2017 Journal now available
The 2017 Northern Illinois Conference Journal is available online and to purchase through Amazon.com for $11.
Read MoreNIC Reporter receives award
The Northern Illinois Conference Reporter took 1st place in the Print Publication - Newspaper category at the annual United Methodist Association of Communicators annual meeting in Philadelphia on Mar. 9. The judges said in their comments that the newspaper had a "very attractive layout and good photography."
Read MoreSympathy Notice: Rev. James F. Galuhn
Rev. James F. Galuhn, clergy member of the Northern Illinois Conference, passed away on Monday, March 5, 2018. Rev. Galunh served at Blue Island: Grace, Lindenhurst: Trinity, and Chicago: East Side. He was 69 years old.
Read MoreCommission on a Way Forward presents two sketches to bishops
What is Christ’s way forward for doing mission and ministry in the worldwide United Methodist Church? That is the question bishops pondered during their February meeting in Dallas this week as they received an updated report from the Commission on a Way Forward.
Read MoreBishop's Column: 1968 a year to remember
As 2018 rolled in we began to hear 50 year retrospectives. The year 1968 was a tumultuous, pivotal, and significant year in our nation’s recent history. It’s impossible to reflect on all of those semicentennial events and persons that have shaped us more than we may realize.
Read MoreDYK? Laity are in ministry
Last month United Methodist Directors of Connectional Ministries from around the world met in Atlanta. It was an opportunity to visit the new General Board of Global Ministries (GBGM) offices and meet with many of the key staff in that agency. The time was well spent as we learned more about the resources provided by GBGM for our conference and churches.
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