Congregational Life

Congregational Life's focus is on creating and revitalizing congregational cultures that are deep in faith and engaged in evangelism, developing new churches and faith communities and assessing and reconfiguring local churches. Here you will find information on accessibility ministries, age-related ministries, forms, congregational development and redevelopment, laity and other resources.

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Being intentional about making disciples

Jeff Campbell, UMC Associate General Secretary for Strategic Programming, will lead "SeeAllThePeople," a conference-wide event for leaders to become more intentional about making discip…

Exploration Team named

A newly formed task force to explore a way forward for the Northern Illinois Conference including the possibility of a new Methodist expression has been named and will hold their first meeting June 29, 2…

DYK? UM's on the move

t happens every year like clockwork. Appointments are made, annual conference ends, and the MOVES begin. This year there will be close to 65 clergy moves as appointments take effect over the summer.

New church centers on community

When a surprise microburst swept through the Village of Itasca in July 2017 tearing down trees and knocking out power, it was not the sign the Rev. Bob Butler was looking for to start a new chur…