Join the School of Congregational Development, live!
In the 1980s The General Board of Discipleship and The General Board of Global Ministries created a training experience for new church start pastors. In the last ten years, School of Congregational Development (SCD) has blossomed to include training for bishops,
district superintendents, conference staff, pastors and church teams from existing congregations who desire to learn how to create and develop disciple-growing congregations.
This year our focus is on Transforming Your Church Culture. You can join the plenary sessions online here.
Download the plenary schedule here.
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| Christian Education Sunday is September 11
 The way to best prepare God's people to deal with all the perils in the world is to teach them how to study, utilize, and come to love the Word of our Lord. That's the purpose of Christian Education. Your church can support this ministry through a special offering on September 11, 2011.
Download this flier to lean more, or print this bulletin insert to help promote this Special Sunday in your church. Church treasurers should use fund #822 when filling out remittance forms; and make checks out to 'Conference Treasurer'.
Offering envelopes are available at the conference center office. Please contact Andrea Holley at 1-800-788-3746, extension 30 or by email at
aholley@wvumc.org Please provide church name, mailing address and the number of envelopes needed.
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 UMW School of Christian Mission
The United Methodist Women (UMW) hosted their annual School of Christian Mission July 21-23. In addition to taking classes, the UMW collected materials for health kits to send to Haiti.
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Church_Tech: Web toolbox
Every home should have a tool box with a few standards items like a hammer and screwdriver. So should every web user. We don't necessarily recommend taking your computer apart, but here are a few basic things to remember when navigating the internet.
Click here to continue reading the latest Church_Tech post at The Quad @wvumc.
Have a tech idea that worked in your church? Consider writing a post for the blog so others can benefit from what you learned. Write us at wvumc.stories@gmail.com to be a guest blogger.
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Change of Conference Relationship Applications
The Board of Ordained Ministry is receiving applications from candidates eligible for change of conference relationship.This includes those eligible for associate membership; those eligible for commissioning as provisional members (deacon or elder track), and those eligible for full membership and ordination as deacons or elders. Application forms are available from BOOM Registrar Rev. Jack Lipphardt via e-mail: jwlipphardt@aol.com.
Application deadline is August 8. If potential candidates have questions about eligibility, they should consult the 2008 Book of Discipline, their District Superintendent, or the chair of their District's Committee on Ministry.
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Workshop: The Graying Church
Click here for details on a September 15 workshop sponsored by the West Virginia Annual Conference Council on Older Adult Ministries at the Days Inn in Sutton/Flatwoods. Rev. Dr. Richard Gentzler, author of "Aging Ministry in the 21st Century" is the featured speaker.
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Death Notice Update
Rev. Terry Deane's (FE - Epworth, Ripley) mother, Ellen Morris, passed away July 24. Condolences may be sent to Terry at 311 W. North St., Ripley, WV 25271.
A memorial service celebrating her life and faith will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, July 30, at Siniaville United Methodist Church, Statts Mills.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial donations to the Siniaville United Methodist Church or to the Bernard W. and Ellen Morris Memorial Scholarship Fund, administered by the United Methodist Foundation, P.O. Box 3811, Charleston, WV 25338.
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