General Conference 2020 (2024) Updates
The UMC General Conference (postponed from 2020) came to order on the morning of April 23. Follow daily reports focusing on topics of interest to Northern Illinois Conference readers.
When Jeremiah said, “I’m only a child.”The Lord responded, “Don’t say, ‘I’m only a child. Where I send you, you must go; what I tell you, you must say."
The Northern Illinois Conference Anti-Racism Task Force Justice Generation is hosting Justice Camp for high school students around the United States. Justice Generation is partnering with United Methodist Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM) offices across the U.S. to host Justice Camp, a virtual tour starting in Chicago at the DuSable Museum and traveling to Montgomery, AL and Tulsa, OK.
Open to high school students from around the U.S. Cost: $25.00. Space is limited. Registration is open. Click here for details.
Dates: June 13; June 27; July 11; August 8
The UMC General Conference (postponed from 2020) came to order on the morning of April 23. Follow daily reports focusing on topics of interest to Northern Illinois Conference readers.
Early in the morning of 18 April 2024, 22 members of the Northern Illinois Conference Anti-Racism Task Force, many of whom had participated in last year’s Civil…
As I begin my retirement from appointed ministry in the Northern Illinois Conference, I recall the mentors who gave me hope and encouraged high expectations.
The art and culture of different ethnicities is the 2024 focus for the NIC Anti-Racism Task Force series. They will piece together a variety of experiences and learn…