news stories Tagged “Connectional Ministries”
CCYM to celebrate Day of Prayer at UP!WORD
March 18, 2016 / By Kathleen Rubino / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
On April 23, in the midst of UP!WORD – held April 22-24 at the Holiday Inn in Liverpool – the Conference Council on Youth Ministry (CCYM) has planned many moments of prayer for the 2016 General Conference session and The United Methodist Church in general to coincide with the Upper New York Conference’s Day of Prayer. Emily Lasher, the worship chair of CCYM, said the worship team has been …more
Bishop Webb pens Ministry Shares letters
March 16, 2016 / By UNY Communications / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Editor’s note: Corrections have been made to the fact sheet that accompanied the letters sent to churches from Bishop Mark J. Webb. Please click here to review an updated version. The Upper New York Conference has faced some challenges reconciling the difference between the ministries agreed upon at the 2015 Annual Conference session and the funds received to make those ministries possible. As the final Ministry Shares figure for 2015 …more
Sharing lunches, communion in the streets of Syracuse
March 15, 2016 / By Kathleen Rubino / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
It’s 8 p.m. on a Thursday night at Wholely Grounds Café, located at The ROAD at West Genesee United Methodist Church in Syracuse – Peanut Butter Jelly Time, as they fondly call it. Members and volunteers are busily at work, smearing peanut butter and jelly on bread, counting bags of chips, granola bars, and fruit, and snapping open brown paper lunch bags that will soon be filled. …more
Experts discuss human sexuality at Liverpool UMC
March 9, 2016 / By Kathleen Rubino / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
More than 150 people attended – and more than 300 live-streamed – the Upper New York Conference Human Sexuality Task Force’s forum on “Human Sexuality and Biblical Interpretation” March 5 at the Liverpool United Methodist Church. The event featured guest speakers the Rev. Dr. Bill T. Arnold, professor at Asbury Theological Seminary in Kentucky, and the Rev. Dr. Althea Spencer-Miller, professor at Drew Theology School in New Jersey. &ldquo …more
CRM names new Manager of Operations
March 8, 2016 / By UNY Communications / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
The Upper New York Conference Camp & Retreat Ministries (CRM) is pleased to announce that Scott Henderson will serve as the CRM Manager of Operations. His first day at the Conference will be March 14. The position of CRM Director of Program and Outreach was reconfigured into the position of Manager of Operations. Because of this transition, Henderson will focus on administrative and management details related to the overall CRM operation, …more
Watch the live stream for the forum on “Human Sexuality and Biblical Interpretation” at 1 p.m.
March 4, 2016 / By UNY Communications / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
To watch the live stream, click here. The stream will not be “on air” until a couple of hours before the event. The event officially begins at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 5. Join the conversation using the hashtag #March5Forum on Facebook or Twitter. …more
2016 Mission u dates announced
February 26, 2016 / By UNY Communications / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
This year, Mission u - formerly the School of Christian Mission - will continue its annual emphasis on"learning together for the transformation of the world." The 2016 studies include "The Bible and Human Sexuality," "Latin America: People and Faith," and "Climate Justice." The Upper New York Conference's Mission u will be held on the following dates: July 15-17 at Cazenovia College July 21-23 at the Asbury Camp & Retreat …more
UNY Conference names new IT manager
February 26, 2016 / By
The Upper New York Conference is pleased to announce that Doug Thomas will now serve as the Conference's IT Manager. Thomas will be responsible for the overall planning, organizing, budgeting, and execution of all information technology-related functions for the Conference and its associated offices and ministries. He joined the staff on Feb. 22. and can be reached at DougThomas@unyumc.org. Thomas' background includes IT management, database administration, and …more
Conference announces revised 2016 spending plan
February 24, 2016 / By Kathleen Rubino / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
The Upper New York Conference Leadership Team (CLT) and the Conference Council on Finance & Administration (CF&A) released a letter earlier this week detailing changes to the Conference’s 2016 spending plan. According to the letter, “the guiding principle in making these decisions was, ‘What cuts will have the least direct impact on the ministry of the local church?’” Click here to read the …more
Four Corners UMC forms union with two churches for joint Bible study, other activities
February 23, 2016 / By Marilyn Anderson
The Four Corners United Methodist Church is one of three Native American churches in the Upper New York Conference. It is a growing church led by Pastor Dave Rood, and is located on the Cattaraugus Territory of the Seneca Nation of Indians, which is 30 miles south of Buffalo in Erie County. Recently Pastor Rood and Pastor Chris Klimecko, serving at the Gowanda UMC, brought together three Upper New York churches …more