After mastering the voting electronic keypads, annual conference members elected three clergy and three lay delegates to the 2020 General Conference and three clergy and three lay delegates for the Jurisdictional Conference, along with two clergy and two lay alternates.
Read MoreThe annual awards presented to clergy and laity during the Conference range from child advocates to churches giving above and beyond.
Read MoreThanks to the generosity of NIC churches, more children will be able to experience camp and grow closer to Christ. This year’s special Bishop’s Appeal offering at Annual Conference totaled $53,437 to help support Outdoor and Retreat Ministries.
Read MoreMuch of the legislation that passed at the 2019 Northern Illinois Annual Conference reflected the disapproval of the Traditional Plan adopted at the General Conference Special Session in February that enhances current policies around homosexuality in the Book of Discipline and strengthens enforcement of those rules.
Read MoreMany people around the world and around the corner will have a new clean towel, soap, a toothbrush, and many other personal hygiene items to help them through a disaster or humanitarian crisis thanks to Northern Illinois United Methodists.
Read MoreMrs. Bernice M. Klosterman, surviving spouse of deceased clergy Rev. Charles Klosterman of the Northern Illinois Conference, died Saturday, May 25, 2019.
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