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Nigeria mission team unloads sea container
Written: 9/2/2010
Experience the unloading of the sea container filled with items given at last year's Thanksgiving Ingathering. The mission team that was in Nigeria this summer emptied it on their first day and distributed the contributions. To download the video: 1. Click here to go to the Conference v...

Bishop Trimble to be on KCCI newscast
Written: 9/1/2010
Bishop Julius Calvin Trimble will be interviewed this evening (September 1) during the 6 pm newscast. Interviewed by Katie Ward, who grew in Bloomfield and attended the United Methodist Church there, the Bishop speaks about the "You Can Make the World a Better Place...Be Encouraged."...

Worldmaking Worship Session 1
Written: 8/30/2010
Worldmaking Worship Session I: Stories September 17-18, 2010 American Martyrs Retreat Center, Cedar Falls, Iowa www.WorldmakingWorship.com Register now! Registration deadline: September 3, 2010. Nutshell: How did Jesus teach? Parables. Stories. Imagination. Shining fresh ...

Colfax Flood Situation, August 2010
Written: 8/23/2010
COLFAX FLOOD SITUATION On Wednesday, August 11, 2010, at 4:30 am, the residents of Colfax, Iowa received a telephone call to evacuate. The voluntary evacuation was issued because the Skunk River was beginning to flood Colfax. “By about 6 o’clock,” the Rev. Cindy Finn...

Colfax flooding update
Written: 8/20/2010
(Click to see a photo gallery of the flooding in Colfax) On Wednesday, August 11, 2010, at 4:30 am, the residents of Colfax, Iowa received a telephone call to evacuate. The voluntary evacuation was issued because the Skunk River was beginning to flood Colfax. “By about 6 o&rsquo...

Bishop issues invitation to help with flood recovery
Written: 8/20/2010
Bishop Julius C. Trimble and other Conference leaders visited the flood-affected community of Colfax, Iowa on Wednesday, August 18, 2010. The group was guided by Rev. Cindy Finn, Pastor of the Colfax First United Methodist Church. “This is a community that’s a close-knit community,...

Iowa United Methodists Compete at 2010 Iowa State Fair
Written: 8/3/2010
Following is a list, provided by date, of Iowa United Methodists in competition at the Iowa State Fair. If you happen to be at the Fair on the day of their competition, stop by and show them your support! August 12: Voices in Praise from Monroe UMC will be performing at 4:00 pm on the Su...

Virgin Healthmiles Walking Program
Written: 8/3/2010
The IAC Wellness Program Invites You to Join The Virgin Healthmiles Pedometer Program For Conference Health Insurance Plan Participants What is Virgin Healthmiles? It is a digital pedometer (a device you wear that counts the number of steps you take) that has the ele...

Block by Block and UMC Churches Receive Governors Volunteer Awards
Written: 7/23/2010
The recipients of the 27th Annual Governor’s Volunteers Awards for 2010 have been announced and the first celebration was held in Storm Lake. The Governor’s Volunteer Awards are given to honor the amount of community service time given by individuals and organizations throughout th...

Bishop Trimble's Advice to Youth Interested in Becoming Pastors
Written: 7/14/2010
June 11, 2010 Dear Young Friends, In the last twelve months, I have had several young people openly express an interest in becoming a pastor. One of the confirmation classes visiting the Conference Center in Des Moines stopped by the Episcopal Office for a visit. ...

Urban Plunge
Written: 7/12/2010
Several Iowa UMC churches have taken the Urban Plunge in Des Moines, Omaha, Kansas City and Sioux Falls. Below is a list of the recent churches that have participated. To date, over 2,500 people from over 200 churches have participated in a Plunge. They spent a weekend in the in...

Bidwell Riverside Experiences Extensive Damages Once Again
Written: 7/12/2010
Bidwell Riverside Center in Des Moines experienced damages for the second time in two years when sewage backed up 6" into their lower level. The Center had undergone major renovation after the Storms of 2008 hit and had a state-of-the art kitchen which is a total loss. When the sewa...

Lockridge UM Church burns to the ground
Written: 7/2/2010
A painting of the first log church used by the congregation in 1854 is one of just a few items salvaged from the New Sweden United Methodist Church, which burned to the ground late Friday. “It’s a great piece of history lost,” said Lockridge Fire Chief Jeremy Loving, who was cal...

Iowa State Fair Volunteers Needed
Written: 7/2/2010
Calling all Iowa State Fair Fans! Non-Stop Fun! August 12-22, 2010 The Iowa State Fair will be here before we know it and once again the Iowa United Methodist Church will have a presence in the air-conditioned Varied Industries Building. We are looking for a few ...

Urgent Help Needed in Cherokee
Written: 6/30/2010
Greetings from the Dir. Of Recovery, URGENT HELP IS NEEDED!! I received the following email from Pastor Magrey in Cherokee, Iowa. They are in great need of teams to help clean out water in the basement and sewage backup. Teams are needed THIS WEEK! Please contact St. Paul...

New Appointments Will Show Online by July 2nd
Written: 6/28/2010
The Appointment information in the Church and Clergy directories is currently being updated to reflect appointment changes effective July 1st. During this updating a clergy directory or church directory may continue to reflect pre-July 1st information. We anticipate this updating to be c...

Brief news summary of the 2010 annual conference session
Written: 6/15/2010
“Radical Hospitality: Offering God’s Love” was the theme of the 167th yearly gathering of the Iowa Annual Conference. Former Bishop Rueben Job, Bishop Arthur Kulah of the Nigeria area and Rev. Doug Ruffle, director of the Office of Congregational Development of the Greater New...

Special offerings raise over $26,000
Written: 6/13/2010
Four special offerings were received during the 2010 session of the Iowa Annual Conference. Together they tallied more than $26,576.72. An offering of $5,958.69, gathered during the opening worship service, supported the Central Conference Pension Initiative. “The Central Confere...

2011 budget lower by nearly 2 percent
Written: 6/13/2010
On Tuesday, June 8, 2010, members of the Iowa Annual Conference session approved a budget that is 1.93 percent lower that the 2010 budget. The total approved expenses for 2011 will be $15,938,274, which compares to an approved amount of $16,251,151 for 2010. When an amount included in the ...

Hundreds join in noontime march for peace
Written: 6/13/2010
(Click here to see video of the Bishop's statement) More than 300 members of the 2010 Annual Conference session, during the noontime break, heard Bishop Julius Calvin Trimble say that a witness for peace and justice “is in the script.” Bishop Trimble and Des Moines Mayor Frank Cownie ...