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Conference Lay Academy for Certified Lay Ministers

Location: Sycamore United Methodist Church, 160 Johnson Avenue, Sycamore

Saturday, April 13
9 am - 12 noon

Certifed Lay Ministers are invivted to the  Confeence Lay Academy "Kick Off"! Registration begins at 8:30 am and the session begins at 9:00 am.  Cost is $35 for the module tuition. Checks are payable the date of the April 13 to NIC-CLM. 

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This program is made possible in part by a grant from the United Methodist Foundation of the Northern Illinois Conference. 

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