District Superintendent Bert Kite has announced that the Central District Conference will be held on Sunday, December 14 at 3 p.m. at Southport UMC, (1947 E Southport, Indianapolis, IN). At this meeting the 2015 District budget and District leadership will be reviewed/approved. 

 

In order to involve leadership from many parts of the conference, the election of delegates to General and Jurisdictional Conferences shall begin in local congregations, continue in districts, and conclude at Annual Conference.  Local congregations may submit names of potential lay delegates to either of our District Lay Leaders, Doris Clark or Anthony Swinger.  Potential clergy delegates may submit their names to Bert Kite.  There will be a Willingness to Serve form which will need to be submitted along with the name.  That form is not yet available.  

New Pastor Orientation on September 6, 2014 from 9 am until 4 pm at Carmel St. Marks is for all pastors serving in their first appointment (supply, local pastor, Elder, Deacon) and all pastors new to the Indiana Conference. Pastors who should have attended in the past but were unable to attend should also register. 

 

The registration deadline is September 1, 2014 at 11:59 pm.  There is no cost to attend and lunch is included. Register online

Scam artists persuade the "winner" that payment for taxes and fees must be sent immediately and that all negotiations must be conducted in utter secrecy. These restrictions prevent victims from conducting proper and timely research regarding the solicitation's legitimacy and isolate victims from the protective efforts of family and friends. Both sweepstakes and foreign lottery frauds prey on the victim's desire to make fast money along with the fear of losing this "opportunity" if actions are not taken quickly.

Investigations into these scams show that scammers frequently employ counterfeit checks to obtain victim cooperation. First-time victims may receive counterfeit cashier's checks or money orders after sending significant personal funds as payment for taxes and fees. These checks serve to encourage the "winner", who begins to question the legitimacy of the contest after repeated attempts to receive their prize, to send more money. If you receive a check in this fashion, immediately take it to your bank and talk with them about the origin of the funds.

Finally, in some instances, the scammer will request bank account information from the victim in order to process the purchase of merchandise or tickets. Victims subsequently report that the scammer transacted multiple unauthorized debits from their accounts without their knowledge. You should never give out your banking information to someone you are not familiar with and have not confirmed their true intentions. Always remember, "if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is". If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact me at Charlie.Rownd@inumc.org.

Hagerstown church to host next VIM Training, Aug. 2

HAGERSTOWN, Ind. - The next Volunteers In Mission Training will be held at the Hagerstown United Methodist Church, 199 South Perry Street in Hagerstown. The VIM Training is intended for all those volunteers interested in learning more about the United Methodist connectional system, volunteer resources, team leader responsibilities, cultural awareness and project selection. Local, conference wide, U.S. and International mission opportunities will be discussed. The cost is $15 per participant with optional manual with $25 each additional cost. Registration deadline is Wednesday, July 23. Registration check-in begins at 9:30 a.m. EDT with the class from 10 a.m. through 3 p.m., including a working lunch. The training is open to all and will be presented by Beth Stickles-McDaniel, INUMC VIM Coordinator. If you have questions about this training or mission opportunities, contact Stickles-McDaniel at vim@inumc.org or 317-705-1870. Register here.

St. Luke's UMC, 100 W. 86th Street in Indianapolis will host the Basic Early Response Team (ERT) from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23. The purpose of ERT Training is to prepare people to provide a caring Christian presence in the aftermath of disaster. ERTs are participants of Volunteers In Mission, who have been trained by the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) trainers and are required to deploy as part of an ERT at least once during their three years, UMCOR-certified period to qualify for recertification. The trainer for this class will be the Rev. Jim Byerly, Indiana Conference Disaster Response Coordinator. Lunch is included in the registration fee of $32 and the registration deadline is Thursday, Aug. 14 or until participant limit is reached. Minimum class size is 14 participants for the training to be held. Registration is limited to 35 participants. All participants must download and complete a background check form, which must be turned in when you check-in for the class. To download the background check information and form click here.  Click here to register.

On August 8-10, there will be special Jurisdictional Mission Event at the Epworth Forest Camp and Retreat Center, North Webster.  It will be a great event for local churches to send their mission teams to - or any folks that are intersted in the outreach of the UMC!

 

Denise HOneycutt, Deputy General Secretary for UMCOR will be one of the speakers and highlights.  Others are Una Jones, Assistant General Secrtary for Mission Volunteers, Chett Pritchard, Methodist Federationi for Social Action and missionaries from Mexico, Dominican Republic, Panama, and Bolivia!

 

People can come for one day or one evening or the whole weekend!  A flyer may be obtained by clicking here, schedule by clicking here, workshops by clicking here, or to register by clicking here.

The Bishop's Student Leadership Academy is a weekend retreat for high school youth to explore what they are passionate about, what problems in the world get them fired up, what gifts and tools God has given them, and what amazing ideas they have now for sharing Christ's love through those gifts.  Cost is $45 and the retreat will be at the University of Indianapolis, Nov. 21-23.  For more information and to register, please click here.

Office Hours: 8:30-4:30 Monday-Friday

3901 N Meridian St, Suite 210

Indianapolis, IN 46208

317-924-4140 or toll free: 877-781-6707

fax: 317-924-4007
District website

Confernce website: www.inumc.org   general email: central.district@inumc.org

Remittance Address for District and Conference payments:

Conference tithe is 10% and District tithe is 1.5%

INUMC

PO Box 6089

Carol Stream, IL 60122-6089 

Bert Kite, Superintendent (please note correct email address, above)

Bob Coleman, Associate Superintendent (relates to DCOM and clusters)

Charlie Rownd, Associate Superintendent (relates to local churches for security and risk management)

Karen Devaisher, Associate Superintendent (relates to clergy and clusters)

Brad Miller, Associate Superintendent (relates to Clusters)

Joe Bottorff (relates to extension ministers), Jacquie Reed (relates to clergy spouses): Assistants to the Superintendent (volunteer)

Robin Brown, District Assistant

Heather Cress, Receptionist

  

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