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Celebrating 20 years of partnership with CCE of Warren County
posted on January 6, 2026 | Search Score: 0
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…
http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/celebrating-20-years-of-partnership-with-cce-of-warren-county
Clergy Days Apart offer space for rest, renewal, and reconnection
posted on January 6, 2026 | Search Score: 0
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…
http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/clergy-days-apart-offer-space-for-rest-renewal-and-reconnection
Joint Deacon retreat: A spring gathering for connection, calling, and collaboration
posted on January 5, 2026 | Search Score: 0
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…
From the Desk of Bishop Héctor: Christmas Message
posted on December 24, 2025 | Search Score: 0
Editor's Note: The following Christmas message was sent to United Methodists of Susquehanna and Upper New York on Wednesday, December 24, 2025 on behalf of Bishop Héctor A. Burgos Núñez. Dear Family of God, Grace and peace from Jesus Christ, our Savior and Friend be with you. This Christmas, and…
http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/from-the-desk-of-bishop-hector-christmas-message
From the Desk of Bishop Héctor: Response to NY Medical Aid in Dying Act
posted on December 19, 2025 | Search Score: 0
Editor's Note: The following message was sent electronically to Upper New York clergy on behalf of Bishop Héctor A. Burgos Núñez on Friday, December 19, 2025 following Governor Hochul's signing the NY Medical Aid in Dying Act into law. Dear Upper New York community, Grace and peace of Christ be…
UMC Bishops’ 2025 Christmas Message: Christ’s light still shines
posted on December 17, 2025 | Search Score: 0
Editor's Note: The following message was published on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, on behalf of Bishop Tracy S. Malone, President of the Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church, reflecting on hope and the call to live as peacemakers this Christmas. Click here to download a PDF of the…
http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/umc-bishops-2025-christmas-message-christs-light-still-shines
Upper New York welcomes Joanna Feuer
posted on December 16, 2025 | Search Score: 0
The Upper New York Conference is excited to welcome Joanna Feuer as the new Superintendency Administrative Assistant serving the Adirondack and Albany Districts. Joanna replaces Carrie Boyer, who retired at the end of August. Joanna comes to this role with both strong administrative skills and a heart for The United…
http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/upper-new-york-welcomes-joanna-feuer
From the Desk of Bishop Héctor: Miracle Sunday 2026—Let’s Lead the Way Together
posted on December 16, 2025 | Search Score: 0
“God is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance, so that by always having enough of everything, you may share abundantly in every good work.” 2 Corinthians 9:8 Dear Pastors and Congregational Leaders in Upper New York,| Grace and peace from Christ be with you this Advent. I…
Conference-wide effort sends $160,000 in supplies to Red Bird Mission
posted on December 16, 2025 | Search Score: 0
Editor’s note: The following message was shared on behalf of David Alexander to the Upper New York Conference, highlighting the generosity, rising costs, and ongoing need for support that make the Red Bird Mission’s annual ministry possible. On Wednesday, December 3, 2025, our crew delivered 2,626 shoeboxes filled with personal…
Conference Office closed on December 11, 2025
posted on December 11, 2025 | Search Score: 0
Due to inclement weather, the Conference Office in Liverpool is closed today, December 11, and staff will be working remotely. The building is scheduled to reopen on Friday, December 12.
http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/conference-office-closed-on-december-11-2025
Bishop’s response to Rev. Dr. Phil Phaneuf coming out as transgender
posted on December 3, 2025 | Search Score: 0
PRESS RELEASE: Bishop’s response to Rev. Dr. Phil Phaneuf coming out as transgender For Immediate Release Contact: Shelby Winchell, Director of Communications shelbywinchell@unyumc.org On November 23, 2025, Rev. Dr. Phil Phaneuf announced to the congregation at North Chili United Methodist Church outside of Rochester, NY that she is transgender and…
Bishop Héctor A.Burgos Núñez’s Advent Message
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https://www.unyumc.org/news/video/bishop-hector-a.burgos-nunezs-advent-message
Bishop Héctor A.Burgos Núñez’s Advent Message
posted on December 2, 2025 | Search Score: 0
Editor's Note: The following Advent message was shared with United Methodists in Susquehanna and Upper New York on behalf of Bishop Héctor A.Burgos Núñez. Greetings in the name and with the love of our Savior and Friend, Jesus Christ. I am Héctor Burgos Núñez, resident bishop for United Methodists in…
http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/bishop-hectors-advent-message
From the Desk of Bishop Héctor: Casowasco Reopening Plan
posted on November 18, 2025 | Search Score: 0
“For God did not give us a spirit of cowardice, but rather a spirit of power and of love and of self-discipline.” 2 Timothy 1:7 Dear Partners in Ministry, Grace and peace to you in the name of Jesus Christ. Camp and Retreat Ministries (CRM) have long been sacred…
http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/from-the-desk-of-bishop-hector-casowasco-reopening-plan
Growing in Faith, Giving in Love: Middleburgh UMC’s Transformative Journey
posted on November 18, 2025 | Search Score: 0
Since 2023, Middleburg UMC under the leadership of Pastor Maryellen Moore has been engaging Upper New York’s New Faith Communities initiative to build more collaboration and intention in their ministry. Middleburg UMC is a rural church, averaging 10-20 people in worship, with 3,500 people in the immediate community—who through their…
Celebrating identity, building connection: Insights from the CR/CC Summit
posted on November 18, 2025 | Search Score: 0
The Cross-Racial/Cross-Cultural (CR/CC) Summit at Cicero United Methodist Church brought BIPOC leaders, CR/CC clergy, and allies from across Upper New York together for a day of storytelling, honest reflection, and celebration. The gathering, led by the Rev. Jee Hae Song, Associate Director of Missional Excellence, focused on building community and…
Celebrating identity, building connection: Insights from the CR/CC Summit
| Last edited on November 18, 2025 | Search Score: 0
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Beyond the Pews: House Churches—Faith, Connection, and Transformation in Everyday Spaces
posted on November 17, 2025 | Search Score: 0
When the world shut down in 2020, Calvary United Methodist Church in Latham, NY, found itself asking the same question many congregations did: How do we stay connected when we can’t gather in the sanctuary? Out of that longing for connection, a new kind of community began to form—one that…