News Stories from January 2017
Worship and a Meal: How Sarah Jane Johnson Memorial United Methodist Church reaches its neighbors
January 3, 2017 / By Shannon Hodson / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Every Tuesday evening, the dining room at Sarah Jane Johnson Memorial United Methodist Church (SJJ) fills with dozens of diverse residents of the tri-cities of Binghamton, Johnson City, and Endicott. They range in age from infancy to elderly. And a variety of ethnic backgrounds. The director of the program since 2001, Jim Lane, said, “Everyone here is needy in one form or another. Most are low-income and literally hungry. Many …more
Ministries supported by Shared Giving
January 3, 2017 / By UNY Communications Team
Leadership The past year has been filled with opportunities for people across the Conference to increase their leadership capacity. November of 2015 saw the launch of the UNY Leadership Academy attended by 17 people throughout the Conference. The Rev. Anne Cole had this to say about her experience, “Leadership Academy has equipped me to better care for self spiritually while leading adaptive change in the congregation I serve. I am …more