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. Robert Vaughn, retired member of the Northern Illinois Conference, died December 16, 2018, peacefully at his home in Creston, IL surrounded by his family. He was 82 years old.
Rev. Vaughn was appointed to Chicago: Forest Glen, Glenview, Chicago: Memorial, Northwest United Methodist, Joliet: Ingalls Park, Chicago Heights: First, Hampshire: First, Steward, Creston and Mt. Greenwood: Bethel. Rev. Vaughn retired in 1998.
A memorial service will be held on December 30, 2018, at Malta Congregational Church, Malta, IL.
Condolences may be sent to his wife, Susan at:
PO Box 161
Creston, IL 60113
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