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Orders and Fellowship gather to hear about Ministry Study
Written: 2/2/2012 4:34:43 PM
The 2012 January Orders and Fellowship gathering, held at Marshalltown First United Methodist Church, focused on the Study of Ministry that will be presented to the General Conference in April. Rev. Sean McRoberts and Rev. Mary Ann Moman described the work of the work of the Study of ...

Russ Wilson writes new book on major deferred-gift and fundraising
Written: 2/2/2012 10:36:31 AM
The Millionaire in the Pew, a manual on major and deferred-gift fundraising for clergy and religious leaders, is Rev. Russ Wilson’s new book. It presents a new approach to fundraising ministry and mission. The Millionaire in the Pew presents an opportunity for clergy to develop n...

Fifty-five United Methodist Bishops endorse United Methodist Global Aids Fund
Written: 2/2/2012
Fifty-five United Methodist Bishops have endorsed the 20/20: Visioning an AIDS-Free World initiative by lending their personal and financial support. This effort by the United Methodist Global AIDS Fund Committee seeks to mobilize the denomination to raise $5 million for HIV and AIDS educ...

2012 Lenten Bible Study on Immigration now available for download
Written: 1/18/2012
Bishop Trimble, the Iowa Conference Immigration Task Force, and a special writing team led by Rev. Denny Coon and Rev. Roger Betsworth, have created a Lenten Bible Study on Immigration for local churches, small groups, and individuals to use for sparking conversations, intentional reflection, and ou...

Rev. Thomas Carver and Rev. Lilian Gallo Seagren named Conference Superintendents
Written: 1/17/2012
Bishop Julius Calvin Trimble, Resident Bishop of Iowa’s United Methodists has announced that Rev. Tom Carver and Rev. Lilian Gallo Seagren will join the Appointive Cabinet as Conference Superintendents. Their appointments will be effective July 1, 2012. Rev. Carver has been appointed to t...

Mobile strategies that work
Written: 1/11/2012 1:49:56 PM
"Placing your church within an arm's reach. Mobile strategies that work!" is an article written by Eric Seiberling in a recent issue of MyCom, an e-newsletter from United Methodist Communications. Learn how Apps and text messaging can be a new way of reaching the members o...

Delegation endorses further study of "Call to Action"
Written: 1/5/2012
The General and Jurisdictional Conference Delegation of the Iowa Annual Conference recently endorsed a document from the Council of Bishops titled, “For the Sake of a New World, We See a New Church: A Call to Action.” The document outlines suggested changes in The United Meth...

Garber resigns as Director of Human Resources
Written: 1/4/2012
Gena Garber, Director of Human Resources for the Iowa Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church, has resigned her position effective December 30. She has been hired as the Director of Human Resources at Central College in Pella, where she began January 3, 2012. During her two years with the ...

Cotton publishes book about Madison County
Written: 12/20/2011
New to The Iowan Books collection, A Madison County Journal is a personal reflection of the author's seasons of grace. Having spent nearly 50 years in Iowa, author Bill Cotton (who also pens the Thursday Memo for Preachers column) takes us on a journey of Iowa through the seasons — and the ...

Youth Strike set for Feb 3-5, 2012
Written: 12/14/2011
The registration deadlines for 2012 Youth Strike for Christ are coming up quickly. January 1, 2012, is the Early Bird Pricing deadline ($164 per person based on 4-person occupancy per room), and January 15, 2012, is the deadline for Regular Pricing ($199 per person based on 4-per...

New website premieres December 14
Written: 12/13/2011
The Iowa Conference website will have a new look beginning December 14, 2011. Colors and images will be new. Navigation will be easier. Access to information will be even more direct. Endorsed by the Communications Advisory Team, the Communications Ministry Team and...

Sunday, December 18 is International Migrants Day
Written: 12/8/2011
Sunday, December 18: Celebrate International Migrants Day As we continue on in the Advent journey and await the arrival of Jesus Christ, who himself was a migrant as he and his family fled Nazareth to live as refugees in Egypt, we as Christian faith communities have the opportunity to c...

Budget cuts on table for General Conference
Written: 12/6/2011
By Heather Hahn* A recommended budget of $603 million for the 2013-2016 operations of the denomination’s general agencies will go before General Conference in 2012. The figure represents a 6.04 percent reduction from the previous four years and marks the first time a smaller budget w...

Bishop to nominate new Conference Chancellor
Written: 11/18/2011
Bishop Julius Calvin Trimble has announced his intention to nominate John H. Moorlach, Esq. to become the next Chancellor of the Iowa Annual Conference. Mr. Moorlach is an attorney with the firm of Whitfield & Eddy P.L.C. He is admitted into practice in all of Iowa’s ...

Pastoral letter from the Council of Bishops
Written: 11/11/2011
November 10, 2011 Dear United Methodist Sisters and Brothers in Christ: Grace and peace to you from Jesus Christ who calls us to faithfulness during a time of great and unsettling change around the world that God loves so deeply and also within the Body of Christ where Jesus is...

"Reclaim Your Holidays" " Practical Ways to Create Ministry
Written: 11/9/2011 12:57:28 PM
The Reclaim Your Holidays program helps Iowans create meaningful and earth‐friendly holidays by providing practical and inspiring information as well as opportunities for dialogue and idea‐sharing. At this fun, interactive and inspirational session learn how to green your holidays and ma...

Rethink Church resources for 2012
Written: 11/9/2011 12:56:26 PM
How well does your community know your congregation? What do people remember about your church? Are you the church with the food bank, the community garden or the pumpkin patch? Are you the one with the parish nurse or the global missions program? In many ways – great and small – G...

Broken to Peace
Written: 11/9/2011
Video study series helps people find faith in times of trouble Christians facing difficult life circumstances can find help dealing with them through a new inspirational video study series called Broken to Peace. Designed for group study, the six-part series features people sharing compel...

Summary report of the November, 2011 meeting of the Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church:
Written: 11/9/2011
More than 110 active and retired members of the Council of Bishops gathered at Lake Junaluska, North Carolina from Sunday, October 30 through Friday, November 4. The week was centered on our life together and our council leadership for the mission of the church, to make disciples of Jesus Christ for...

III Encuentro Latino en Iowa
Written: 11/9/2011
By Humberto Gonzalez Desde muy temprano en la mañana del sábado 15 de Octubre se vio algo inusual en la Iglesia Metodista Unida de Oakwood. Un desfile de rostros y lenguas latinas adornaron aun más ese hermoso templo. Después de un todo un a&...