CONAM and the Native American ministry of presence
The NIC Committee on Native American Ministries (CONAM) says it's never too early or too late to hold a Native American Sunday service.
Read MoreSpiritual Formation Retreat registration open
Rev. Dr. Frederick Schmidt, is the Keynote Speaker at this year’s “Drawing Closer to God” Retreat, sponsored by the NIC Spiritual Formation Committee. Registration is open.
Read MoreConference Hispanic Ministries celebrated
More than a hundred people gathered at Epworth United Methodist Church in Elgin on Sept. 8, 2018, to celebrate the many Hispanic/Latinx ministries in the Northern Illinois Conference. The day included testimonies from five different pastors, one from each district, serving Hispanic congregations, workshops, and worship with communion.
Read MoreShepherding Team strategizes this summer
Members of the Annual Conference Shepherding team met twice over the summer to continue their work on strategic planning while working toward new goals for the Conference.
Read MoreChurch’s neighborly outreach to school builds relationships and community
When the nearly 300 elementary students go back to the classroom at Rochelle’s Central School this fall, their next door neighbor will be by their side. Through their “Love Thy Neighbor” ministry, Rochelle United Methodist church, which sits across the street from the school, has been reaching out to Central School through a variety of neighborly gestures.
Read MoreWay Forward report released in all four official languages of General Conference
The final report of the Commission on a Way Forward has been released in English, French, Portuguese and Swahili; all four official languages of the General Conference. The report will be presented to the 2019 Special Session of General Conference.
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