Honor Older Adults in May and through the Golden Cross Offering
In May, churches take the Golden Cross Offering. Donations support Northern Illinois Conference ministries with older adults and help provide scholarships for ind…
On February 28th, CCUIR members, and conference leadership including Bishop Dan Schwerin, met with members of the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago (CIOGC) to begin the discussion concerning the revival of our relationship including our commitment to our Document of Relationship signed in 2006.
Until 2020, dialogues, yearly dinner programs and action in areas of shared social justice issues were actualized. To enable our conversations and actions to begin on fruitful ground, we, United Methodist, are invited to join our friends at The Mecca Center’s annual Ramadan Muslim-Methodist Interfaith Dinner.
More Information: Rev. Catiana McKay – catiana.mckay@gmail.com
In May, churches take the Golden Cross Offering. Donations support Northern Illinois Conference ministries with older adults and help provide scholarships for ind…
Rev. Philip M. Dripps, a retired member of the Northern Illinois Conference, passed away on April 15, 2026.
Rev. Charlotte (Char) Hoffman, a retired member of the Northern Illinois Conference, passed away on Monday, April 6, 2025.
"Mutual benefit is breaking out and ubuntu steps are among us each day," says Bishop Dan Schwerin. In this article he includes some tanka, a form of poetry that comes from Japan. These keep an eye on the small as…