Jurisdictional Conference NCJ Jurisdictional Conference – November 2-5The North Central Jurisdiction (NCJ) will convene in Fort Wayne, Indiana, November 2-5 with the theme We Press On.This Jurisdictional Conference will gather lay and clergy delegates from across Illinois (Northern Illinois and Illinois Great Rivers), Indiana, Iowa, Ohio (East Ohio and West Ohio), Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, [...]
By Will Fenton-Jones* It all started with an email: “Dear Betty Kilby Fisher, my name is Phoebe Kilby.” Then a response: “Hello Cousin.” During Perspectives: Black Theologian Day 2022, participants heard the story of Betty Kilby Baldwin and Phoebe Kilby, authors of the book, Cousins: Connected through Slavery, A Black Woman and a White Woman [...]
#BeUMC Download the #BeUMC Discussion Guide“Transform lives with us through The United Methodist Church. #BeUMC.” That tag line of our East Ohio Conference-branded #BeUMC campaign builds on the messaging of our denomination-wide #BeUMC campaign. For those who are unfamiliar with it, the tag line provides context to the abbreviation “UMC” and educates about the mission [...]
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