Plans Are Shaping Up for 2025 Annual Conference
The Northern Illinois Conference’s 186th session, themed “Grace is Sufficient,” will take place June 9-11. Bishop Dan Schwerin, inspired by the transformative power of grace, e…
Bible Study
Bible Study will be held on the mornings of Tuesday, June 10 and Wednesday, June 11. Rev. Dr. Reginald Blount from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, will lead the Bible study. Rev. Dr. Reginald Blount is a Murray H. Leiffer Associate Professor of Formation, Leadership, and Culture and director of the Center for the Church and the Black Experience, both at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary. Read more about Rev. Dr. Blount here.
Blueprint for Wellness
Blueprint for Wellness Health Screenings are planned for Tuesday, June 10 at the hotel. The screenings are available for those who participate in the conference health insurance plan. Testing involves one blood draw and a few measurements. The results provide valuable information about several common health risks. Learn More.
Registration occurs two ways via Phone or Online via Virgin Pulse.
- Phone: 855-623-9355 Employer group: HealthFlex or United Methodist Church
- Online: Log in to your WesPath/Benefits Access account. Click on the "Wellbeing" Tab and find the "Go to Quest Diagnostics" button. When there is an option to schedule a wellness screening choose "at an event" then choose "Northern Illinois Conference UMC".
Celebration of Ministry
The Celebration of Ministry will be held in the evening of Monday, June 9. This celebration includes the Ordination and Commissioning Service as well as recognition of Local Pastors, and any consecration of missionaries and deaconesses. The service conculdes with gluten-free communion. Guests are encouraged to register.
- Bishop Karen P. Oliveto will preach and assist in the ordinationand commissioning service. Read more about Bishop Oliveto here.
- Robing for the Service will occur at 6:30 p.m. in the one off the rooms of the Conference Center. Please bring your robes and red stoles; there will be racks for hanging robes.
- Do you have a gift for singing? This year, during the service, we are inviting churches to send 4-5 members from their church choirs to join in a large UMCNIC Mass Choir.
- Members are invited to bring a choir robe from their church so that we can flood the platform with an array of colors. If your church does not have robes, please let us know so that we can make arrangements for a robe.
- Rehearsal will take place 2 hours prior to the start of the service at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center (1551 N. Thoreau Dr., Schaumburg), room TBD.
- The anthem selection will be sent out to those who sign up.
- Those interested in the Mass Choir should fill out the following form.
- For more information, please contact AC Worship Coordinator, Pastor Jacob Tipantasig-Wolverton.
- In keeping with the significance of the occasion, please refrain from the use of photography or videography, especially at the times of commissioning and ordination.Please do not approach the worship platform with phones, cameras or video recorders.
Photos will be available online at the UMCNIC Flicker page to download for free.
Clergy Session
Clergy Session will take place on May 13. More information can be found on the Clergy Session page. Sign up for Clergy Session occurs during registration. Regisitration for Clergy Session ends May 3. No guests are allowed at Clergy Session.
*Active clergy who are not attending Annual Conference need to send their reason for absence in writing to Episcopal Administrative Assistant, Marva Andrews either by e-mail at or by postal mail to Northern Illinois Conference, Attn: Marva Andrews, 303 E Wacker Dr, Suite 2020, Chicago, IL 60601.
Display Tables
Display Tables will be set up in the ballroom foyer and hallway. Table displays will be open on Monday afternoon, Tuesday, and Wednesday morning.
Applications can be filled out here are are due May 15. Assignments will be made one week prior to AC. View the guidelines here. Send questions to Erica McIntosh or Craig McGregor
Laity Session
Laity Session will take place on Monday morning, June 9. Laity Session includes speakers, discussion, important information and a short gluten-free communion service. Sign-up for Laity Session occurs during registration.
Lunch and Learn
New for the 2025 Annual Conference, on Tuesday, June 10 from noon to 1:30 p.m., all registered participants will receive a box lunch. They will select the group that they want to join for a time of learning, presentation, and fellowship. (Box lunches are available for guests as well, but they will need to register.) More information coming soon.
If your group is interested in providing a Lunch and Learn experience, please reach out to Ariel Alonso.
Memorial service
The Memorial Service will take place in the later afternoon of Tuesday, June 10. Bishop Dan Schwerin will preach at the memorial service. Family members of those being remembered are encouaged to attend and will have special seating during the service. Guests are encouraged to register.
- AC Lay members who have passed since May 2023 will be included. Submission of names and photos are due May 9. Please send to ACMedia@umcnic.org.
Retirement celebration
The Retirement Celebration will take place in the mid morning of June 11. Those in the retiring class of 2025 will be given 3 minutes to speak. The Retired Clergy Association hosts a meal for all retirees, details to be shared with those who are invited. Guests are encouraged to register.