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Media Updates
from the Communications Team

Living Stones, the blog of the WV Annual Conference is getting a fresh look. Yesterday's post reflects on the recent Social Justice retreat at Spring Heights.  Join the conversation, and let us know your thoughts/suggestions here.

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Did you know that you don't need a twitter account to explore the service?  Here are some 'feeds' related to United Methodism that are a good way to introduce yourself to Twitter:
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Local Church Marketing Plan
United Methodist Communications has put together a Marketing Plan resource for local churches to use.  Explore it here.

Facebook Fan Page
Our fan page includes more opportunities for interaction with each other - and for those outside the church (Think Evangelism!).  Click on the tabs at the top of the page, and become a fan!

The e-news now has a weekly publication date of Tuesday morning.  Deadline for submission of materials to be included is the Thursday before publication.  Please get materials for the November 3 edition of the e-news to us by this Thursday, October 29 @ noon.
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CDs are here!
Relive - or hear for the first time - just how good the AU Choir sounded while on tour in the WV Conference this summer.  Blessed by the song features 10 tracks recorded live onstage at the Clay Center in Charleston.  CDs are $20 each, and include a donation to the Conference's AU Scholarship Fund goal.  Contact Andrea Holley in the Conference Center Office for more information and to order a disc.
Church Remittances Deadline

Please note, the deadline for 2009 Church Remittances is 4:30 PM on Wednesday, January 6, 2010.

Please download and follow this guide when sending remittances to the Conference Treasurer's Office.
United Methodist Foundation Representative

This year's Charge Conference packets include a request for United Methodist Foundation representative, to be nominated by your church's Lay Leadership Committee.

The Foundation Representative is a local church leader who will provide a link between their church and the United Methodist Foundation of West Virginia Inc.  For more information, please contact the Foundation at 1-800-788-3476 x45 or via e-mail. 

WVUMC Vision LogoWorkable Evangelism Event

6 1/2 hours + $20 = a Workable Evangelism Plan.  Join us Saturday, November 14 from 9:30 - 4:00 at Broad Street UMC in Weston for a workshop featuring, Dr. Robert Pierson, author, UM pastor, and founder of Leadership Nexus.  Dr. Pierson will lead us through the basics outlined in his book, Needs-Based Evangelism: Becoming a Good Samaritan Church. 

He will help us understand hospitality and community-building ministries. This is a great event for an Evangelism Team to consider attending from a local church. Lunch and a copy of Dr. Pierson's book are included in the registration fee. We are delighted to be co-sponsoring this event with the WV Presbytery and look forward to seeing you there.
For more details, please click here.

Small Church Leadership Institute Event

Laity and pastors can learn how to lead their small attendance church into the future at this workshop at the Mount Sequoyah Conference Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The event is November 15-19, 2009 and costs $199 per person. This includes the program cost and 12 meals. Click here for a full brochure of the event.

Please note, this event qualifies for WV Conference Continuing Education Funds through the MEF. Lodging is available through the Mount Sequoyah Conference Center.

Please click here to download a registration form.

To register online, please click here.

Questions? E-mail JF Lacaria here.
Go 3G at this year's Fall Workshop Nov. 20 - 22
CCYM Fall 09
Youth in grades 6 - 12 are invited to switch to the 'God Network' during this year's CCYM Fall Workshop at Cedar Lakes near Ripley. Brochure and registration information are now online, along with some handy postcards designed to help your church publicize the event.

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Attendance to Fall Workshop can help qualify high school students in the Conference for some outstanding scholarship opportunities at West Virginia Wesleyan College. Learn more about scholarships available to United Methodist students here.
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