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Bishop Webb pens Ministry Shares letters
posted on March 16, 2016 | Search Score: 0
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…
http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/bishop-webb-pens-ministry-shares-letters
March 16 2016 Oneonta District Newsletter
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Hi Friends, Click here to view a PDF of the Oneonta District Newsletter for this week. The District Newsletter can also be downloaded in 3 different formats at the Oneonta District website:https://sites.google.com/site/oneontadistrictumc/ Peace, Teresa Oneonta District Office P.O. Box 668- 64 Chestnut Street, Oneonta NY 13820 Phone & Fax: (607)…
http://www.unyumc.org/news/march-16-2016-oneonta-district-newsletter
Sharing lunches, communion in the streets of Syracuse
posted on March 15, 2016 | Search Score: 0
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…
http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/sharing-lunches-communion-in-the-streets-of-syracuse
Saying goodbye to Nicaragua
posted on March 15, 2016 | Search Score: 0
It’s early Sunday morning. We are on the old yellow school bus, driving toward the airport. Salsa-like Christian praise music plays over the radio, and we occasionally catch a word: Jesus, alleluia, gloria a Dios. This is the first leg of our return trip to the United States after a…
http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/saying-goodbye-to-nicaragua
CRM names new director at Skye Farm
posted on March 15, 2016 | Search Score: 0
Upper New York Camp & Retreat Ministries is excited to announce Ryan Siver has accepted the position of Director at the Skye Farm Camp & Retreat Center in Warrensburg. Siver began working for the Conference on March 14. “Ryan has a vast knowledge of Camp & Retreat Ministries, having grown…
http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/crm-names-new-director-at-skye-farm
Experts discuss human sexuality at Liverpool UMC
posted on March 9, 2016 | Search Score: 0
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…
http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/experts-discuss-human-sexuality-at-liverpool-umc
Human Sexuality and Biblical Interpretation Forum
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March 9 2016 Oneonta District Newsletter
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Hi Friends, Click here to view a PDF of the Oneonta District Newsletter for this week. The District Newsletter can also be downloaded in 3 different formats at the Oneonta District website:https://sites.google.com/site/oneontadistrictumc/ Peace, Teresa Oneonta District Office P.O. Box 668- 64 Chestnut Street, Oneonta NY 13820 Phone & Fax: (607)…
http://www.unyumc.org/news/march-9-2016-oneonta-district-newsletter
CRM names new Manager of Operations
posted on March 8, 2016 | Search Score: 0
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…
http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/crm-names-new-manager-of-operations
Using project management in the church
posted on March 7, 2016 | Search Score: 0
Projects are a part of the work of ministry in any local congregation. They range from updating the parsonage when a new pastor is assigned to developing a new ministry to grow youth programs, hosting a holiday meal for the homeless, and planning programs during the Advent season. Yet, many…
http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/project-management-in-church
Watch the live stream for the forum on “Human Sexuality and Biblical Interpretation” at 1 p.m.
posted on March 4, 2016 | Search Score: 0
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.
http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/watch-the-live-stream-for-the-forum
March 2, 2016 Oneonta District Newsletter
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Hi Friends, Click here to view a PDF of the Oneonta District Newsletter for this week. The District Newsletter can also be downloaded in 3 different formats at the Oneonta District website:https://sites.google.com/site/oneontadistrictumc/ Peace, Teresa Oneonta District Office P.O. Box 668- 64 Chestnut Street, Oneonta NY 13820 Phone & Fax: (607)…
http://www.unyumc.org/news/march-2-2016-oneonta-district-newsletter
From the Advocate: Next Step sessions help participants love, grow, serve
posted on March 1, 2016 | Search Score: 0
Click below to read the full Advocate online.As a new faith community of The United Methodist Church in the Upper New York Conference, one of CenterPoint Christian Fellowship’s greatest challenges has been the identification and development of potential leadership within this newly formed faith community. What began eight years ago…
From the Advocate: Legacy funds turn vision into reality
posted on March 1, 2016 | Search Score: 0
Click below to read the full Advocate online.A few years ago, while interviewing people for a Conference staff position, I asked an out-of-state candidate, “So what made you want to explore working for the Upper New York Conference?” I knew she had flown in from a much warmer climate, and…
http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/from-the-advocate-legacy-funds-turn-vision-into-reality
From the Advocate: Man Church ‘existed for the season that God needed it to exist’
posted on March 1, 2016 | Search Score: 0
Click below to read the full Advocate online.So there I was, sitting at charge conference, when our then district superintendent, the Rev. Dave Masland, presented this idea about new faith communities. As I listened to him describe this concept, it occurred to me that this is exactly what I had…
http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/from-the-advocate-man-church
From the Advocate: New church finds its Destiny
posted on March 1, 2016 | Search Score: 0
Click below to read the full Advocate online.This past Advent season, my church and I were challenged and energized by the Rev. Adam Hamilton’s “Revival: Faith as Wesley Lived It” Bible study. In chapter 6, Rev. Hamilton talks about how John Wesley preached in fields and marketplaces. We may grin…
http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/from-the-advocate-new-church-finds-its-destiny
From the Advocate: Sophia sisters break bread at Panera as new faith community
posted on March 1, 2016 | Search Score: 0
Click below to read the full Advocate online.As I write this, the weather outside is cold and snowy, but inside a suburban Panera Bread restaurant, several Rochester-area women are warm and welcome as they gather for coffee, hugs, and conversation on a Thursday evening. Welcome to Sophia Community, a new…
http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/from-the-advocate-sophia-sisters
From the Advocate: IRM reconnects refugees, immigrants back to worship
posted on March 1, 2016 | Search Score: 0
Click below to read the full Advocate online.When the Rev. Ewart Morris – pastor at the Valley Falls and Albany: Emmaus United Methodist churches – arrived at the Emmaus UMC in 2012, he felt called to establish multiethnic worship at the church. As he searched and prayed about it, he…
From the Advocate: Processing the steps for a New Faith Community
posted on March 1, 2016 | Search Score: 0
Click below to read the full Advocate online. Anyone in a United Methodist Church in Upper New York can plant a new faith community and should feel free to do so! Having said that, the New Faith Community teams of the Conference are working to provide seven processes to help…
http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/from-the-advocate-processing-the-steps-for-a-new-faith-community