Sunday, August 26, 2018 10:00 PM to 2:00 PM (CST)
HEY EVERYBODY LET’S PARTY OUTSIDE!!!!! Sunday, August 26 @ 10:00: We are going to worship, picnic and have The Ice Cream Social in the park. Yes, we are going to worship in our beautiful pavilion. And then we are going to eat together. EVERYONE IS ...
Monday, September 17, 2018 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (CST)
Location: Atlantic, First UMC
Monday, September 17, 2018 Atlantic, First UMC (800 Poplar St, Atlantic, IA 50022) 9:00am to 5:00pm .7 CEU’s event Cost $50 for Clergy or $10 for Laity. Lunch provided. Presenters: Dan Wiebesiek and Andy Rubinking Register by Tuesday, September 4th...
Friday, September 21, 2018 9:00 PM to 3:00 PM (CST)
Location: Vinton Wesley United Methodist Church
All United Methodist Women and pastors from across the district are invited to celebrate the year's accomplishments, receive leadership training, and be inspired as BOLD women and men of faith, hope and love in action. Rev. Clint Twedt-Ball will ...
Monday, September 24, 2018 10:00 AM to Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at 3:00 PM (CST)
Location: Iowa U.M. Conference Office
The Office of Pastoral Care and Counseling presents DAY APART WORKSHOP: WORKING WITH THE THIRD AGE The Third Age refers to Adult Experience beginning at 45. This is a time when people begin reflecting on spiritual life in new ways. Recent research ...
Friday, September 28, 2018 6:00 PM to Sunday, September 30, 2018 at 12:00 PM (CST)
Location: Lake Okoboji Camp and Retreat Center
UNITED METHODIST MEN FOUR CONFERENCE RALLY Dakotas, Great Plains, Iowa, Minnesota-Men Sharing God's Love since 1998 Hosted by Iowa UMMen Details: September 28-30, 2018 Lake Okoboji Camp and Retreat Center Friday Evening, 6:00 pm—Sunday Worship @ ...
Tuesday, October 30, 2018 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM (CST)
Fall 2018 Order of Elders, Order of Deacons, Fellowship of Local Pastors and Associate Members Event Tuesday, October 30th from 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Marshalltown, First United Methodist Church (202 West Main Street, Marshalltown, IA 50158 ) Online ...
Saturday, November 3, 2018 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM (CST)
Location: Walker UMC
The Walker United Methodist Church, 101 Ely St., Walker, IA will hold its “Annual Fall Supper” on November 3, 2018 at 5:00 PM. Pork Loin, dressing, mashed potatoes gravy, homemade applesauce and rolls, desserts drinks. Tickets are $8.00 for adults ...
Monday, January 7, 2019 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM (CST)
For the past few years, the Conference has offered an webinar providing instructions for your W-2 and Year-End Reporting needs. We would like to invite you again to attend a live webinar that will go over the information regarding clergy W-2 ...
Tuesday, January 8, 2019 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM (CST)
For the past few years, the Conference has offered an webinar providing instructions for your W-2 and Year-End Reporting needs. We would like to invite you again to attend a live webinar that will go over the information regarding clergy W-2 ...
Sunday, January 13, 2019 2:45 PM to 4:15 PM (CST)
Location: North Liberty United Methodist Church
Watch the Livestream of the North Liberty Budget Listening Session at 2:45 from here: https://vimeo.com/310444847
Sunday, January 20, 2019 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM (CST)
Location: Carroll First United Methodist Church
Saturday, January 26, 2019 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM (CST)
Location: Ames First United Methodist Church
Monday, January 28, 2019 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM (CST)
Location: Wesley United Methodist Church
Monday, January 28, 2019 9:15 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Wesley UMC | 800 E 12th Street, Des Moines, IA Who should attend? United Methodist UMW and other Church Members & Pastors; others interested in advocacy work, Children/Youth Mental Health, and Medicaid ...
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Saturday, April 6, 2019 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM (CST)
Location: Collegiate United Methodist Church
Location: Collegiate in Ames Join other lay people from across the Iowa Conference for a stimulating day. Bishop Laurie will lead us in reflecting on the February General Conference as we look to the future. Lay delegates to General Conference have...
Tuesday, April 9, 2019 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM (CST)
Location: Ames, First United Methodist Church
Spring 2019 Order of Elders, Order of Deacons, & the Fellowship of Local Pastors & Associate Members Event Tuesday, April 9th from 10 a.m.—3 p.m. at Ames, First UMC (516 Kellogg Ave., Ames, IA 50010) Online Registration Printable Registration General...
Tuesday, October 1, 2019 10:00 AM to Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at 3:00 PM (CST)
Location: Ankeny, First UMC Christian Life Center
Tuesday, October 1st at 10 a.m. through Wednesday, October 2nd at 3 p.m. Ankeny, First UMC Christian Life Center (710 NE 36th Street, Ankeny, IA 50021) Registration fee is $45 and includes lunch on Tuesday and Wednesday. Childcare is available but ...
Saturday, October 12, 2019 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM (CST)
Location: St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Cedar Rapids
Bring your team (program staff, worship associates, artists, musicians and other interested people) to discover ways to enliven and deepen your congregation’s worship services. Based on presenter Marcia McFee’s book Think Like a Filmmaker, this ...
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Sunday, October 13, 2019 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM (CST)
Location: Walker UMC
Please plan to attend the 145th Church Anniversary Celebration at the Walker UMC. Please bring memorabilia, pictures and stories to tell of the past. Brunch will follow the 9 am Worship Service, food provided.
Saturday, October 26, 2019 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM (CST)
Thank you for supporting Iowa Justice for Our Neighbors during the past 20 years. We would like to invite you to come to celebrate with us at an open house on Oct 26th, 2:00 - 4:00 at our office at 2024 Forest Ave, Suite 101 in Des Moines. Please ...
Saturday, November 2, 2019 8:00 AM (CST)
The 40th Annual Mission Ingathering will be held on Saturday, November 2, 2019, at five locations throughout the state—First UMC in Cedar Falls, St. Paul’s UMC in Cherokee, Greenfield UMC, Iowa Wesleyan University in Mount Pleasant, & Asbury UMC in ...
Friday, December 6, 2019 10:00 AM to Sunday, December 8, 2019 at 5:00 PM (CST)
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Saturday, December 7, 2019 5:30 PM (CST)
Location: Simpson College - Great Hall
Please join us for Simpson Youth Academy's third annual Lessons & Carols Dinner! Share a great meal, meet participants, and hear reflections on Advent from our students. Buying a ticket also gets you a free, reserved seat for the beautiful Lessons & ...
Monday, January 6, 2020 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM (CST)
For the past few years, the Conference has offered an webinar providing instructions for your W-2 and Year-End Reporting needs. We would like to invite you again to attend a live webinar that will go over the information regarding clergy W-2 ...
Tuesday, January 7, 2020 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM (CST)
For the past few years, the Conference has offered an webinar providing instructions for your W-2 and Year-End Reporting needs. We would like to invite you again to attend a live webinar that will go over the information regarding clergy W-2 ...
Saturday, February 1, 2020 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM (CST)
Location: Conference Center
Candidates for ministry in the Iowa Annual Conference have the opportunity to participate in a candidacy retreat as part of their candidacy process. All candidates who enter the process as of January 1, 2018, are required to attend a candidacy ...
Thursday, March 26, 2020 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM (CST)
Good Idea Webinars feature Best Practices for Ministry in The United Methodist Church. They will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2:00 p.m. except the first week, when they will be on Thursday at 2:00 p.m. and Saturday at 10:00 a.m. These ...
Friday, March 27, 2020 8:00 AM to Sunday, March 29, 2020 at 6:00 PM (CST)
Location: Clarion UMC, Clarion Iowa and Church of Christ, Clarion, Iowa
Thursday, April 23, 2020 to Friday, April 24, 2020
Location: 13720 Roe Avenue
The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection will host The Art of Hospitality Conference April 23 – 24, 2020. The conference takes place at Church of the Resurrection’s Leawood, KS Campus and focuses on the ministry of welcome and intentional ...
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Thursday, April 23, 2020 7:00 AM to Sunday, April 26, 2020 at 7:00 PM (CST)
Thursday, April 30, 2020 7:00 PM to Sunday, May 3, 2020 at 7:00 PM (CST)
Friday, May 29, 2020 6:45 PM to 8:45 PM (CST)
Location: Women at the Well
We're gathering virtually--via Zoom--around the music of our longstanding friend Richard Bruxvoort Colligan and to celebrate the ministry of Women at the Well, at this time when Pastor Lee's time as pastor is drawing to a close. We'll gather on Zoom ...
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Thursday, July 9, 2020 7:00 PM to Sunday, July 12, 2020 at 7:00 PM (CST)
Location: Grace United Methodist Church
Thursday, July 16, 2020 7:00 PM to Sunday, July 19, 2020 at 7:00 PM (CST)
Location: Grace United Methodist Church
Monday, October 19, 2020 10:00 AM to Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at 3:00 PM (CST)
Our country grows more polarized and divided every day: in how we think, the words we use, our political system, and much more. Instead of The United Methodist Church showing the light of Christ to the world and demonstrating a way through the ...
Thursday, November 12, 2020 to Sunday, November 15, 2020
Saturday, February 6, 2021 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM (CST)
The candidacy retreat which is a requirement of the candidacy process is an opportunity to further discern your call to ministry, learn more about the process, meet others on the journey, hear from those serving in different types of ministry and ...
Thursday, March 18, 2021 9:00 AM to 3:15 PM (CST)
Building Up: Our Capacity, Our Relationships, Our Ministry, is the theme for the 2021 Order of Elders Retreat. This event will be online using zoom. Join us as Dr. Elaine A. Heath draws from Scripture and many years' experience in missional ministry,...
Saturday, October 2, 2021 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM (CST)
Location: Cherokee United Methodist Church
The Iowa Conference’s United Methodist Women will host their annual meeting on Zoom Livestream or in-person at the Cherokee United Methodist Church on Saturday, October 2, 2021. Coffee and registration will be from 9:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., and the ...
Monday, October 4, 2021 to Sunday, October 31, 2021
WE ARE RECRUITING VOLUNTEERS AND GROUPS OF ALL SKILL LEVELS TO HELP HOMEOWNERS GET READY FOR WINTER! Many homeowners still need assistance with basic repairs to prevent pipes from freezing and provide better protection from the elements. This ...
Thursday, October 14, 2021 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM (CST)
Location: Big Creek State Park
Join the Fall Orders & Fellowship event Thursday, October 14th from 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. at Big Creek State Park shelters by the beach to connect with God and peers. We've asked our leaders to build groups from an area of their passion and invite ...
Monday, October 18, 2021 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM (CST)
The Congregational Excellence team invites you to join two webinars to continue learning about Developing Online Faith Communities. The webinars will be hosted by Cathy Townley, who has years of experience coaching churches through the digital age. ...
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Thursday, October 21, 2021 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM (CST)
The Congregational Excellence team invites you to join two webinars to continue learning about Developing Online Faith Communities. The webinars will be hosted by Cathy Townley, who has years of experience coaching churches through the digital age. ...
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Monday, October 25, 2021 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM (CST)
The Congregational Excellence team invites you to join two webinars to continue learning about Developing Online Faith Communities. The webinars will be hosted by Cathy Townley, who has years of experience coaching churches through the digital age. ...
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Thursday, October 28, 2021 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM (CST)
The Congregational Excellence team invites you to join two webinars to continue learning about Developing Online Faith Communities. The webinars will be hosted by Cathy Townley, who has years of experience coaching churches through the digital age. ...
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Saturday, November 13, 2021 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM (CST)
A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit sags a person's strength. Proverbs 17:22 Playing is as sacred as music and silence. Like prayer, laughter and play can be healing to the mind, body, and soul. when we play, we leave behind ...
Saturday, February 5, 2022 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM (CST)
Are you exploring a call to ministry? The candidacy retreat which is a requirement of the candidacy process is an opportunity to further discern your call to ministry, learn more about the process, meet others on the journey, hear from those serving ...
Thursday, March 24, 2022 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM (CST)
Location: Immanuel UMC
Learn and engage in transformational ways with those in poverty going beyond food pantries. Rev. Brian Combs is a graduate of NC State and Emory University. While no degree was awarded, his most formative education came from attending integrated ...
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Saturday, August 27, 2022 11:30 AM to 3:00 PM (CST)
Location: Nashua United Methodist Church
The Nashua UMC and Republic Community Church, in conjunction with Africans in the diaspora in the Iowa Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, take the opportunity to invite you, your family, congregation, and your community to the Africa ...
Thursday, September 15, 2022
Matthew 25 Grant Applications for 2023 are available. These grants are for projects/ministries that address the needs of vulnerable populations such as those living in poverty; the imprisoned; immigrants; minority ethnic populations; children; the ...
Sunday, September 25, 2022 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM (CST)
Location: Booneville United Methodist Church
The Booneville Music Festival is back for its third year featuring six talented acts. Performing locally, nationally and internationally, here is a little information about the musicians. Ortonville Circus Ortonville Circus is a string band – ...
Thursday, September 29, 2022 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM (CST)
Location: Big Creek State park
Join the Fall Orders & Fellowship event Thursday, September 29th from 10 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. at Big Creek State Park shelters by the beach to connect with God and peers. We've asked our leaders to build groups from an area of their passion and invite ...
Saturday, October 22, 2022 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM (CST)
Are you exploring a call to ministry? The candidacy retreat which is a requirement of the candidacy process is an opportunity to further discern your call to ministry, learn more about the process, meet others on the journey, hear from those serving ...
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Saturday, October 29, 2022 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (CST)
Location: Hope UMC of Pocahontas County
Lay Servant Training. We will be offering 3 classes: Basic, Advanced: Prayer (Let the Whole World Say Amen!) and Advanced: Preaching (From Your Heart to Theirs) You will be required to pay online when you register. Registration fee is $25. ...
Sunday, October 30, 2022 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM (CST)
Location: New Hope UMC, Des Moines
The AC2022 Memorial Service to honor those before us will be held on Sunday, October 30, 2022, at Des Moines New Hope United Methodist Church located at 4525 Beaver Ave., Des Moines, IA. Bishop Laurie Haller will give the message and the service will...
Sunday, November 6, 2022 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM (CST)
Location: Our Savior UMC
Armouraires Gospel group will be leading worship with Pastor Randy presiding.
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Sunday, December 4, 2022 3:00 PM (CST)
Sunday, December 4, 3:00pm First United Methodist Church 1001 Pleasant St., Des Moines, Iowa WATCH THE LIVESTREAM United Methodists and ecumenical friends across Iowa are invited to celebrate the ministry of Iowa Bishop Laurie Haller as she ...
Saturday, February 11, 2023 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM (CST)
Are you exploring a call to ministry? The candidacy retreat which is a requirement of the candidacy process is an opportunity to further discern your call to ministry, learn more about the process, meet others on the journey, hear from those serving ...
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Saturday, February 11, 2023 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM (CST)
Location: Fort Dodge, First UMC
BASIC LAY SERVANT TRAINING February 11, 2023 from 9 AM to 2:30 PM $25. 00 to cover registration and noon meal Fort Dodge, First United Methodist Church 127 N 10th Street Fort Dodge, Iowa 515-576-7586 Please bring your ...
Saturday, February 11, 2023 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM (CST)
Location: First United Methodist Church
BROADWAY, METROPOLITAN OPERA, TWELVE YEARS A SLAVE ARTIST IN CONCERT & WORSHIP FEB. 11-12 First United Methodist, Des Moines Methodists, get ready! Roosevelt André Credit is a force of God’s love and exuberance and he is coming to bless us in ...
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Sunday, February 19, 2023 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM (CST)
Location: Ames, Collegiate
Thursday, February 23, 2023 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM (CST)
Location: Mount Pleasant, First UMC
Grieving as Self-Care: A Day Apart for the Golden Valley District Co-Facilitators: Kae and Barrie Tritle Over the last two years we personally and corporately have experienced much loss; persons who have died, relationships that have withered, ...
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Saturday, February 25, 2023 8:00 AM to Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 5:00 PM (CST)
Saturday, February 25, 2023 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Cost $20.00 includes background check, lunch, materials and badge Meeting at the Denison First United Methodist Church 113 South 14th Street, Denison, IA 51442 For more information or to sign-up...
Friday, March 10, 2023 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM (CST)
Lay Servant Ministries – BASIC COURSE: This class is the beginning foundation for all courses in Lay Servant Ministries. Participants are encouraged to discover and employ personal spiritual gifts as God intended and to consider the importance of ...
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Saturday, March 11, 2023 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM (CST)
Lay Servant Ministries – BASIC COURSE: This class is the beginning foundation for all courses in Lay Servant Ministries. Participants are encouraged to discover and employ personal spiritual gifts as God intended and to consider the importance of ...
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Friday, March 24, 2023 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM (CST)
Lay Servant Ministries – Advanced Course: The Four Pages of The Sermon by: Paul Scott Wilson Paul Scott Wilson organizes both the preparation and the content of the sermon around its “four pages.” Each “page” addresses a different theological and ...
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Saturday, March 25, 2023 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM (CST)
Lay Servant Ministries – Advanced Course: The Four Pages of The Sermon by: Paul Scott Wilson Paul Scott Wilson organizes both the preparation and the content of the sermon around its “four pages.” Each “page” addresses a different theological and ...
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Thursday, March 30, 2023 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM (CST)
Location: Immanuel UMC
Thursday, March 30th from 10 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. at Immanuel UMC, (2900 49th Street, Des Moines, IA 50310) or via zoom Iowa ACEs 360 provides research, tools, and a network to empower you—and our entire state—to take informed actions that help all ...
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Saturday, April 29, 2023 to Friday, May 5, 2023
The Iowa Licensing School will be April 29th - May 5th, 2023. You may view the 2022 information and assignments at https://www.iaumc.org/iowalicensingschool. Additionally information for the 2023 licensing school should be available mid December ...