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Bishop Laurie Haller's Conversations on the Ministry of Local Church and Conference Finances As a follow up to Bishop Laurie Haller’s Epiphany Address, she will be hosting virtual conversations on the ministry of local church and conference finances.
These conversations are for all local church pastors and lay members of local churches, especially for lay members who are key leaders in their churches.
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2020 Annual Statistical Reports Along with the winter holidays comes the report of the local church statistics. The 2016 Book of Discipline ¶ 340.2c(2)(f) states that a pastor's responsibility is "to care for all church records, and local church financial obligations, and certify the accuracy of all financial , membership, and any other reports submitted by the local church to the annual conference for use in apportioning costs back to the church." A pastor may fulfill this requirement by ensuring that all statistical information for tables one, two and three are completed. As we have done in past years, we are asking all churches, to submit their statistical tables on-line by Monday, February 15th, 2021. Please visit the Statistics page on the conference website http://www.iaumc.org/stats for directions. |
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District Hunger Relief Grant Funds Now Available! Jesus said, “…For I was hungry, and you gave me food…” |
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In Mission Together Central District Greetings to you all, my mission faithful friends. What a year it has been, something we never could have predicted! I pray you have remained healthy and well. It has been a challenge! Our worship services have been interrupted; and our mission committee meetings disrupted. We have had to be creative in doing the Lord’s work. I want to encourage you to complete & send your “In Mission Together” forms. They may look very different for 2020 and that is expected. Let me know what you had to forgo, what you did differently, how you adapted. I would love to hear how you discovered a new or different way to interact with and serve God’s people. Sometimes we surprise ourselves when working in unusual circumstances. I’m going to suggest we work with a March 1st deadline (rather than Feb.15th) to send the forms electronically to me at oliverbkay@gmail.com If you have questions or concerns, I can be reached at 515 266-1791 or the email listed above. Thank you for being faithful in a very trying year. Blessings, Kay Oliver Central District Mission Coordinator |
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Re-Entry Update We would like to thank you for your faithful response to the November 18th directive from Bishop Laurie Haller and the Appointive Cabinet that paused in-person worship and church activities through January 10th. You may recall this decision was made in response to worsening COVID-19 positivity rates across the state and the profound pressures being placed on our healthcare systems and frontline workers. We deeply appreciate the ways in which you partnered together through Advent, Christmas Season and Epiphany to provide virtual worship, small group opportunities, and resourcing our local faith communities with pastoral care, stewardship planning and connecting with your broader community during this hard and holy time. After consulting with local leaders and healthcare personnel - and in review of reported numbers across the state - this directive will be lifted with a return to yellow status after January 10th. READ MORE |
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