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A new season at Casowasco
January 21, 2026 / By Rev. Colin Kerr-Carpenter, Casowasco Camp & Retreat Center Interim Site Director / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Casowasco Camp & Retreat Center is working toward reopening on April 1, 2026. In 2025, Casowasco shut down operations with the purpose of creating a new ministry plan to ensure a bright future for the site. Throughout this past year the Casowasco Discernment Team has worked hard on a ministry plan for reopening and creating a sustainable future for Camp & Retreat Center. On November 15, 2025, the Upper New York Conference Leadership Team (CLT) …more
UNY Visioning Task Force presses forward in discernment process
January 21, 2026 / By The Rev. Dr. Aaron Bouwens / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
The UNY Visioning Task Force launched the new year by pressing forward with the work entrusted to them by the 2025 Annual Conference. On Saturday, January 10, the team gathered in Corning, NY, for their second in-person workshop with the consulting team. Colleagues from the Susquehanna Conference joined them, strengthening the collaborative spirit of this shared journey. The first workshop, held in November, centered on the initial results of a conference-wide …more
Saving the Soul of Our Nation, State, and Church: NEJCAH Annual Meeting
January 20, 2026 / By UNY Communiations / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
The Northeastern Jurisdictional Commission on Archives and History (NEJCAH) invites clergy, laity, historians, archivists, and all who care about the church’s witness to justice and memory to its 2026 Annual Meeting and Program, Saving the Soul of Our Nation, State, and Church, to be held May 12 through May 14. The meeting is hosted by the Greater New Jersey Commission on Archives and History in partnership with Pennington United Methodist Church …more
Walk in the footsteps of the Wesleys: A spiritual pilgrimage
January 20, 2026 / By SUS/UNY Communications / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
There are journeys that change us - journeys that are more than travel, more than sightseeing, more than a vacation. They are pilgrimages: journeys of devotion, reflection, and encounter with the living God. This fall, the Susquehanna and Upper New York Conferences of The United Methodist Church invite you to embark on such a journey on the 2026 Wesley Heritage Pilgrimage, September 30-October 8, led by Bishop Héctor A. Burgos-N …more
From the Desk of Bishop Burgos: Announcement of New Conference Superintendent
January 18, 2026 / By UNY Communications / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Editor's Note: The following message was sent to United Methodists of Upper New York on Sunday, January 18 on behalf of Bishop Héctor A. Burgos-Núñez about the new Conference Superintendent appointment for the Albany and Adirondack Districts. “…Christ gave gifts to some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to go and tell the Good News, and some to have the …more
Conference Office closed on January 16, 2026
January 16, 2026 / By UNY Communications / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Due to inclement weather, the Conference Office in Liverpool is closed today, January 16, and staff are working remotely. The Conference Office will also be closed on Monday, January 19 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The building is scheduled to reopen on Tuesday, January 20. …more
Announcing SUS-UNY participants to the 2026 UMC Leadership Gathering
January 14, 2026 / By UNY Communications / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
The United Methodist Church is embarking on a historic moment of collaboration, visioning, and renewal with the 2026 Council of Bishops Leadership Gathering, to be held October 20–24, 2026 at Knox United Church in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. This Leadership Gathering—called for by the Council of Bishops in place of a Special Session of General Conference—will bring together bishops, church leaders, clergy, laypersons, …more
Women’s History, faith, and the courage to speak
January 12, 2026 / By Rev. Dr. Robin Blair, COSROW Chair / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
On January 31, 2026, the Commission of the Status and Role of Women (COSROW) of United Methodists of Upper New York is honored to host a FREE, powerful online learning event, Women’s History in The United Methodist Church, featuring Dr. Ashley Boggan, General Secretary of the United Methodist Church’s General Commission on Archives & History and author of …more
From Shared Challenges to Shared Hope: Inside the Northeastern Jurisdiction Cabinet Gathering
January 12, 2026 / By NEJ Communicators / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
In 2026, the Northeastern Jurisdiction of The United Methodist Church started out with a stirring gathering of leaders. From January 5–9, the Cabinets of the then NEJ annual conferences joined together in Haddonfield, New Jersey for worship, learning, and shared discernment. Rooted in Scripture and shaped by United Methodist and Wesleyan theology, the gathering embodied our connectional calling with leaders intentionally stirring one another up to love and …more
Statement from The Council of Bishops Stands Against U.S. Military Aggression Toward Venezuela
January 8, 2026 / By UNY Communications / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Editor's Note: The Council of Bishops released the following statement on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, in response to acts of violence and military action of the United States against Venezuela. Click here to download a PDF of the statement. The Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church stands in full solidarity with The Evangelical Methodist Churches of Latin America and the Caribbean (CIEMAL) and wholeheartedly affirms their Pastoral …more