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Offerings total more than $70K during AC ’15
posted on June 8, 2015 | Search Score: 0
More than $70,000 was received from the five offerings held during the 2015 session of the Upper New York Annual Conference, according to the Conference Finance Ministry Area. The offerings provide a tangible way for the communities in Upper New York to support outreach and ministry locally and around the…
http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/offerings-total-more-than-70k-during-ac-15
Mountain View District June 3rd Newsletter
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https://www.unyumc.org/images/uploads/June_3,_2015_NEWSLETTER.pdf
http://www.unyumc.org/news/mountain-view-district-june-3rd-newsletter
June 3rd , 2015 Oneonta District Newsletter
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Click here to view PDF of May 20th Oneonta District Newsletter or go to : https://sites.google.com/site/oneontadistrictumc/ to view Newsletter on line at Our District website and downlod in 3 formats
http://www.unyumc.org/news/june-3rd-2015-oneonta-district-newsletter
Congratulations to Keith Manry
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Congratulations to Keith Manry Captain Keith Manry, a chaplain in the US Air Force was recently awarded the Air Force Chaplain Corps Company Grade Officer Chaplain of the Year Award for 2014. This is an extreme honor and recognizes Chaplain Manry’s ministry this past year both in Afghanistan and at…
Camp Asbury Open House
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Open House at Camp Asbury Sunday, June 7 from 2-5 pm come to Camp Asbury for their Annual Open House. Experience the beautiful surroundings of Asbury Camp and Retreat Center on Silver Lake as you tour our facility and accommodations, meet our staff, sample our food service specialties and learn…
Information Session at CRCDS
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Information Session at Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School (CRCDS) Please join us for a brief information session on Wednesday, June 17 from 5:00-6:30 pm to learn about the varied degree and certificate programs offered at Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School. Take this opportunity to meet others interested in learning about…
Conference body addresses all AC resolutions, petitions
posted on May 30, 2015 | Search Score: 0
With Saturday’s lunch delayed by 30 minutes and an adopted motion to suspend Conference rules in favor of a more expedient deliberation period, the members of the Upper New York Conference address all Conference resolutions and the majority of the General Conference resolutions and petitions that were submitted for the…
http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/addresses-ac-resolutions-petitions
2016 GC, NEJ delegation elections complete
posted on May 30, 2015 | Search Score: 0
The slate of delegates for the 2016 General and Northeastern Jurisdictional conferences have been elected. The delegates elected, including their ballot of election, are: General Conference lay delegates: Dr. Scott Johnson (laity ballot one), Greg Forrester (ballot three), Riley O’Flynn (ballot three), Carmen Vianese (ballot five), Marthalyn Sweet (ballot five),…
http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/AC15-2016-gc-nej-delegation
Daily Advocate issues available
posted on May 30, 2015 | Search Score: 0
The daily Advocate is a special publication during the Annual Conference session. It is published as a recap of the prior day's events. Saturday, May 30 issue Friday, May 29 issue Thursday, May 28 issue
2014-2015 Clergy Appointments
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Clergy in The United Methodist Church are individuals who serve as elders, deacons, commissioned ministers, and local pastors under appointment of a bishop (full and part-time), who hold membership in an annual conference, and who are commissioned, ordained or licensed. Click here for the full list of the 2014-2015 Clergy…
Conference Board of Trustees shares report
posted on May 30, 2015 | Search Score: 0
The report presented by the Conference Board of Trustees Friday was supported. The role of the board is to manage Conference assets, including real and personal property and funds. John Jackson, the Chair of the Board of Trustees, addressed the crowd. “We work for you; we are you,” Jackson said.…
2016 GC, NEJ delegate election results through Friday evening
posted on May 30, 2015 | Search Score: 0
Members at the 2015 Annual Conference session have elected the following members toward completing the delegations for the 2016 General and Northeastern Jurisdictional conferences. Listed in order of election, the delegates are: General Conference lay delegates: Dr. Scott Johnson, Greg Forrester, Riley O’Flynn, Carmen Vianese, Marthalyn Sweet, and Blenda Smith.…
http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/AC15-delegate-elections-Friday
Leadership Report mobilizes UNY 2.0
posted on May 30, 2015 | Search Score: 0
What do phones and the Upper New York Conference have in common? “Phones have evolved to a point where early users would barely recognize them. At their core they are still much the same, but their capacity has increased exponentially,” a voiceover said in a video played during the Conference…
Friday lunch grace
posted on May 29, 2015 | Search Score: 0
Friday’s grace before lunch at the 2015 session of Annual Conference was provided by Ariel Gold and her son, Elijah, who are Jewish Americans living in Ithaca. They spent the 2014 end-of-the-year holiday season traveling to the West Bank. They will share about that experience during the 21st annual authentic…
UMCOR collection at AC ‘15
posted on May 29, 2015 | Search Score: 0
During Thursday’s day-long collection at the 2015 Annual Conference session, Conference members contributed 120 flood buckets and more than 50 other UMCOR relief supply kits to be used for disaster relief around the world.
http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/umcor-collection-at-ac-15
Bishop Webb auctioneer extraordinaire
posted on May 29, 2015 | Search Score: 0
Upper New York Resident Bishop Mark J. Webb had a small request Friday morning: a cup of coffee. Well, good things come in threes, and he received three hot cups of Joe. “I value coffee so much, but I value Africa 360 so much more,” Bishop Webb said. And with…
Conference body affirms closure, discontinuance of churches
posted on May 29, 2015 | Search Score: 0
Members at the 2015 session of the Upper New York Annual Conference affirmed the closure of churches through discontinuance or abandonment. The discontinued or abandoned churches include: Albany District Broadway United Methodist Church of Rensselaer (Discontinued) at 1550 Broadway, most recently served by Local Pastor Edward Whited Hagaman United Methodist…
http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/closure-discontinuance-of-churches-ac15
Bishop Devadhar: Notes, reflections on The Lord’s Prayer
posted on May 29, 2015 | Search Score: 0
A familiar face came home to lead Bible Study on a familiar piece of scripture. Bishop Sudarshana Devadhar of the New England Conference gave the first part of his Bible Study on The Lord’s Prayer found in both the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. In his introduction of Bishop Devadhar,…
Resolutions, petitions, and conversation circles: Human sexuality at AC ’15
posted on May 29, 2015 | Search Score: 0
Following Thursday’s conversation circles (May 28) – where participants gathered in groups of 10-12 people to discuss eight resolutions and petitions related to human sexuality – at the 2015 session of Annual Conference, voting members immediately voted on those eight resolutions and petitions. Because of a rule in the Organizational…
http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/ac15-HS-resolutions-petitions
Life is eternal, love is immortal
posted on May 29, 2015 | Search Score: 0
The Rev. Dr. Theodore J. Weeden Sr., retired, made a trip to the Holy land. He took a picture of a sunrise on the Sea of Galilee and another of the “Wailing Wall” in Jerusalem. He exposed the same film twice, resulting in a “miraculous” creation of a Galilean sunrise…