United Methodists of Upper New York

Celebrating friendship at East Rochester United Methodist Church

posted on November 13, 2018 | Search Score: 0

Smiles, handshakes, and hugs greet you as you enter the basement of the East Rochester United Methodist Church. Four years ago, this basement was transformed into one of Heritage Christian Services’ (HCS) 29 Day Centers in the Rochester-Buffalo area for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. At a Nov. 9…

http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/celebrating-friendship-at-east-rochester-united-methodist-church

Appointing planters for New Faith Communities

posted on November 12, 2018 | Search Score: 0

Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in the Fall 2018 issue of the Advocate, which focused on appointmnt-making in the United Methodist Church. For the past six years, the Upper New York (UNY) Conference has been very blessed to have a Bishop who is very committed to planting New Faith…

http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/appointing-planters-for-new-faith-communities

Mentoring for Effectiveness: A Personal View

posted on November 12, 2018 | Search Score: 0

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in the Fall 2018 issue of the Advocate, which focused on itinerancy. In the midst of newly ordained pastors, or even longer serving pastors, the situations of ministry can become a bit much to handle. Self-care can be forgotten and hopes can fall short…

http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/mentoring-for-effectiveness-a-personal-view

Mentoring for Effectiveness: A Personal View

posted on November 12, 2018 | Search Score: 0

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in the Fall 2018 issue of the Advocate, which focused on itinerancy. In the midst of newly ordained pastors, or even longer serving pastors, the situations of ministry can become a bit much to handle. Self-care can be forgotten and hopes can fall short…

http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/mentoring-for-effectiveness-a-personal-view

Planter Leadership Development Group… a PLD group for planters

posted on November 12, 2018 | Search Score: 0

What is it? Six monthly meetings, starting in November and ending in May. We will gather from 9:30 a.m. untill 2 p.m. on weekdays (dates to be negotiated, during the first one, by the group). We will be reading and discussing four important books about: the spiritual life of the…

http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/planter-leadership-development-group-a-pld-group-for-planters

Compete for the Golden Bucket Award

posted on November 7, 2018 | Search Score: 0

The Upper New York (UNY) Conference Mission Central HUB is announcing the Golden Bucket Award. Beginning Oct. 1, 2018 through May 25, 2019, the District that donates the most UMCOR cleaning kits will be awarded the coveted Golden Bucket. Each month, the UNY Communications Ministry Area will share the collection…

http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/compete-for-the-golden-bucket-award

Nov. 7th 2018 Oneonta District Newsletter

| Last edited on November 7, 2018 | Search Score: 0

Click here to view our Nov. 7th 2018 Oneonta District Newsletter

http://www.unyumc.org/news/nov.-7th-2018-oneonta-district-newsletter

Social Holiness Concerns: the youngest Palestinian Political Prisoner

posted on November 6, 2018 | Search Score: 0

Shadi Farah had just turned 12 years old when he and a friend were taken into Israeli police custody in December 2015 because Israeli settlers complained they looked suspicious. Under interrogation and torture Shadi “confessed” that he wanted to stab a soldier. No actual stabbing, or attempt at stabbing had…

http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/social-holiness-concerns-the-youngest-palestinian-political-prisoner

UNY completes a successful medical mission trip in Vieques, Puerto Rico: Article 3 of 3

posted on November 6, 2018 | Search Score: 0

Editor’s Note: Click here and here to learn more about this mission trip team by reading previous articles. Hello, my name is Ryan Bennett, and the mission trip to Vieques, Puerto Rico in September is the first mission trip I’ve ever been on. It was pretty much everything I could…

http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/uny-completes-a-successful-medical-mission-trip-in-vieques-article3

Welcoming Rev. Eleanor Collinsworth to Bath: Centenary UMC

posted on November 6, 2018 | Search Score: 0

t was Sunday, July 6, 2014, and everyone at Centenary was anxious and excited to welcome our new pastor. Several of us had already met Pastor Eleanor when she came to an evening gathering at our church in the spring to be introduced and to have the opportunity to tell…

http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/welcoming-rev.-eleanor-collinsworth-to-bath-centenary-umc

Finger Lakes District Newsletter Nov. 6

| Last edited on November 6, 2018 | Search Score: 0

Click here for the latest issue of the Finger Lakes eNewsletter.

http://www.unyumc.org/news/finger-lakes-district-newsletter-nov.-6

Replacing a pastor who served a church for 17 years

posted on November 6, 2018 | Search Score: 0

Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in the Fall 2018 Issue of the Advocate, which focused on itinerancy and appointment-making in the United Methodist Church. As if a phone call from a District Superintendent asking you to prayerfully consider a change in appointment doesn’t get your heart beating fast enough,…

http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/replacing-a-pastor-who-served-a-church-for-17-years