March 2, 2010
Iowa Conference News
Iowa United Methodist Men Annual Meeting
Saturday, March 13, 2010
9:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M.
Keynote Speaker Dave Turnball
Iowa Fellowship of Christian Athletes
For more information, please see the flyer attached.
Scholarships Available
The Iowa United Methodist Foundation is reminding everyone of the availability of scholarships for students from Iowa who are planning to attend a university, college or vocational institution.
Please visit www.iumf.org and click scholarships for more information and application forms.
Applications must be postmarked no later than March 15, 2010
Seminary Scholarships Available
The Iowa United Methodist Foundation is reminding everyone of the availability of scholarships for seminary students who are from Iowa and attending an approved United Methodist Seminary.
Please visit www.iumf.org and click scholarships for more information and application forms.
Applications must be postmarked no later than March 15, 2010
This Week’s Thank You Note
Click here to read about the Decatur County Food Pantry
Does Your Church Need a New Loan or to Refinance an Existing One?
The Iowa United Methodist Church Building Fund Trust makes loans to local churches for the purposes of building new buildings, renovation or additions to existing facilities, repairs, purchasing land or even buying a parsonage. The Trust also has refinancing options for high-interest loans.
Rates currently starting at 6.13% for new loans as of March 1, 2010
Please contact us for more information:
Iowa United Methodist Church Building Fund Trust
churchloan@iaumc.org
2301 Rittenhouse Street
Des Moines, IA 50321
515-974-8927
Reminder about UMVIM Team Leader Training
IOWA - March14, 2010: Sibley, Iowa. Contact: Kathy Olson Martin, 1501 Morningside Avenue, Sioux City, IA 51106, 712-274-5148, martink@morningside.edu.
United Methodist and Other News
This World Malaria Day, Sleepout to End Malaria
Mark your calendars for the weekend of April 24-25. Imagine No Malaria, in partnership with Rethink Church and the United Nations Foundation, is calling churches across the country to “Sleepout to End Malaria.”
On April 24, many churches nationwide will participate in outreach that builds community locally. That night, World Malaria Day eve, we are encouraging churches to host a mosquito net sleepout to show our unified commitment in the fight against malaria. In fact, the global malaria community has come together to share this call in a show of solidarity worldwide. Instructions can be found in the Toolbox or in the online Resource Library at ImagineNoMalaria.org.
The weekend wraps up with a special event in Austin, Texas – the official launch of our Imagine No Malaria ministry. We will celebrate the many successes we experienced during the pilot project in the Southwest Texas annual conference and usher in this new, scaled-up fight against malaria to the entire denomination. The Texas State Capitol serves as the backdrop for this event, which will feature music, guest speakers and video from a United Methodist bed net distribution, taking place in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
If you can’t make it to Austin, you can still participate in your community with a special worship service and offering that connects our call to heal the sick and take care of those in need, by hosting a special screening of the new documentary, “When The Night Comes” or by planning a 3-on-3 soccer tournament with entry fees to benefit Imagine No Malaria.
InfoServ Changes Effective April 1, 2010
InfoServ, the official information service of The United Methodist Church, will become exclusively an e-mail and online information service effective April 1, 2010. At that time, telephone support services will be discontinued.
Customers will be able to submit questions via e-mail at infoserv@umcom.org. Answers to the most frequently asked questions are also available online at www.infoserv.umc.org. During an initial transition period, callers will be able to leave a message and callback number. Other customer-friendly options such as live chat are also being explored.
mid-week update is a ministry of the Communications Ministry Team
of the Iowa Annual Conference
