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Mission u

Location: In-Person and Virtual Options

2022 Mission u: Who Can We Be Together? Building Communities of Hope and Joy

Friday, August 19 and Saturday, August 20

In-Person and Virtual Options

Register Online 
or download the registration form.

Thank you to our hosting communities!

  • First UMC, Morris
  • Kingswood UMC, Buffalo Grove
  • First UMC, Downers Grove
  • Christ UMC, Rockford

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More Information

This is not your mother’s School of Christian Mission or even the recent Mission u format. The newer
Mission u format encourages intergenerational and diverse sharing, shorter lesson options and
resource support. So, we encourage you to invite others from your community to join us and then
share it with your home church community.


For additional information visit here or, contact: Diana Davis (Dean), Beth Jayapalan (Assistant Dean), Betty
Erickson (Registrar) or Mari Schirmer (Assistant Registrar) at nilumw.registrar@gmail.com.
Sponsored by United Women in Faith Northern Illinois Conference

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