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UMC Giving New Website
If you are a young clergy aged 25-39, consider attending the second annual revitup! For a Lifetime in Ministry - sponsored by the General Board of Pensions and Health Benefits and being held in Atlanta, Georgia on September 15 - 17, 2014. Click here for registration and more info about this event. New Hispanic.UMC.org goes live
The United Methodist Church has a new website highlighting Hispanic ministries and resources. Hispanic.UMC.org went live this week as the portal for Spanish-language resources and content in the church. Designed by United Methodist Communications, it will aggregate resources from around the denomination and also provide original content.
Leadership Institute
Registration for the 2014 Leadership Institute at the Church of the Resurrection from Sept. 24-26 is now open.Click here for information.
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175th Annual Conference
Highlights
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Day Two: UVC Breakfast awards, Memorial Service, Keynote Presentations from Diana Butler Bass ( check out first part on YouTube - more will be uploaded soon), Laity Address from Arnold Rivera, Budget approved, Pilot Health Insurance Program approved, DeKalb District wins Kit Challenge and Bishop's Appeal Traveling trophy. Click here for full recap.
Day Three: Bishop Jun Teak Lim of Seoul South Annual Conference, Korean Methodist Church along with his wife and 9 District Superintendents visited. They donated $10,000 to the NIC Imagine No Malaria campaign. We honored 21 retirees and their many years of ministry. The 2016 General and Jurisdictional Delegations were elected.
Clergy Delegates for General Conference: Rev. Tracy Smith Malone, Rev. Alka Lyall, Rev. Gregory Gross. Laity for General Conference: Lonnie Chafin, Irma Clark, Elisa Gatz. Clergy for Jurisdictional: Rev. Chris Pierson, Rev. Carol Hill, Rev. Luis Reyes. Clergy Alternates for Jurisdictional: Rev. David Lagos-Fonseca, Rev. Chris Winkler. Laity for Jurisdictional: Jack Ryder, Marta Rodriguez, Rita L. Smith. Laity Alternates for Jurisdictional: Nancy Pendegrass and Joyce Carrasco.  | | General & Jurisdictional Delegation for 2016 |
Ordination Service: Bishop Dyck ordained 6 elders and one deacon. There was one recognition of orders and full membership and one recognition of orders and provisional member. Two deaconesses were commissioned. Bishop Dyck commissioned 4 deacons and 17 for the work of an elder.
Click here for a recap.
Check out photos from Annual Conference on our Facebook Page. *A few Voting Keypads have lost their way. If you still have yours, maybe in your suit pocket or at the bottom of your purse, please get them back asap to the Program Office at 217 Division St., Elgin, IL 60120. Each lost keypad costs $250. *A white and gold watch was found at Pheasant Run. If it's yours please contact Barbara Pufundt at 847-931-0710 ext. 11. More articles and news from Annual Conference will be up on the website soon and look for full coverage in the July Reporter.
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Imagine No Malaria at Annual Conference
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 Last June at Annual Conference we accepted a motion to raise $1 million dollars for Imagine No Malaria, the comprehensive effort by the UMC to eradicate death by malaria on the continent of Africa.
As we began the 2014 Annual Conference, the total amount raised and pledged was at $811,000 ; of which $711,000 was from multi-year fundraising goals set by 107 churches in our conference.
Some of your events have been: chili dinners, UMW brunches, bean bag toss, cook book sales, filling bottles of water with dimes, dodgeball tournaments, basketball shoot outs, lemonade stands, partnering with local sports teams (White Sox), partnership with local businesses like Panera, Culver's or Ten Thousand Villages.
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At Annual Conference the Bishop's appeal raised over $42,000 (with Dekalb winning the traveling trophy with $14,271 raised) and we were honored to receive a $10,000 donation from the South Korean delegation.
As Annual Conference 2014 comes to an end, our task force is excited to announce we have raised over $868,000!
The work of Imagine No Malaria in Northern Illinois is not done. There is still $150,000 to raise to meet our goal. What would happen if every church donated or made a multi-year pledge? Today is a chance for churches that have not made a pledge to help push our goal over the TOP. For lots of resources and information on just how to do that visit www.umcnic.org/imaginenomalaria. |
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Kit Challenge - Thank You!
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 Many thanks to every District which went above and beyond this year's kit challenge bringing thousands of dollars worth of layette items to Annual Conference for the Midwest Mission Distribution Center.
Totals:
Aurora District: 2,169 cloth diapers
Chicago NW: 3,517 washcloths
Chicago So: 1,263 receiving blankets
DeKalb: 1,212 infant sleepers
Elgin: 2,234 onesies
Rockford: 1,046 infant sleepers
Many other items were donated including 2 sewing machines, health kits and school bags.
DeKalb was presented the symbolic award for most donations per capita at the Mission Luncheon Monday for the highest district. Thank You!!!
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Child Poverty Campaign Launches at Annual Conference
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In alignment with the mission of the NIC Conference to foster vital congregations and changed communities, the NIC Board of Church and Society in partnership with United Voices for Children has launched a two year Child Poverty Campaign. Each local congregation is encouraged to participate in this campaign by accepting a local congregational challenge. Designate a child advocate, lift up the concerns of children as they relate to 1) health and nutrition, 2) education, and 3) freedom from violence, and educate your congregation and local community about the complex issues surrounding child poverty. For further information about the campaign and the congregational resources available and/or register as a Child Advocate visit www.umcnic.org/churchandsociety.
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Capturing our History
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 In recognition of our 175th Annual Conference, the Committee on Archives and History is launching a wiki site that will be dedicated to collecting the basic information and history of our churches, past and present.
Our initial steps are simple. However, over time we wish to expand this information to include persons and significant events in the life of the Northern Illinois Conference.
We need your help with this initial step. Please provide us with some basic information and history on your congregation by filling out the requested information online by clicking here. If you cannot answer all the questions or do not have a photograph, simply provide us with what you have. For more information contact Keck Mowry at keckmowry@me.com. Thank you and happy 175th anniversary!
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Deadline to Apply for Ethnic Local Church Grants
Aug. 10 is the deadline to apply for an Ethnic Local Church Grant from the United Methodist General Board of Church & Society (GBCS). The grants are to strengthen ethnic minority local churches through education, advocacy or leadership development as they engage in social justice. Click here for info. Grant applications requiring the signatures of cabinet, staff and officers of the Northern Illinois conference must be submitted to those persons no less than seven calendar days prior to the application deadline.
11th Annual Stewardship Conference Registration Open
Bounty: 10 Ways to Increase Giving in Your Local Church with Kristine Miller and Scott McKenzie at Barrington United Methodist Church, Barrington, IL, Saturday, August 23 9 am - 2:30 pm. Registration and Light Breakfast beginning 8 am.
Called to Be, Called to BElieve, Called to BE Leaders Conference
A Vocational Discernment Conference for Young Adults, July 18-20, 2014.
The "Called to BE" leadership conference at North Central College will help high school and college students to consider their vocational calling to serve God and to prepare for the future. Participants will meet young adults living into their vocations in their churches and communities. Click here for more information and click here for the registration form.
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