Annual Conference Shepherding Team Refines Role Statement
The Northern Illinois Annual Conference Shepherding Team has developed a new role statement, clarifying its work in aligning resources with the conference goals and enhancing trust.
Read MoreElaine Moy Named NIC Treasurer & Director of Administrative Services
Elaine Moy, a member of First UMC, Evanston, joins the staff of the Northern Illinois Conference on April 15, 2024.
Read MoreUpdates from Your NIC Delegation to General and Jurisdictional Conferences
The NIC delegation to General and Jurisdictional United Methodist Conferences is actively meeting to plan and listen for the upcoming conferences. All delegation meetings are open to visitors. Updates are added after monthly meetings.
Read MoreNew Episcopal Area Has a Name, Conferences’ Task Forces Agree
The name of the new episcopal area that will include the Wisconsin Conference and the Northern Illinois Conference is the Northern Illinois–Wisconsin Episcopal Area. Meeting on Feb. 26 in Kenosha, the task forces in both conferences that are working on sharing a bishop starting Sept. 1 agreed on this name.
Read MoreBishop Announces Assistant to the Bishop Transition
Rev. Arlene Christopherson, the Northern Illinois Conference assistant to the bishop, will retire on Sept. 1. Rev. Danita Anderson will follow her in that role.
Read MoreFresh Expressions ministries give hope for the future of the church
In a time of uncertainty about what the future of The United Methodist Church—and most denominations—will look like, Fresh Expressions brings some hopeful direction. You may have heard of “church” taking place in some unusual places in some unusual ways, such as dinner church and pub hymn-sings. These are examples of Fresh Expressions, an intentional, interdenominational creative movement of Christians who bring the gospel to those who would probably never come to a traditional church setting.
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