News Stories from January 2026

Celebrating 20 years of partnership with CCE of Warren County

January 6, 2026 / By Hannah Lasher, Skye Farm Assistant Director / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

2025 marked Skye Farm Camp & Retreat Center’s 20th year of partnership with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Warren County, a partnership that has allowed thousands of local kids to experience summer camp with full scholarships over the years.  As 2025 comes to a close, we want to celebrate all the good this partnership has done! Twenty years ago, then Skye Farm Executive Director Rev. Harold …more

Clergy Days Apart offer space for rest, renewal, and reconnection

January 6, 2026 / By UNY Communications / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Clergy Days Apart are being offered across the Upper New York Conference in early 2026, inviting pastoral leaders to step away from the regular rhythms of ministry and rest in the unhurried rhythms of grace. These days are designed to provide sacred time and space for reflection, renewal, and reconnection with one’s spiritual center. Participants will draw deeply from the Wellspring of Love and return to ministry refreshed and …more

Joint Deacon retreat: A spring gathering for connection, calling, and collaboration

January 5, 2026 / By UNY Communiations

This spring, the Orders of Deacons of the Susquehanna and Upper New York Conferences invite all who share the distinctive call of the Deacon to gather for a time of renewal, fellowship, and purposeful conversation. Whether you are discerning your call, newly commissioned, in Full Connection, or retired, this retreat is designed to strengthen our shared ministry through connection, reflection, and practical learning. Save the Dates: March 13–14, 2026 Location: Liverpool …more