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New York releases revised Sexual Harassment Prevention Model policy and training
May 15, 2023 / By Tracy Rickett, Human Resources Generalist
The New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL), in consultation with the New York State Division of Human Rights, recently released a revised sexual harassment model policy. At the same time, the DOL released a revised model sexual harassment prevention training, which includes changes similar to those made to the policy. The Model Policy The updated model policy follows NYSDOL’s quadrennial obligation to evaluate the impact of the …more
Rev. Trey Wince to lead Learning Session #1 at the UNY AC2023
May 10, 2023 / By Shannon Hodson / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
The Rev. Trey Wince will lead the first learning session at the Upper New York Annual Conference, at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, June 2 at Onondaga Community College’s SRC Arena in Syracuse. Rev. Wince serves as the CEO of Ministry Architects, a consultancy for churches, theological institutions, and nonprofits. He also serves as the Executive Vice President of Ministry Incubators, an innovation consultancy start-up dedicated to helping missional …more
Upper New York Conference welcomes Colleen Boyea
May 2, 2023 / By UNY Communications / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
In late January, Judy Campany left her role with Upper New York as Administrative Assistant for Connectional Ministries and Vital Congregations. Shortly after a search was engaged, applications gathered, and interviews shared. On May 1, Colleen Boyea joined the staff as Administrative Assistant for Missional Excellence. She will support the Director of Missional Excellence, the Director of Missional Engagement, Director of Spiritual Vitality, and the Director of New Faith Communities. Also …more
Bishop Moore-Koikoi to be the 2023 Commissioning and Ordination speaker at Annual Conference
May 1, 2023 / By Shannon Hodson / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
At this year’s Annual Conference at Onondaga Community College’s SRC Arena, the Commissioning and Ordination Service will be held on Friday, June 2 at 7:30 p.m. This will be one of the largest groups of individuals to be commissioned or ordained since the formation of the Upper New York (UNY) Conference. We are pleased to announce that the speaker for the Service of Commissioning and Ordination is …more
Children learning how to love themselves and others at Watertown First UMC
April 27, 2023 / By Shannon Hodson / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Editor’s Note: A Little Child Will Lead Us is a recipient of a $2,500 Everyday Disaster grant from the Upper New York Conference’s Mission Central HUB. As one mother stated, this ministry has healed many children from underprivileged backgrounds and has helped them blossom. There are many theories as to why children are no longer in our churches, especially our smaller churches. Some say that kids are …more
The means of grace through coming to the Lord’s table
April 25, 2023 / By Pastor Daniel J. Bradley, Faith Journey United Methodist Church
It’s inborn in our humanity—the need to connect with people, places, and things. We have the desire to be more than we are as human beings. This can be a good thing or bad, depending on your perspective. Bishop Al Wesley Goodwin said, “We are not human beings having a supernatural experience. We are supernatural beings having a human experience.” Let that …more
Laity invited to self-nominate for two lay vacancies for the 2024 Northeastern Jurisdictional Conference
April 25, 2023 / By Shannon Hodson / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
The Upper New York (UNY) Conference elects delegates for the Northeastern Jurisdictional (NEJ) Conference and the General Conference the year prior to each General Conference, which ordinarily takes place every four years. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 General Conference was postponed twice and is now slotted for 2024. Due to the unprecedented length between General Conferences, the United Methodist Judicial Council will be allowing conferences to fill delegate vacancies. …more
New District Superintendent structure for Upper New York
April 25, 2023 / By Shannon Hodson / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
As Upper New York (UNY) Area Resident Bishop, Héctor A. Burgos Núñez previously announced, the UNY Conference will switch from nine District Superintendents to six District Superintendents (DS) effective July 1, 2023. On June 30, 2023, the current Crossroads and Finger Lakes District Superintendent, the Rev. Nola Anderson; Mohawk District Superintendent, the Rev. Abel Roy; and the Rev. Ted Anderson, who has been serving as Interim District Superintendent …more
2023 Annual Conference registration extended to April 30, 2023
April 25, 2023 / By Bishop Hector A. Burgos Nunez
Editor's Note: On April 25, 2023, Upper New York Area Resident Bishop, Héctor A. Burgos Núñez, sent the following letter to the Upper New York Conference. Dear clergy and laity members of UNY, Grace and peace from our Savior and friend, Jesus Christ, be with you. United Methodists of Upper New York will gather in person for the 2023 Annual Conference session in just over a …more
The Rev. Nola Anderson will be this year’s Memorial Service speaker
April 25, 2023 / By Shannon Hodson / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
We are thrilled to announce that the Rev. Nola Anderson, District Superintendent of the Crossroads and Finger Lakes districts will be the speaker for the Memorial Service at the 2023 Annual Conference Memorial Service at 10:30 a.m. on June 2, 2023, at Onondaga Community College’s SRC Arena in Syracuse, NY.At each Annual Conference, the Memorial Service honors clergy and clergy spouses, as well as Upper New York members who have …more