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    United Methodists of Upper New YorkLiving the Gospel. Being God's Love.


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    UNY Local Pastor Licensing School

    The 2024 Upper New York Local Pastor Licensing School (LPLS) will be held May 13-19, 2024 at Casowasco Camp and Retreat Center. To register, click here. The cost is $650.00 for members within our conference and $750.00 for members outside our conference.

    The LPLS experience provides an opportunity to learn with other students about the basics of ministry, to interact with and share ministry practice with the faculty and students, and to be creative in beginning pastoral ministry. Students in the LPLS should have completed the requirements for certified candidate. In order to register for the LPLS, there must be approval by your DCOM and District Superintendent to attend the program. Also, we recommend you complete a Safe Sanctuary Training prior to attending the LPLS. Please bring your certificate (or copies) of successful completion with you.

    Completion of the LPLS meets a portion of the requirements for the licensing process, but the school does not grant the Local Pastor’s License. District Superintendents have that privilege after a candidate’s satisfactory completion of the LPLS, with approval by the District Committee on Ministry, and appointment to a church or extension ministry.

    For more information, contact Rev. Simmons at revcsimmons@gmail.com.


    With more than 100,000 members, United Methodists of Upper New York comprises of more than 675 local churches and New Faith Communities in 12 districts, covering 48,000 square miles in 49 of the 62 counties in New York state. Our vision is to “live the Gospel of Jesus Christ and to be God’s love with our neighbors in all places."