Through the General Board of Church and Society, there is a rapid response team that connects passionate people across the country and across Annual Conferences to resources and updates around immigration reform.  GBCS is looking to expand their reach for this team to continue sharing resources, updating about nationwide events and national legislation around the issue, learning about where organizing work is being done around the issue, etc.  If you are interested in being the contact for the Alaska Conference, please let us know in the conference office and we will pass your name along.

Building upon a clergy-family care summit held last November, the United Methodist Commission on the Status and Role of Women has launched a website dedicated to addressing the needs and concerns of clergy families.  Read the report here.

More than 860 delegates from 130 conferences will participate in The United Methodist Church's top legislative assembly in May 2016.  As United Methodists anticipate the global church gathering, here is a behind-the-scenes trip around the site.

Thanks to a professor from France, scholars of various academic disciplines are beginning to explore a collection of photos showing early 20th century Methodist mission work around the world.  The public is getting a look too, since the United Methodist Commission on Archives and History is steadily putting online more than 100,000 black-and-white images.

Willow UMC is sponsoring this 5K Run/Walk to raise money for Imagine No Malaria.  There will also be a fun run for children 6 and under.  It will be held on Saturday, August 8th.  For more information, and to register, please visit WillowUMC.org.

Start registering now to attend the School of Theology, which will occur September 18-19, 2015 at St. John UMC.  You can go to our website for more information or view the registration brochure.