Justice and Mercy Ministries

Justice and Mercy ministries include the following committees, boards, and organizations to address systemic issues of poverty, prejudice, and other social concerns:

Board of Church and Society
Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Relations (CCUIR )
Commission on Status and Role of Women (CSROW )
Hispanic/Latino Ministry Team
Native American Ministries
Northern Illinois Justice for Our Neighbors
Restorative and Transformative Justice
SBC21

Ethnic Caucuses

BMCR: Sylvia Oglesby Email National website: www.bmcrumc.org
Hispanic/Latino Ministry Team Co-chairs: Lino Aragon Email and Elsa Noemi Meza Email
Fellowship Asian American: Jeremiah Lee Email
Korean Caucus: Hyo Sun Oh Email

News & Announcements

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In Sympathy: Louis F. Roos

Rev. Louis F. Roos, a retired member of the Northern Illinois Conference, passed away on Monday, May 11, 2026.

Have you made your contribution?

In an effort to be more transparent, the Finance and Administration office is going to be consistently sharing where we are as a conference are in regards to the giving versus what is needed fo…

Annual Conference Members and Friends Will March for Immigrants

Continuing many United Methodists' concern for the treatment of immigrants in the region, people of the Northern Illinois Conference of The United Methodist Churc…

Pentecost Gathering in Freeport Area Raises Hope

Hope was alive on May 31 as an intergenerational group of over 300 from 16 Freeport-area churches gathered at the Oakdale Tabernacle to celebrate Pentecost.