2025 NIC Conference Wrap-Up
About 700 clergy and lay members of the Northern Illinois Annual Conference met in session from June 9 to 11, 2025, in Schaumburg, Ill., to explore the theme “Grace is Sufficient” as they worshiped,…
Meals at Annual Conference
All meal reservations must be made by 5/20
Buffet Meals
Breakfast: $21.75 pp Lunch: $22.75 pp Dinner: $32.00 pp
Group Meals
Breakfast: $24.00 pp Lunch: $26.00 pp Dinner: $32.00 pp
Meals *INVITE ONLY
Sunday 6/3
Hispanic/Latinx Dinner*
Monday 6/4
Retirement Lunch*
Order of Deacons Lunch
Rainbow Covenant/Global Ministries Lunch GETS (Garett-Evangelical Theological Seminary) Lunch
Older Adult Ministries Lunch
RMN/MFSA Dinner -Speaker Bishop Melvin Talbert. Click here for his bio. If you are not attending Annual Conference but would like to attend the RMN/MFSA dinner only, click here to register by May 20.
United Methodist Women Dinner - If you are not attending Annual Conference but would like to attend the UMW dinner only, click here to register by May 20.
Tuesday 6/5
UVC (United Voices for Children) Breakfast
North Central College Breakfast
United Methodist Foundation Lunch*
Local Pastors Lunch
Ext. Ministry/ABLC Lunch*
Sign up for meals through the AC registration by May 20.
About 700 clergy and lay members of the Northern Illinois Annual Conference met in session from June 9 to 11, 2025, in Schaumburg, Ill., to explore the theme “Grace is Sufficient” as they worshiped,…
Read the final actions that Annual Conference members took on legislation during their June 9-11, 2025, gathering.
Bishop Schwerin noted that in these days, churches should experiment with new ministry ideas--even if they end in failure. Resourcing, connectionalism, and upholding t…
"When you are willing to take Jesus's hand, all heaven breaks loose," Bishop Karen Oliveto said in her sermon during the Celebration of Ministry Service on June 9.