SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR UNITED METHODIST STUDENTS
The United Methodist Higher Education Foundation (UMHEF) is accepting scholarship applications for the 2022-2023 academic year between January 1 – March 1, 2022.
Read MoreUnited Methodists reach settlement in Boy Scouts’ Bankruptcy Case
United Methodist leaders have reached a settlement in the matter of the Boy Scouts of America’s (BSA) pending bankruptcy proceedings. Upon final court approval, the settlement would absolve any claims of sexual abuse that may have occurred in congregation-sponsored Scouting programs.
Read MoreSympathy Notice: Betty L. Waynick
Mrs. Betty L. Waynick, spouse of retired clergy member Rev. Leo Banks Waynick Jr., passed away Thursday, December 9, 2021, at age 86. Rev. Waynick transferred to the Northern Illinois Conference in 1984 and served on staff until his retirement in 1995.
Read MoreSympathy Notice: Gwendlyn Kleinschmidt
Gwendlyn Kleinschmidt (Surviving Spouse) of E. Dale Kleinschmidt died on Monday at age 90, in her home with her family by her side. During his ministry in the Northern Illinois Conference, Rev. Kleinschmidt served Joliet: Trinity, Villa Park: Asbury, Westmont, Elgin: Faith and Woodridge.
Read MoreDYK: Rolling with the changes
We are in an in-between time. In-between fall and winter. In-between Advent and Christmas. In-between the current year and the New Year. In-between a sense that we are on the other side of COVID-19 but also facing another variant circling the globe; its impact is yet to be determined.
Read MoreChurches advised to oppose BSA bankruptcy plan
More than 9,000 United Methodist churches with a history of sponsoring Scouting troops have a say in the Boy Scouts of America’s sex abuse-related bankruptcy proceedings. With a deadline looming, United Methodist leaders earlier this week began advising those churches to vote “no” on a proposed BSA bankruptcy reorganization plan.
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