Property Insurance Online Billing Site Now Simplified
Starting immediately, the Northern Illinois Conference is merging the two billing sites (on Prosper) for property insurance billing, to eliminate the need for two log-ins.
Read MoreBishop Announces New Prairie Central District Superintendent
Bishop Dan Schwerin has announced the appointment of Rev. Wendy Hardin Hermann as Prairie Central District superintendent, effective July 1, 2024. Rev. Hardin Hermann currently serves at Mt. Prospect: Trinity and will follow Rev. Jeffry Bross, who has been appointed as lead pastor at Libertyville United Methodist Church effective July 1, 2024.
Read MoreNIC & Wisconsin Conferences Share Values and Will Share a Bishop
Conversations among leaders of the Wisconsin and Northern Illinois Conference express increasing confidence and enthusiasm for the conference’s sharing a bishop beginning Sept. 1. At their most recent joint meeting--on Dec. 19 in Rockford, Ill.--conference lay leaders, ministry directors (lay and clergy), and representative full cabinet members from both conferences took a deeper look at the practical details of sharing a bishop.
Read MoreSympathy Notice: Rev. Richard Hundrieser
Rev. Richard A. Hundrieser, retired member of the Northern Illinois Conference, passed away on January 26, 2024. During his ministry he served Fox River Grove: Community; Dixon: First; Polo: Emmanuel; and Walnut.
Read MoreEquitable Compensation Task Force Is Analyzing Data
Members of the Equitable Compensation Task Force, established at the 2023 Northern Illinois annual conference session, are well along their assignment of gathering data on clergy compensation and preparing a report and recommended legislation.
Read MoreNorth Central Jurisdiction Confirms: Northern Illinois and Wisconsin Will Share a Bishop
It’s official: Wisconsin Conference and Northern Illinois Conference will start sharing a bishop on Sept. 1. The North Central Jurisdiction, meeting online in a special session on Jan. 23, passed two motions: to form a new episcopal area composed of Northern Illinois and Wisconsin Conferences and to form another composed of East Ohio and West Ohio Conferences.
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