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.
Rev. Kay B Dillard, retired member of the Northern Illinois Conference passed away Thursday, January 5, 2023. During her ministry she served Hebron; Polo: First; Rochelle; Chicago Southern District (Superintendent) of the Northern Illinois Conference; and Maple Park: Grace.
Rev. Kay Dillard was 85 years old.
The memorial services will be held on Saturday, March 4, 2023, at 2 pm at Green Meadow United Methodist Church (1633 Louisville Road, Alcoa, TN 37701).
Message of condolences can be sent to the family:
Amy Pohlman
5695 Kenyon Trail
Noblesville, IN 46202
In honor of Kay Dillard and in lieu of flowers, please consider paying it forward with a donation to the United Methodist Committee on Relief – UMCOR (www.umcmission.org/umcor/) or your local United Methodist Church.
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