March 22, 2016
WEST DISTRICT NEWS
A weekly newsletter to keep you connected.

 

Please click the button above to see the schedule for West District Missional Office locations. It is our hope that when you notice where we are planning our "office for the day" you will join us for conversation and share what exciting events are taking place in your places of worship and ministry. This office time is open to both laity and clergy. 

 

Blessings and Prayers,

The West District Staff

 

 

West District RE-SHAPED Conference
Saturday, April 30, 2016
9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Mount Pleasant UMC  
The West District Operational team is proud to offer all clergy and laity the opportunity to gather together for a day of learning, re-learning, and re-shaping ideas for effective ministries in the local church. Please plan to participate in a new style of leadership development for the West District.

The fee for attending this event is $10 per individual or $25 for a group coming from one church (includes lunch). There is no limit to the number of participants per church group, so gather your leadership for this wonderful event! John Groves expects every church to be represented at this event!

Click here to get more information and register your group today! Registration deadline is April 13th.
Spring 2016 Lay Servant Academy
Lay Servant Ministries
Saturday, April 23, 2016
8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Centenary United Methodist Church
301 N. 7th Street, Terre Haute


Registration deadline is April 14th!
EVENTS
In an effort to keep this newsletter as concise as possible, we are listing local church events only on the district web site.  To view these events, simply CLICK HERE, and you will be directed to it.  If your church has an event you would like featured on this calendar, please e-mail the details to Katie Swisher at [email protected].

TransforMission  July 10-16, 2016

TransforMission is a mission camp designed to help High School & Middle School youth experience what it means to live out the Great Commission (not just one week in the summer, but every day). 

Engaging morning and evening worship and small group sessions, super fun group activities, relationship building with other UMC youth groups, and serving with some of the best mission agencies in Indianapolis, make this a powerful week for all involved!


NEW Groves
NEW Davis
NEW Swisher
Rev. John Groves
Superintendent
765-51-UMCDS
(765-518-6237)
Rev. John Davis
Associate Superintendent
(office) 765-276-4797 
Katie Swisher
District Assistant
(office) 765-276-4797
Preferred Telephone Hours:
Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays - 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.