Bishop's Column: What are your missional reasons?
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Chicago Urban Summit Seeks to Train and Equip Pastors
By Rev. Lindsey Long Joyce “Seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you in exile. Pray to the Lord for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper.” Jeremiah 29:7 The Cook County board president has officially declared gun violence a “Public Health Crisis,” civil unrest from excessive…
Flood buckets needed
The Midwest Mission Distribution Center (MMDC) in Chatham, IL., has sent out 2,016 cleaning buckets to UMCOR in Baldwin, Louisiana in response to the catastrophic flooding that has damaged thousands of homes and properties. MMDC volunteers are now working on replenishing the supplies for buckets. If you would like to help replenish supplies, you can…
Champions of Justice Award
The Rev. Michael Mann and Rev. Lisl Heymans Paul will receive the Champions of Justice – Founders Award from Northern Illinois Justice for Our Neighbors at the JFON 5th Anniversary Dinner, Sept. 18, 2016, at 4:30 pm at Elgin Community College. “We wanted to start a tradition where every year we honor an outstanding contributor to…
New UMVIM-NCJ Coordinator named
The North Central Jurisdiction United Methodist Volunteers in Mission board is honored to announce that Tammy Kuntz will be the new coordinator. She will begin part-time training in November and on January 1, 2017 will assume her role as UMVIM-NCJ coordinator, succeeding Lorna Jost who is retiring after 13 years of service. “What an honor,…
Calendar
- CSD Fall Lay Servant Academy- day 1
- Academy for Faith Community Development
- CSD Fall Lay Servant Academy- day 2
- NIC Reconciling Ministries Network Meeting
- Equip and Empower: Leadership Orientation for Conference Chairs
- Laity Sunday – Oct. 16
- NIC UMW Annual Celebration
- DeKalb Fall Lay Academy – day 1