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West Virginia Disaster Relief
Please continue to hold the families and churches that were ravaged by the floods throughout southern West Virginia in your prayers. In addition, spiritual care teams who would like to come to serve for a short term during the first half of August are needed.
Teams are also still needed in the field. When your teams or individuals indicate their willingness to serve, we will coordinate with them to meet their needs for housing, meals, support.
UMW Scholarships
The Northern Illinois Conference United Methodist Women offer a one-time scholarship each year for a woman that is currently enrolled in continuing education to become an ordained minister, deaconess or missionary. Click here for the form. The deadline is Aug.1, 2016.
UM Foundation Grants
The United Methodist Foundation of the Northern Illinois Conference announces the 2017 grants cycle.
Funds are typically granted for new or expanded ministries or projects - seed money to begin the new direction. Grants generally range from $500 - $2,000.
If your church has an idea and a plan for mission-based programming, please check out the Grant Guidelines and consider applying by completing the
Questions can be directed to Janet Boryk, Grants Coordinator ,847.409.9642 or Carolyn Cook, Executive Assistant, 312.346.9766, extension 704.
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Bishops approve plan special commisson
Meeting in Chicago last week, the Council of Bishops' Executive Committee approved a framework for implementing the Commission on A Way Forward and took a step toward a called session of the General Conference in 2018.
The Council acknowledged that the landscape of the church has changed dramatically since the General Conference approved the Council's proposal in May, but re-affirmed their commitment to lead the church forward. Read the full statement.
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Registration still open for School of Congregational Development - Aug. 17-20
The Northern Illinois Conference and Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary are hosting the 2016 School of Congregational Development
Aug. 17-20 in Evanston, IL. This year's theme is: Into The Deep.
Register Today!
Why should you attend the School of Congregational Development this year?
Because you will have the opportunity to attend transformative sessions like the one led by newly elected Bishop Tracy S. Malone and Rev.Dr. Young-Mee Park on Valuing Diversity (Cultural Competency): Equipping Leaders in a Multicultural World.
This is a topic that is relevant more than ever to our church today. It will explore the core competencies of cultural diversity, the best practices in the appointment process, the equipping of leadership (lay and clergy), and the leveraging of resources to help build greater capacity for reaching more people, younger people, and more diverse people. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend the School of Congregational Development. A $100 scholarship is available for NIC participants. Please contact Judy Siaba at:jsiaba@umcnic.org for more information.
SCD is sponsored by Discipleship Ministries, Global Ministries and
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Save the Date - Chicago Urban Summit - Sept. 24
"Faith In the Public Square: Becoming the Prophetic, Pastoral and Political Church". Come join us for the Young Adult Worship Experience, Friday, September 23, 2016 - 7 pm. Location: TBD. The program will be held
Saturday, September 24, 2016 - 9 am to 4 pm at Morgan Park United Methodist Church, 11030 S. Longwood Dr., Chicago, IL. The Keynote Speaker: Rev. Dr. Obery Hendricks, New York Theological Seminary
Pension board changes its name
The United Methodist Board of Pension and Health Benefits has changed its name to Wespath Benefits and Investments, starting July 18. The "Wes" part of the name honors John Wesley, Methodism's founder, and "path" refers to the agency's goal of providing participants and institutional clients with a path toward personal health, investment and retirement objectives. Click here for more information. More about Wespath - click here.
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Red Oak UMC celebrates 125th - (July 31) 9am. Celebrate with past and present members and come to the Aug. 21 celebration at 9am when Bishop Dyck is scheduled to preach.
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RoundUp 2016 - (Aug. 4-7) This summer, you have a unique jurisdictional opportunity to learn, to share, and to find your niche in the mission arena of our United Methodist Church. Registration open.
- Disciple Bible Study training- (Aug. 6) You can lead a DISCIPLE Bible Study in your congregation or in one of the prisons or jails in Illinois. Come and be trained with the latest tools for leading this life-changing study at Gary UMC in Wheaton.
- College of Christian Life - (Aug. 15-17) with Rev. Mike Slaughter in Peoria, IL. Click here to register.
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- NIJFON Annual Dinner - (Sept. 18) Elgin Community College. Special Keynote Speaker: Rev. Dr. Susan Henry-Crowe, General Secretary of the General Board of Church and Society.
- Leadership Institute at the Church of the Resurrection - (Sept. 29-30) in Leawood, Kansas. Register no later than August 10, 2016, you will receive the discounted rate of $119 per person for the conference. Click here for more information on how to get this rate.
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