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Episcopal and Conference Office:

303 E. Wacker Dr., Suite 2020, Chicago, IL 60601
Phone: 312-346-9766

REPORTERS: Please contact Victoria Rebeck, director of communications, at 872-810-0896. This number will ring her cell phone. You may also contact her by email.

All others: Please fill out the form below to email the Northern Illinois Conference of The United Methodist Church.

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2025 NIC Conference Wrap-Up

About 700 clergy and lay members of the Northern Illinois Annual Conference met in session from June 9 to 11, 2025, in Schaumburg, Ill., to explore the theme “Grace is Sufficient” as they worshiped,…

Legislative Decisions at 2025 Annual Conference

Read the final actions that Annual Conference members took on legislation during their June 9-11, 2025, gathering.

Bishop Schwerin Calls Churches to Experiment with Ministry

Bishop Schwerin noted that in these days, churches should experiment with new ministry ideas--even if they end in failure. Resourcing, connectionalism, and upholding t…

Reach Out to Each Other, Bishop Oliveto Says

"When you are willing to take Jesus's hand, all heaven breaks loose," Bishop Karen Oliveto said in her sermon during the Celebration of Ministry Service on June 9.