Events

Central District Laity Summit Saturday February 1st, 2020 Ankeny First UMC Registration closed 1-25-2020, contact Angela Hansen-Abbas. Start 2020 off with other UMC Laity and focus on skills you need to grow your church and your leadership skills. ...

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 ...

Growing Communities of Love 2020, a conference to Unleash Your Leaders, Energize Your Ministries, Transform Your Church Culture & Grow Your Church. Over sixty churches across the country have turned to Mary Scifres Ministries for the help that is ...

Saint Paul School of Theology is invested in nurturing pastoral leaders. We want to be a resource for you as you nurture a culture of call in your congregation. Join us Wed, February 12 at 12 PM CST for this introductory webinar led by Dr. Anne ...

  Saturday, February 15, 2020 9:00 am-4:00 pm Council Bluffs, Broadway UMC  (11 South 1st Street, Council Bluffs, IA  51503)   There will be some pre-training & post-class assignments.    Classes:      Polity, Practice, & the Mission of the United ...

Painting Class to raise funds for Osceola United Methodist Youth Mission Trip to Mexico, MO. We are painting a beautiful patriotic sky with a farm silhouette. All supplies, refreshments, and fun included! Cost $20 Please call in advance so that we ...

You can do Vacation Bible School!    Even if you think, “We don’t have kids!” they are there, and they need you.  It could be only 2 or 3 kids, but they still need you. And their parents might, too.   Brian Dembowczyk writes in Gospel Centered Kids ...

This will be a five-session format of the course during Lent.   Pastor Scott Keele Kober will be leading the class sessions.  In the Basic Course, topics such as servant and spiritual leadership, caring ministries, basic communication skills, ...

The School for Lay Ministry of the Iowa Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church is a three-year program to facilitate the growth of Iowa United Methodist Churches and their Christian ministry by providing an alternative, supplemental source ...

This will be a five-session format of the course during Lent.   Pastor Scott Keele Kober will be leading the class sessions.  In the Basic Course, topics such as servant and spiritual leadership, caring ministries, basic communication skills, ...

Cost $25.00 includes a background check and a new badge.   Meeting at the Iowa United Methodist Church  Conference Center,  2301 Rittenhouse St, Des Moines, Iowa    For more information or to sign-up Contact:  Pastor Catie Newman, IAUMC Disaster ...

ERT  Training  (Early Response Team) A Caring Christian Presence in the midst of Disaster Cost $40.00 includes a background check, lunch, materials, and badge Meeting at the Iowa United Methodist Church  Conference Center,  2301 Rittenhouse St, Des...

The School for Lay Ministry Commission is once again excited to offer Extended Learning Opportunities at Cornell College this fall. Classes are open to all clergy, laity or anyone interested so please get the word out. We hope many can take ...

Saturday, March 14, 2020 9:00 am to 3:00 pm Chariton, First UMC 923 Roland Ave. Chariton, IA  "The Four Pages of the Sermon" by Paul Scott Wilson will be taught by Rev. Moody Colorado-book can be purchased on Amazon.com Basic Course will be taught ...

From poet Laureate of Iowa Mary Swander and Vandal Theatre   Who's going to get the farm? And what are they going to do with it? Will your future plans for your land create harmony  -- Or have you even stared to think that far ahead?   We ...

You can do Vacation Bible School!    Even if you think, “We don’t have kids!” they are there, and they need you.  It could be only 2 or 3 kids, but they still need you. And their parents might, too.   Brian Dembowczyk writes in Gospel Centered Kids ...

This will be a five-session format of the course during Lent.   Pastor Scott Keele Kober will be leading the class sessions.  In the Basic Course, topics such as servant and spiritual leadership, caring ministries, basic communication skills, ...

The focus of the workshop is family systems theory and how to be a non-anxious leader in anxious times, a very timely subject for leaders and lay persons in the UMC right now. The workshop is being led by Rev. Bill Selby, Director of the Center for ...

Whether the United Methodist Church ends up in one, four, or even more pieces, we must admit that the Connection has not been functioning well in the Iowa Conference. Join us as Rev. Dr. Greg Jones, Dean of Duke Divinity School, helps us begin to ...

This will be a five-session format of the course during Lent.   Pastor Scott Keele Kober will be leading the class sessions.  In the Basic Course, topics such as servant and spiritual leadership, caring ministries, basic communication skills, ...

What happens on a Chrysalis weekend? You will enjoy three days of singing, learning, laughing, worshiping, reflecting, praying, and participating in small groups. Discussion center around fifteen talks given by youth and adult laity, and clergy. ...

March 28: Mason City, Grace Church – Book Discussion with Author at 1:00-3:00 PM - Lee will be at MC, Wesley UMC for worship Saturday night (5:00) and Sunday, March 29 morning (at Clear Lake UMC). About the book:  Messy, raw, and real aren’t the ...

March 28 - East Central United Methodist Women offering Day Apart - RSVP by March 20 Women and Youth across the district are invited for a day of learning, laughter, and growing together on Saturday, March 28 at Cedar Rapids, Lovely Lane UMC. The day...

This will be a five-session format of the course during Lent.   Pastor Scott Keele Kober will be leading the class sessions.  In the Basic Course, topics such as servant and spiritual leadership, caring ministries, basic communication skills, ...

ALL Materials are to be purchased ahead of time by student through Cokesbury on-line,  The UpperRoom bookstore or Amazon. If there are questions, please feel free to contact the District Office (alanna.warren@iaumc.org) or call (515) 832-2784.   ...

First UMC in Ames will be the host church for this year’s Laity Day with Bishop Laurie.  The date, announced last summer, is Saturday, April 4.  The full day of activity will include Bishop Laurie’s presentations, worship, missional topics, lunch ...

Join us on Tuesday, April 14 at 11:00 am on the Kansas Campus in room C133 for this year's Evangelical Society Lecture featuring guest speaker Dr. Kimberly Alexander. She is an Associate Professor of the History of Christianity at Regent University ...

Central District Conference and Pre-Conference Thursday, April 16, 2020 6:00 pm - 9:30 pm Ankeny, First UMC

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 ...

South Central District Conference and Pre-Conference Gathering Thursday, April 23, 2020 6:00 pm - 9:30 pm Chariton, First UMC

Basic Lay Servant Training Opportunity - Open to All Districts This course is foundational for all courses in Lay Servant Ministries.  Participants are encouraged to discover and employ personal spiritual gifts as God intended and to consider the ...

The School for Lay Ministry of the Iowa Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church is a three-year program to facilitate the growth of Iowa United Methodist Churches and their Christian ministry by providing an alternative, supplemental source ...

Courses offered and books used in the class: Basic - This course is the foundation for all courses in Lay Servant ministries and should be taken first. Participants Book: DR626*978-0-88177-626-3 - $11.00   Embracing Personal Prayer - Explore prayer ...

Fellowship from 2:30 PM-3:00 PM District Conference will begin at 3:00 PM

The School for Lay Ministry of the Iowa Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church is a three-year program to facilitate the growth of Iowa United Methodist Churches and their Christian ministry by providing an alternative, supplemental source ...

The School for Lay Ministry of the Iowa Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church is a three-year program to facilitate the growth of Iowa United Methodist Churches and their Christian ministry by providing an alternative, supplemental source ...