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Shari Mudge named Seasonal Site Manager at Aldersgate Camp & Retreat Center
March 16, 2015 / By UNY Communications / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Mike Huber, Upper New York Conference's Director of Camp & Retreat Ministries, has named Shari Mudge Seasonal Site Manager at the Aldersgate Camp & Retreat Center. Mudge will serve as the site host for guest groups and will be the primary contact for public relations and volunteer recruitment. “I am very excited about Shari joining our seasonal team of staff,” Huber said. “She has been an …more
AC 2015 offerings outlined
March 13, 2015 / By Kathleen Rubino / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
The theme of the 2015 session of the Upper New York Annual Conference is Planting God’s Future in Hearts and Neighbors - The Promise of Harvest. God calls us to harvest through the offerings that support missions and ministries, and this year five offerings will be received during the session. On Wednesday, the Clergy Care Fund offering will be taken at the clergy session and a Helping Hands Fund …more
Liverpool, Elmira host leaders for latest Road T.R.I.P.
March 10, 2015 / By Kathleen Rubino / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Saturday, March 7 and Sunday, March 8 marked the third round – fifth and sixth sessions – of the Upper New York Conference’s Road T.R.I.P. The latest stops were at the Liverpool First United Methodist Church and the New Beginnings UMC in Elmira respectively, and local leaders from the area showed up eager to learn. “I’ve been involved with trying to reach out to …more
Getting to know the Conference Commission on Equitable Compensation
March 10, 2015 / By Wilson Jones* / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
The following article highlights the work of Upper New York Conference’s Commission on Equitable Compensation, which, according to The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church, is charged with “supporting full-time clergy serving as pastors in the charges of the annual conference." I remember the first time I heard the term “Equitable Compensation.” I was new to United Methodism and the district superintendent said …more
Rev. Gottschalk-Fielding to assume role of executive assistant to Bishop Webb
March 3, 2015 / By Sandra Brands
Upper New York Area Resident Bishop Mark J. Webb has announced that the Rev. Bill Gottschalk-Fielding will assume the position of Executive Assistant to the Bishop, effective July 1. Rev. Gottschalk-Fielding will continue his work as the Upper New York Conference Director of Connectional Ministries, in a move that combines two previously separate positions. Rev. Gottschalk-Fielding“When (current Executive Assistant) Chris (Doran) shared that she would be retiring, I began …more
Challenge pits boys against girls to raise money for Imagine No Malaria
February 24, 2015 / By UNY Communications / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
By Sandra Brands The congregation at the Brockport United Methodist Church has taken to heart Upper New York Resident Bishop Mark J. Webb’s Africa 360 challenge. Upon seeing the challenge in the August 2014 issue of the Advocate, the church quickly committed to raising the $1,000 that the Bishop asked all churches in the Upper New York Conferences to raise for the Imagine No Malaria initiative and the Africa University scholarships …more
Doran retiring as executive assistant to the bishop
February 19, 2015 / By Sandra Brands
Twenty-two years ago, Chris Doran quit a high-paying job in advertising because the work she was asked to do conflicted with her beliefs. Doran“I came home from work and told my husband I’ll flip burgers before I go back,” she said. That decision led her to the Office of the Bishop of the New York West Episcopal Area, where she applied for the job of …more
A new website and new way to tell our story
February 13, 2015 / By Steve Hustedt / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
If you are reading this article that means it has finally happened. After a great deal of research and a lot of hard work, The Upper New York Conference has a new online home. Welcome to the new www.unyumc.org. The new website has been designed to be clean and easy to navigate, while still aesthetically pleasing. It is a dynamic website that will look just as good on …more
Aldersgate Camp & Retreat Center making a shift in 2015
February 13, 2015 / By UNY Communications / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Mike Huber, Upper New York Camp & Retreat Ministries Executive Director, has written an open letter to families who had a loved one attend summer camp or a retreat in 2014 at the Aldersgate Camp & Retreat Center. In his letter, Huber states that Aldersgate is making a shift from a multiple week summer camp season to hosting guest groups and providing retreat experiences during the spring, summer and fall months …more
New DS Anderson: ‘There is joy in serving God’
February 12, 2015 / By UNY Communications / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Life transformed. That’s what the Rev. Nola Anderson wants to see as she takes on the position of a Conference superintendent assigned to the Crossroads District beginning July 1. “I want to see people tapped into all that God has to offer to God’s people,” she said. “I want to see people come to truly believe that with God, all things are possible.” …more