Grace Shines Through Town and Rural Churches
Pastors and lay members from small-town and rural churches gathered at Grace UMC in Dixon for the annual Town and Rural Church Festival, themed “Glimpses of God’s Grace.” The event…
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Date: Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019
Cost: $10 per person; $75 per church (unlimited registrants)
Register online by Jan. 23
Schedule:
8:30– 9 am Registration
9- 9:30 am Worship
9:30– 11 am Ministry Track - Choose one: Evangelism/Discipleship Branding/Social Media
11:15 am– 12 noon Ministry Workshop - Choose one: Staff-Parish Relations Committee Finance Committee Trustees Green Church Children’s Ministry Youth Ministry
Questions?
Contact Debbie Rogers
drogers@umcnic.org
office: 312-334-0732
cell: 630-465-2941
A SPECIAL THANKS to these churches for sharing their valuable experience and insights: Edison Park UMC, Sherman UMC, Galilee UMC, Urban Village Church, Euclid Avenue UMC, Bethany Riverview Park-Jesus El Buen Pastor UMC, Glenview UMC, Jesus Love Korean UMC, and Emmanuel UMC (Evanston).
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