E-news: Appointment Announcement, One Great Hour of Sharing

Upward to God, Outward to Humanity

In this clip, Rev. Tyrone Gordon talks about how the church can attract young adults. "They're hungry for something...and very spiritual...what they want is consistency from the church."

Gordon is one of the featured speakers at Commission Possible 2: Ambassadors for Christ next weekend (April 8-9).

Sign-up today!

A group of four from your church can sign up for $100; individual registration is only $30. Read more about the event and register here.

We've created a couple of resources for use in your local church. Click here to download a video presentation.

There's also a bulletin insert with a registration form here.

If you haven't made hotel reservations yet, the Holiday Inn Express offers a special group rate for this event. Call Cherryie Brown, Director of Sales and Marketing at 304.345.0600, ext. 139 to make arrangements.

One Great Hour of Sharing is April 3.

Join United Methodists everywhere by participating in this special offering that supports UMCOR's vital work. Your gifts to One Great Hour of Sharing lay the foundation for UMCOR to seek justice and mercy for suffering people everywhere.

This video can be streamed or downloaded for use during your worship service or other ministry setting. There's also a bulletin insert available for churches to use.

One Great Hour of Sharing. April 3, 2011

Gifts to this offering underwrite UMCOR's "costs of doing business." That helps them keep a promise that 100 percent of every other gift made to a specific UMCOR project can be spent on that project - not on home office costs.

Pacific Emergency: How to give

West Virginia Conference churches who receive offerings via checks in the offering plate should follow these instructions from the Conference Treasurer's Office.

You can also give and designate your gift to your local church on UMCOR's website.

There's also a bulletin insert and powerpoint slide for use in worship services.

UMW Spiritual Growth Retreat

"Finding Peace through Faith" is the theme of this year's

United Methodist Women's spiritual growth retreat; it will meet at Cedar Lakes Conference Center near Ripley, W.Va.

The UMW intentionally provide two sessions of the retreat to accommodate retired and working women. The mid-week session is March 31-April 1 (Thursday/Friday). The second session is April 2-3 (Saturday/Sunday). This year's guest speaker is M. Galinda Burton, General Secretary of the General Commission on the Role and Status of Women.

For more information and to register, download the brochure here.

Appointment Announcements

It is the intention of Bishop Ernest Lyght to appoint Rev. Mike Linger Mission Project Director of the House of the Carpenter, effective July 1, 2011.