Growing your Church
Sign a team from your church up for Jim Griffith's Growing your Church workshop to learn more about reaching new people for Christ. Teams must include the lead/senior pastor and at least 3 key laypeople. Register by January 31 for a $100 discount. Learn more here.
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2010 Statistical Reports Deadline
The deadline to submit the completed statistical reports packets is Monday, January 31.
An alphabetical and by district list of churches whose packets have not been received will be posted by 1PM at wvumc.org/stats each business day until February 4.
You can also download the forms and instructions at wvumc.org/stats. If you have any questions, please contact Myra Bess, Conference Controller, at 1-800-788-3746, ext. 38.
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Sanctity of Human Life Sunday
 February 6 is Sanctity of Human Life Sunday and supports Burlington United Methodist Family Services (BUMFS). Your generous offering helps support comprehensive adoption and birth parent counseling services to children and families.
You can download and use this flier as a bulletin insert and to help promote the special Sunday in your church.
Learn more about BUMFS at their website, bumfs.org.
Church treasurers, the remittance number for this special Sunday is 660.
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Bishop's Clergy Retreat March 15-16 
Join Bishop Lyght at Blackwater Falls State Park for the annual Bishop'sClergy Retreat. The focus will be on the challenges and possibilities of parish ministry. More information along with the brochure is available at wvumc.org/calendar. |
NEJ Clergywomen Consultation
Join women in pastoral ministry from around the northeast jurisdiction Feb. 27- March 2 in Lancaster, PA for the 2011 Clergywomen Consultation: Bodacious and Bold!
Rev. Janet Harman hopes to charter a bus to go to the event. Contact her if you are interested at jmh5024@aol.com or call her at 304-543-1669 (cell) or 304-343-9636 (church).
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Music and Worship Arts Week at Lake Junaluska, NC is a multi-generational, family-friendly event of music, arts, praise, and renewal in the beautiful Smoky Mountains - June 19-24, 2011
It's designed for those who want to sing, ring, dance, or act all week, as well as for those who lead these ministries in local congregations. The event will be at Lake Junaluska Assembly (near Waynesville, North Carolina) and is sponsored by The Fellowship of United Methodists in Music and Worship Arts. Click here to download a promotional poster for the event.
There are discounts and incentives for early registration (before March 15) and rates will increase after April 30, 2011. For more information and to register,
click here.
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