Quarterly Youth Leader Gathering
Sponsored by the collaboration of the NIC Discipleship Taskforce and Anti-Racism Taskforce, this is our second quarterly gathering for youth leaders across our conference.
Read MoreJoyful youth fall retreat
Over 65 youth and adult youth leaders came together the weekend of Sept. 23 - 25 for a fall youth retreat in Lake Geneva. The retreat theme was JOY (Jesus, Others, and You) with a focus on joy in fellowship as reflected in scriptures in Philippians 1—2 and Psalm 133. Rev. Josiah Montgomery, Pastor of East Side UMC in Chicago and Asst. Director of Faith and Action at North Central College (Naperville) was the retreat's guest speaker.
Read MoreWelcome New Inclusive Collective Campus Minister
The Inclusive Collective (IC), a vibrant, growing, and diverse Northern Illinois Conference and Presbytery of Chicago campus ministry in Chicagoland, is welcoming a new Pastor and Executive Director. After a national search, the IC Board of Directors named Rev. Larry J. Morris III to lead the campus ministry, succeeding Rev. Rich Havard.
Read MoreNew Facility Agreements Between Congregations, Boy Scouts of America
United Methodist leaders and the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) have reached an agreement about new Affiliation and Facility Use Agreements between congregations, scouting units and the BSA.
Read MoreGCUMM shares new path forward for Scouting ministry
The long-anticipated wait is coming to an end as a new era of Scouting ministry in The United Methodist Church makes its way forward. A highly skilled team of chancellors, insurance risk advisors, and UMC leaders have forged a path through a difficult landscape to provide a safer way for Scouting ministry to continue within local United Methodist churches.
Read MoreThis I celebrate! Hyde Park Korean-American Campus Ministry
A Korean Campus Ministry is a fully realized expression of church where Korean international students gather together for worship, discipleship, and fellowship and become a community of faith.
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