Avoid the echo chamber and walk alongside other cultures
"I know that my episcopal area is not the only area dreaming of new ways of being better siblings to those who were here first . . . We collectively have the opportunity…
The 2022 Northern Illinois Annual Conference Bishop's Appeal special offering will go toward Ukraine assistance. We know our God stands with the oppressed and calls on us to support them. The conference Board of Global Ministries will distribute funds through UM support and relief organizations including Eurasia In Mission Together: Ukraine and Moldova Advance and UMCOR: International Disaster Response - Ukraine.
We celebrate the generosity of all the NIC Churches for giving $275,000 to the 2022 Bishop's Appeal offering.
Churches are encouraged to fundraise and bring the offering to Annual Conference. Individuals may click the donate button.
Demonstrate your support for the people of Ukraine by purchasing shirts to help fund the Bishop's Appeal for the 2022 Northern Illinois Annual Conference. These shirts feature supportive words, locations, the cross and flame, and quotes by President Zelensky. Churches may request bulk orders.
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