Categories

All News Age-Related Ministries Annual Conference Apportionments Bishop Bishop's Appeal COVID19 Camps and Outdoor Retreat Ministries Clergy Life Congregational Development Congregational Life Connectional Resources Creation and Environment Care DYK Delegation Disaster Response Discipleship Episcopal Area Finance and benefits General Church General Conference Higher Education and Ministry Hispanic/Latino Ministries Jurisdictional Conference Justice and Peace Laity Lake North Lake South Missional Life News North Central Jurisdiction Ordained Ministry Prairie Central Prairie North Prairie South Racism Safe Sanctuaries Scouting Shepherding team Spiritual Formation Staff Announcements Sympathy Notices UM Foundation UMM UMW Urban Strategy Youth ministry

Juneteenth Is for All God's Children

In 1866, Black Americans learned that the Emancipation Proclamation had freed them from slavery 2 years earlier. The next year, Black Americans began celebrating this historic day through Juneteenth celebrations. Over time, annual observances spread to other states. These often include prayer, religious services, educational events, and festivals.

DYK? An Invitation for All

The sacrament of the Lord’s Supper unites us beyond denominational lines and draws us back into the basics of Jesus’s teaching and witness as he fulfilled God’s promise of salvation for all of creation.

Sympathy Notice: Rev. Arnold R. Rebuck

Rev. Arnold R Rebuck, retired member of the Northern Illinois Conference, passed away Saturday, April 29, 2023.

Leading the Laity: A Message of Encouragement

Northern Illinois Annual Conference session will start in a season of painful news from around the world. Yet, we must never tire of doing the work that Christ has set before us, So, no matter the uncertainty, doubt, or fear regarding what might lie ahead, we know that Jesus is still on the throne!

Bishop Announces New Lake South District Superintendent

Rev. Dr. Audrea Nanabray will serve as Lake South District Superintendent effective July 1, 2023.

Sympathy Notice: Rev. Dr. Dennis E. Groh

Rev. Dennis Edward Groh, retired member of the Northern Illinois Conference, passed away Saturday, April 22, 2023. During his ministry he served on the faculty of Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary from 1968 to 1996 and at Illinois Wesleyan University from 1996 until his retirement in 2007.