In Sympathy: Donna Atkinson
Rev. Donna Atkinson, a retired member of the Northern Illinois Conference, passed away on January 24, 2026.
Location: Olivet UMC (147 S Keeler Ave, Chicago, IL 60624)
Who:
Church Administrators & Office Staff; Pastors; SPRC, Finance & Trustee chairs; Membership secretaries
What:
Church Conference 101~ Getting Ready for your Church Conference
To help your church get ready, our 3 Regional Administrative Assistants will lead a hands-on Church Conference workshop in each of the regional areas in August. Church Administrators, office staff, pastors and key church leaders will benefit by attending.
How it pertains to our jobs: will answer the following…
- What is a Church Conference (CC) and why is it important?
- What is my role/what am I responsible for?
- Where do I find the information I will need?
- Who in my church is responsible for completing reports?
- How do I organize for the CC?
- What is our timeline – when are reports due?
- How do other churches get ready? (best practices/getting ideas from others)
When/Where:
Wednesday, August 29 - Chicago Northwestern/Chicago Southern
Olivet UMC (147 S Keeler Ave, Chicago, IL 60624)
Questions, contact Debbie Rogers, drogers@umcnic.org; 630-465-2941
Workshop Schedule:
9:00 am Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:30 am Workshop: Getting Ready for your Church Conference
12 noon Dismissal
Workshop fee: $15 at the door – cash or check (payable to NIC PAUMCS) at the door