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The Missouri Methodists June 2023

The Missouri Methodists June 2023

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Award Night in the Missouri Conference

May 19, 2023

Award Night in the Missouri Conference

On May 17, leaders of the Missouri Conference gathered in Columbia to honor United Methodists from across Missouri for their exceptional achievements in ministry. These are their stories.  Harry Denman Evangelism  Award for Clergy Rev. Po’ese Vatikani In his previous appointment, Rev. Po...

Care Connection

May 19, 2023

Care Connection

A pastoral change doesn’t need to cause a disruption to the ministry moving forward. Rev. Rob Allen had been working with the leadership of Holden United Methodist Church a year ago to meet a community need. The senior center’s building had been sold, and they needed a place to gather.  “...

Getting Packed

May 19, 2023

Getting Packed

Church and community came together on April 29 in the warehouse at the Missouri Conference office in Columbia to pack Menstrual Hygiene Kits for the United Methodist Committee On Relief (UMCOR). The kits were designed, in partnership with Church World Service, to help with migrant ...

Hear to Help

May 19, 2023

Hear to Help

The Missouri Conference NextGen team just did a tour of Missouri to better connect with local churches and learn how they can best help the local church with children, youth and college-age ministry.  Associate Director Mona Candea has been on the job for six months and is scheduled to be ...

Loneliness & the Church

May 19, 2023

Loneliness & the Church

America is facing an epidemic of loneliness. That is the conclusion of Surgeon General Vivek Murthy in his April 30 article in The New York Times. “At any moment,” he wrote, “about one out of every two Americans is experiencing measurable levels of loneliness.” It doesn’t matter if you are...

The Joy of Estate Planning?

May 19, 2023

The Joy of Estate Planning?

For many of us, estate planning is right up there with eating your broccoli and filing your taxes. You know it’s a good thing to do, but not right now – please. The Missouri United Methodist Foundation has a new program that is changing this stereotype for church groups around our state. ...

Care Connection

A pastoral change doesn’t need to cause a disruption to the ministry moving forward. Rev. Rob Allen had been working with the leadership of Holden United Methodist Church a year ago to meet a community need. The senior center’s building had been sold, and they needed a place to gather.  “...

Laity Voices

Get Set, GO!

May 19, 2023

Get Set, GO!

Can you believe it? Soon we will be driving to the Missouri Annual Conference (AC) in St. Charle on June 9, 10 and 11! It is hard to believe that the calendar already says JUNE!  What should you experience while at AC? While there, we will worship with Methodists from across the state of ...

From Bishop Farr

We Need Connection

May 19, 2023

We Need Connection

“I am the Vine, you are the branches. When you’re joined with me and I with you, the relation intimate and organic, the harvest is sure to be abundant. Separated, you can’t produce a thing. Anyone who separates from me is deadwood, gathered up and thrown on the bonfire. But if you make ...

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