broadway.
Rev. Long was 86 years old.
A celebration of his life will be held this summer.
Message of condolences can be posted online at the Fitgerald Funeral Home website.
Bishop Dan Schwerin offers some reflections after listening to how news of The United Methodist General Conference is being received in Northern Illinois.
Rev. Cheryl Weaver, Wisconsin Conference’s benefits officer, will also serve Northern Illinois Conference in this capacity, beginning June 1.
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.
General Conference takes thousands of people to help the event run smoothly and do its work. United Methodists from across Northern Illinois partici…