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Last weekend, severe storms and tornadoes hit in Mississippi over the weekend and caused significant damage and loss of life. The most severe damage occurred in the Rolling Fork and Silver City communities. At current ...

Each summer, the Missouri Conference works together with local churches to hire summer interns to serve in various ministry roles. Nine young people will receive hands-on experience this summer through the Crossroads ...

The Conference Lay Ministry team has been making changes lately. What started as a need to provide lay education courses during the pandemic led us to take a hard look at laity education and how to meet the unique needs ...

In this months column, Bishop Bob Farr reflects on what the sudden death of his father 40 years ago taught him about faith. "My dad’s death changed my view of death and resurrection, from the abstract to the personal, ...

In his sermon “God’s Love to Fallen Man,” John Wesley says this: Beloved, what manner of love is this, wherewith God has loved us! To give his only Son! In glory equal to the Father; in majesty co-eternal. What manner of...

Around El Paso, you can see the border between the United States and Mexico is, in places, a wall, a fence, a river, an invisible line in the sand. Still, when Dr. Victor Manjarrez thinks about the border, which he often...

Rev. Jeff Fugitt did not think that ministering to those struggling with substance abuse was something he was geared for. But when he was appointed to Cassville UMC and he began to notice thee number of adults just ...

St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church in DeSoto again served as a host of Night to Shine, sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation. The unforgettable prom night experience, centered on God’s love and celebrating people with ...

For more than 100 years, the Lydia Patterson Institute has been enhancing educational opportunities at the Texas-Mexico border, serving as a high school for students in Juarez, Mexico, who may not have otherwise had ...

From his office window in Jefferson City, Judge Cotton Walker can look across the street at First UMC, his church home. On occasion, the two institutions come together physically, like when First UMC hosted the ...

Registration for the 2023 Annual Conference Session is now open! This email includes all the details you'll need to know before you register. WHERE TO REGISTER Registration is online. To register quickly and efficiently ...

The Missouri Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church is excited to rollout Absorb, a new learning management system featuring asynchronous online learning opportunities. Absorb is an on-demand learning platform ...

Beginning January 1, 2021, all candidates entering into ministry in the Missouri Conference of the United Methodist Church have been required to take the implicit bias course as part of their complete file. In spring ...

Conference Disaster Response Coordinator Scott Burdin announced that the Missouri Disaster Kit Hub Network is up and running around the state. “I am excited to expand our disaster response efforts and help the Missouri ...

Midwest Mission is working to respond to Ukraine and Turkey with some basic needs. United Methodists who would like to help, may donate the following items to Midwest Mission for inclusion in a container headed overseas....

In the Missouri Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church, we recognize that God is doing new and fresh things through local churches in Missouri to reach new people, collaborate beyond denomination bounds and ...

Downtown Harrisonville is also a great place to be. The historic Cass County Courthouse square is wrapped in a brick street surrounded by various cafés and shops, picturesque to a level that most towns hope to achieve ...

Church was not always done the way we do it. There was a time when Christians gathered around tables, including strangers and the poor, ate together, and talked about Jesus. This form of the church mainly occurred during...

Evelyn Ezell bridged the watershed date of 1956 when women gained full clergy rights. She began pastoral ministry when women only had partial clergy rights, which meant women could attend school, attain degrees, and be ...

This month, Randy Biggerstaff talks about Lent and drawing close to Jesus. "I started giving things up again when I was older because my friends were all doing it during Lent. We would take the money we saved and give it...

If you’ve been attending a United Methodist Church in Missouri for the past four years, you’ll know there’s that one special Sunday when everyone wears red. No, not Pentecost. You only get the most devout on the ball on ...

Conservative United Methodist Leaders share why they are not disaffiliating. The United Methodist Church is not splitting, which would mean churches need to choose a side. Instead, some individual churches choose to ...

Jeremiah Slater, had been harboring an ambition to open his own coffee shop. But rather than going into it as an enterprise, he put his knowledge to work as a ministry.

In this month's Wesley in the World, Dr. Hal Knight discusses the cultural pursuit of happiness. Without this new life, none “can be happy even in this world. For it is not possible like things” that a person “should be ...

Missouri Bishop Bob Farr has announced that Rev. Mary Rodgers-Weaver will be the next Southwest District Superintendent. Rodgers-Weaver is currently serving as senior pastor of Concord Trinity UMC in St. Louis. She will ...

In this months column, Bishop Farr speaks to the "Jesus Plan" which can be summed up as Faith Expressed in Love. "In our Methodist roots, John Wesley picked up on this understanding that the Christian life is more a way ...

Green Trails United Methodist Church’s Pastor, Rev. Dr. Linda Settles, will appear on the Kelly Clarkson show on Thursday, February 16 on KPLR at 3 p.m.   Pastor Settles will showcase the Church’s work in partnership ...

Dear Annual Conference Members and Retirees, The 2023 Annual Conference Session is quickly approaching. Please note, the Missouri Annual Conference 2023 Session is scheduled for Friday, June 9–Sunday, June 11, in St. ...

Anger is expressed in ways that often lead to violence. Dr. Hal Knight speaks about the importance of responding in love instead of anger and the distinction between being angry at conditions instead of people. "God's ...

Two things have been converging in recent years. First, solar power technology has been advancing. Secondly, the federal government has been dedicating a lot more money to encourage the use of solar power.  “It is an ...

Oregon, Missouri — just 80 miles north of Kansas City — has a population of 837, and the average attendance at Oregon United Methodist Church is 64. This small community banded together to raise $55,000 in 2022 to build ...

In this month's column, Rev. Sandy Nenadal reflects on Rev. Mel and Barbara Ann West's examples of living a lifestyle of the cross. She invites us all to find ways to "exude joy in finding a place to serve Christ by ...

Many pastors keep following their call to serve in retirement.

The year is just beginning, but it’s the right time to make plans for your student’s summer adventure! NextGen Camping Ministries is offering the opportunity to experience camp this summer at a discounted price. From ...

Weston UMC partners with Bethel AME in Leavenworth, Kansas, to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day and remember local history.

The Office of Finance and Administrative Ministries has received some common questions related to chartering agreements with the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). We’ve incorporated our responses in an FAQ format for use in ...

Each summer, the Missouri Conference works together with local churches to hire college-aged summer interns to serve in various ministry roles. Applications are now open for both host churches and interns interested in ...

Every year the Missouri Annual Conference celebrates and honors the ministry of churches and United Methodists across the state through the MOAC Awards. You’re invited to nominate an individual or church for their work ...

Existing leaders: Look for the next leaders to raise.

May God lead you, may Christ bless you and may the Holy Spirit give you strength as you look forward to the new year.

Pastor pulls double duty as the man in the red suit.

Architecture students put ink to paper to help a church visualize its vision lived out into the community.

Rev. Scotty Wall leads students at Central Methodist University in worship, faith development and mission.

Church helps to restore the oldest African American school house in the state.

Recovering property has its excitement and hazards for a former dairy man before he becomes a pastor.

Costner-Fulton Grants recognize innovative local church ministries.

Have you taken time lately to reflect on what actions you might already be doing that could be considered neighboring? Maybe it’s picking up litter along your road or sharing a sweet treat with your neighbor just ...

The oldest Methodist church in Kansas City has become the newest campus of the Church of the Resurrection. Central UMC, located near the University of Missouri – Kansas City campus, is now Resurrection Brookside, making ...

What a journey we have all been on over the last few years! Even this year, while we have moved beyond the pandemic, there have been other challenges – such as the economy or the policy changes needed to continue to move...

One of the strengths of the United Methodist denomination is its connectionalism. This is present in the way clergy are appointed, Methodist initiatives are developed and supported, and the professional side of clergy ...