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Conference hosts Path 1 coaching training
posted on October 15, 2014 | Search Score: 0
What do Pat Summit, Don Shula and your pastor have in common? Well, the first two were coaches – and your pastor may be one as well. Planting a new faith community or revitalizing an existing church requires many gifts and graces. While the planters, pastors and church leaders who…
http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/conference-hosts-path-1-coaching-training
Church celebrates its connection to Africa
posted on October 15, 2014 | Search Score: 0
Pictured above: Ashley Riddell, Conference Multimedia/Web Coordinator, with Privilege, then 11, who Riddell met on a 2013 mission trip to Zimbabwe. It was fitting that on World Communion Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014, the Port Byron UMC was celebrating The United Methodist Church's connection to Africa. Specifically, the morning service was…
http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/church-celelbrates-its-connection-to-africa
Job Opportunities
| Last edited on March 5, 2026 | Search Score: 0
E-Verify Participation poster You Have Rights poster Apply Now View most current job opportunities at the Upper New York Conference - including positions at Camp & Retreat Centers. Current job opportunities: Superintendency Administrative Assistant ($21.00 to $24.00 per hour) Seasonal Camp Staff - work with campers and retreat staff to…
Lay Servant Courses
| Last edited on March 30, 2026 | Search Score: 0
Adirondack District Albany District Binghamton District Cornerstone District Crossroads District Finger Lakes District Genesee Valley District Mohawk District Mountain View District Niagara Frontier District Northern Flow District Oneonta District Adirondack District Albany District Binghamton District Cornerstone District Introduction to lay ministry: the basic course April 10, 17 from 6-8 p.m.—ZOOM…
Board of Ordained Ministry
| Last edited on July 22, 2025 | Search Score: 0
The Board of Ordained Ministry (BOM) has many responsibilities, as outlined in paragraph 635 of the 2012 Book of Discipline. BOM is the credentialing body for clergy seeking commissioning and ordination in the Upper New York Annual Conference. This board of nearly 50 members (lay and clergy, appointed by the…
Schuyler Lake UMC celebrates rebuilding after fire
posted on October 3, 2014 | Search Score: 0
“Good morning, church; it's great to be here for a party,” Oneonta District Superintendent Jan Rowell told those gathered on Sept. 27, 2014 at the Schuyler Lake United Methodist Church. The congregation of “The Little White Church” and others who gathered that Saturday were indeed in a festive spirit. In…
http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/schuyler-lake-umc-celebrates-rebuilding-after-fire
Funding for youth ministries available through Violet’s Garden
posted on October 3, 2014 | Search Score: 0
Congregations are invited to apply for funding from Violet's Garden, a grant program designed to further the spiritual development of children and youth at the local-church level. Grants are awarded twice per year, in May and November, and congregations can apply for up to $2,000. These are one-time start-up grants.…
http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/funding-for-youth-ministries-available-through-violets-garden
UNY begins the FACT process
posted on October 3, 2014 | Search Score: 0
Over the summer, leaders from around the Upper New York Conference began laying the foundation for the Conference's participation in the Financial Advisory Consulting Team or FACT process. In short, the FACT process offers guidance and expertise from the General Church to Conference leaders, and gathers both General Church and…
http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/uny-begins-the-fact-process
Bishop poses big questions in small groups
posted on September 25, 2014 | Search Score: 0
Upper New York Area Resident Bishop Mark J. Webb wants to ask clergy some big-picture questions, and he's doing it by meeting in small groups. The bishop is hosting a series of gatherings in an effort to get to know clergy, let them build relationships with each other, and to…
http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/bishop-poses-big-questions-in-small-groups
Moore: Metaphors are like the glue that holds a good sermon together
posted on September 25, 2014 | Search Score: 0
There is a common fallacy out there: “If you want a more creative worship service, add a screen. Or two. Just follow that trend and you’ll add the technological pizzazz that your worship desperately needs.” Jason MooreBut creative worship specialist, author and worship coach Jason Moore of Midnight Oil Productions…
Finger Lakes District welcomes DS McDowell
posted on September 21, 2014 | Search Score: 0
Casowasco Camp & Retreat Center in Moravia was the setting of the Welcome Service for new Finger Lakes District Superintendent, the Rev. Jeff McDowell. “Why did I hold it here?” Rev. McDowell asked. He answered that it was because he first met God there as a camper years before (and…
Valeski to be Administrative Assistant for Finance and Benefits
posted on September 17, 2014 | Search Score: 0
The Upper New York Conference is pleased to announce that Julie Valeski has accepted the position of Administrative Assistant for Finance and Benefits. Valeski has served as the Conference Receptionist/Support Services Clerk since Sept. 10, 2013. Valeski will remain in her current position until a replacement is hired. “I am…
http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/valeski-to-be-administrative-assistant-for-finance-and-benefits
New ‘Spirituality Infusion Project’ receives $100,000 grant
posted on September 16, 2014 | Search Score: 0
Beechwood Continuing Care has received a $100,000 grant from The John R. Oishei Foundation to support the development of Beechwood’s Spirituality Infusion Project for long-term care professionals, which aims to integrate spirituality into care planning. Director of Spiritual Care/Chaplain at Beechwood Continuing Care is the Rev. Mary Ann Pula, a…
http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/new-spirituality-infusion-project-receives-100000-grant
‘Courageous and prophetic’ Bishop McLee mourned by thousands
posted on September 16, 2014 | Search Score: 0
NEW YORK CITY – In song, dance and words, thousands of mourners, including dozens of bishops, celebrated the life of New York Area Bishop Martin D. McLee during a moving service at the Riverside Church in New York City on Monday, Sept. 15, 2014. Bishop McLee, 58, died Sept. 6…
http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/courageous-and-prophetic-bishop-mclee-mourned-by-thousands
Conference retirees learning about new health insurance
posted on September 16, 2014 | Search Score: 0
Upper New York Conference Benefits Officer Vicki Putney has been traveling around the Conference to help retirees and their spouses prepare for a significant change to their health benefits. As of January 2015, Conference retirees – clergy and lay – age 65 and older will receive health insurance through Medicare…
http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/conference-retirees-learning-about-new-health-insurance
Bishop Webb issues new call for special session
posted on September 16, 2014 | Search Score: 0
Bishop Mark J. Webb has announced that a special session of the annual conference will be convened as outlined in The Book of Discipline, paragraph 603.5. The purpose and call of the special session is to discuss and vote on a recommendation from the Conference Board of Trustees to purchase…
http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/bishop-webb-issues-new-call-for-special-session
DS Adams: We are all apple pickers
posted on September 14, 2014 | Search Score: 0
“Friends, it’s time to go apple-picking.” With that last line the Rev. Nancy Adams, giving the sermon during a Welcome Service in her honor as the new superintendent for the Mountain View District, received a standing ovation from the crowd of more than 100 in attendance. Members of the Upper…
http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/ds-adams-we-are-all-apple-pickers