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WELCOME – BIENVENIDOS – 환 영
Rev. Fabiola Grandon-Mayer, Prairie North District Superintendent
Prairie North District is one of the five districts of the Northern Illinois Conference, located in the northwest region of the state. Our boundaries extend to Wisconsin in the north and Savanna in the west. We are formed by 73 urban, suburban, and rural churches, big and small; and we have three United Methodist Church-affiliated agencies: Rosecrance, Wesley Willows, and Rockford Urban Ministries.
Our churches are beautiful and strong, served by 58 elders, deacons, local pastors, and certified lay ministers, who seek to be healthy, happy, and holy in their body, mind, and spirit. There is a strong partnership between the clergy and laity, who are committed to making disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.
Because of the extensive geographic distance in our district, we have seven clusters that are in a relationship through meetings, pulpit swaps, ministry together, worship by cluster, Bible study, etc. The clusters in our Prairie North District are Zion, Jo Daviess, Stephenson, North Rockford, Rockford, East, and South.
Everyone is cordially invited to visit our churches to worship, grow in Christian discipleship and fellowship, and engage in mission and outreach work. In these loving and welcoming faith communities, you will meet people of open hearts, open minds, and open doors.
Rev. Fabiola Grandon-Mayer
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Archived eNewsletters
- June 23, 2022
- May 26, 2022
- May 12, 2022
- April 22, 2022
- April 14, 2022
- March 24, 2022
- March 10, 2022
- February 24, 2022
- February 10, 2022
- January 27, 2022
- January 13, 2022
- December 23, 2021
- December 9, 2021
- November 11, 2021
- October 28, 2021
- October 14, 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
District Contacts:
77 W. Washington St., Suite 1820
Chicago, IL 60602
Phone: 312.346.9766
Links from the 2022 Lay District Training
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Children and Youth Ministries in a New Paradigm – Joy Hayag & Pastor Roger Bronkema
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Rural Ministry and/or Small Church Ministry – Rev. Libby Rutherford
District Superintendent
Rev. Fabiola Grandon-Mayer
ext. 781
Email
Administrative Assistant
Debbie Rogers
ext. 732
Email
District Lay Leader
Melissa Ramirez Phone: 847.809.5710 Email
Scott Stich
District Shepherding Team Chair
Matthew Mariani Email
Scott Stitch Email
United Methodist Women
Karen Messley Phone: 815.282.5197 Email
United Methodist Men
Dave Hilton Phone: 815.985.9243 Email
District Mission Coordinator
Leslie and Dale Stanford Email
Steve Schiller
District Development and Revitalization
Rev. Deana Mede Email
Superintendency Committee
Rev. Jane Eesley Phone: 815.493.6460 Email
District Committee on Ordained Ministry
Rev. Pam Rossmiller Phone: 815-543 4186 Email
Lay Academy Coordinator
Leslie Stanford Phone: 815.713.7786 Email
District Board of Church Location & Building
Sue Layng Phone: 815.721.3734 Email