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Lay Servant Courses
Please check with your respective district about the status of lay servant courses due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Adirondack District
Albany District
Binghamton District
Cornerstone District
Crossroads District
Finger Lakes District
Genesee Valley District
Mohawk District
Mountain View District
Niagara Frontier District
Northern Flow District
Oneonta District
Adirondack District
Basic Course: Introduction to Lay Ministry
March 13: 5:30 - 9 PM: March 14: 9 - 5 PM
Plattsburgh UMC
127 Beekman St.
Plattsburgh, NY 12901
To register, contact Arlene Schmidt at adschmidt@nycap.rr.com
Advanced Course: Living our United Methodist Beliefs
March 13: 5:30 - 9 PM: March 14: 9 - 5 PM
Plattsburgh UMC
127 Beekman St.
Plattsburgh, NY 12901
To register, contact Arlene Schmidt at adschmidt@nycap.rr.com
Advanced Course: Transforming Community in Wesleyan Tradition
March 13: 5:30 - 9 PM: March 14: 9 - 5 PM
Plattsburgh UMC
127 Beekman St.
Plattsburgh, NY 12901
To register, contact Arlene Schmidt at adschmidt@nycap.rr.com
Advanced Course: Spiritual Gifts
March 21 & 28: 9:00 - 4:30 pm
Hudson Falls UMC
227 Main St.
Hudson Falls, NY 12839
To register, contact Arlene Schmidt at adschmidt@nycap.rr.com
Basic Course: Introduction to Lay Ministry
April 4 & 25: 9-4PM
Argyle UMC
12 Sheridan St.
Argyle, NY 12809
To register, contact Arlene Schmidt at adschmidt@nycap.rr.com
Advanced Course: Lay Speakers Tell Stories: Dancing with Words
April 6: 6-9 PM: April 14, 21, 28: 6-9 PM: May 5: 6-9 PM
Malta Ridge UMC
729 Malta Ave. Ext.
Malta, NY 12020
To register, contact Arlene Schmidt at adschmidt@nycap.rr.com
Advanced Course: From Your Hearts to Theirs
May 14: 6-9pm: May 20: 6-9pm: May 23: 9-4pm
Saratoga Springs UMC
175 5th Avenue
Saratoga Springs NY 12866
To register, contact Arlene Schmidt at adschmidt@nycap.rr.com
Advanced Course: Living Our Methodist Beliefs United Methodist Heritage
June 11: 6-9pm: June 24: 6-9pm: June 28: 2-8pm
Warrensburg UMC
3890 Main St.
Warrensburg, NY 12885
To register, contact Arlene Schmidt at adschmidt@nycap.rr.com
Advanced Course: Spiritual Gifts
July 9: 6-9pm: July 16: 6-9pm: July 18: 9-4pm
Malta Ridge UMC
729 Malta Ave Ext
Malta, NY 12020
To register, contact Arlene Schmidt at adschmidt@nycap.rr.com
Advance Course: United Methodist Polity
July 11 and 25: 9am- 3:30pm
South Glens Falls UMC
15 Maplewood Pkwy
South Glens Falls, NY 12803
To register, contact Arlene Schmidt at adschmidt@nycap.rr.com
Advanced Course: Leading Prayer
August 6: 6-9pm: August 13: 6-9pm: August 15: 9-3:30pm
Fortsville UMC
402 Fortsville Rd
Fortsvile, NY 12831
To register, contact Arlene Schmidt at adschmidt@nycap.rr.com
Advance Course: Leading Worship (Retreat)
September 19: 10- 8pm: September 20: 9-2pm
Willsboro UMC
3731 Main St
Willsboro, NY 12996
Course Fee TBD
To register, contact Arlene Schmidt at adschmidt@nycap.rr.com
Certified Lay Minister (CLM) Course
Start date August 28th Meet and Greet
First class August 29th
Prerequisites for this course are Basic and Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts. For more information and to request clergy and participants packets email adschmidt@nycap.rr.com
Click here for the course descriptions, locations, and course fees.
Albany District
Basic Course: Introduction to Lay Ministry
Jan 22, Feb 5, Mar 11, 18, 25 (with April 15 as snow date): 6 – 8 PM
Rotterdam UMC
1915 Helderberg Ave
Schenectady, NY
To register, contact Nancy Goddard at bngoddard@davespc.net.
Advanced Course: Called to Preach
March 7 & 21: 9:30 – 3 PM
Newtonville UMC
568 Loudon Rd
Latham, NY 12110
To register, contact Glenn Harrison at usbobsled1@yahoo.com.
Advanced Course: Leading Prayer
This is a Required Lay Speaker Course
This course will be held via Zoom. Please contact Nancy for more information.
April 22, 29, May 13, 20, 27: 6:30 – 8:30 PM
To register, contact Nancy Goddard at bngoddard@davespc.net.
Advanced Course: Devotional Life in the Wesleyan Tradition
This course will be held via Zoom. Please contact Pastor Danyal for more information.
April 25 & May 2: 9:30 – 3:30 PM
To register, contact Pastor Danyal at pastordanyal@livinghopeumc.org.
Advanced Course: Lay Servants as Christian Transformational Leaders
with co-author Rev. Marc Brown
November 13-15, 2020 5:00 pm Friday – noon Sunday
Location to be determined.
Contact Nancy Goddard at bngoddard@davespc.net for more information.
Binghamton District
Click here for a full list of courses, dates, and locations.
Cornerstone District
Click here for a full list of courses, dates, and location. The deadline to register is May 1, 2020.
Crossroads District
United Methodist Heritage with George Ramseyer
January 23 - February 27
Baldwinsville UMC
17 W Genesee St
Baldwinsville, NY 13027-1140
Click here for the registration form.
For more information contact George at gramseyer@twcny.rr.com.
Lay Servants as Transformational Leaders with Bob Mueller
March 2 through March 30 (Mondays)
Marcellus UMC
1 Slocombe Ave
Marcellus, NY 13108-1121
Click here for the registration form.
Contact Bob for more information at Mueller915@yahoo.com.
Lay Pastoral Care Giving with Rev. Dennis Doerr
February 22 - March 28 (Saturdays)
Manlius UMC
111 Wesley Street
Manlius, NY 13104
Click here the registration form. Have it signed by your pastor and return it to Manlius UMC, P.O. Box 177, Manlius NY 13104 with a check payable to “UNYAC” in the sum of $10.00 by February 13, 2020.
Contact Pastor Dennis at djdoerr1@gmail.com, cell phone (315) 345-4240 or church office (315) 682-8021.
Lay Servant Course
April 3 - 4: 6-9 p.m. (Friday) & 9-4 p.m. (Saturday)
Liverpool UMC
604 Oswego Street
Liverpool, NY 13088
Registration forms can be mailed to Liverpool UMC (604 Oswego St., Liverpool, NY 13088) and marked "Lay Servant Class."
Contact Ernest Warren at urnman2015@gmail.com or at (716) 490-3676.
Finger Lakes District
Genessee Valley District
Mohawk District
Mountain View District
Niagara Frontier District
Basic Lay Servant Course
Advanced Course: Transforming Evangelism
Advanced Course: What About Your Ministry
March 7: 8 - 3:30 PM
Clarence UMC
10205 Greiner Rd
Clarence, NY 14031-1303
Deadline to register is Feb. 15, 2020.
Click here for course descriptions and to download a registration form.
Northern Flow District
Advanced Course: Transforming Evangelism: The Wesleyan Way of Sharing Faith
April 18, 25, May 9, 16, 23: 9:30 - 12 PM
Lowville UMC
7618 N State St
Lowville, NY 13367-1318
Instructor: Rev. David Herrman
Click here for a registration form.
Lay Pastoral Care Giving
Fridays in May and June (May 8, 15, and June 5, 12) 6 - 8:45 PM
Gouverneur First UMC
34 Grove St
Gouverneur, NY 13642
Instructor: Rev. Dr. Elizabeth Quick