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Safe Gatherings Application Discount Ending
Are you Safe Gatherings certified? Sadly, local churches can be a dangerous place for vulnerable people. Do your part to protect others by becoming Safe Gatherings certified and helping those you serve with to get certified also. Until the end of the year, we’re offering half-off the application fee.
www.moumethodist.org/newsdetail/safe-gatherings-discount-ending-soon-17881518 Learn More and Sign Up Here →

Free Community Thanksgiving Dinner
Everyone is welcome to attend the United Methodist Church of St. Clair's Free Thanksgiving Dinner for the community.
Thursday, November 23
11:00am to 1:00pm
UMC of St. Clair
485 S. Main St. St. Clair, MO 63077


McKendree Chapel Featured in Missouri Times
A recent donation has provided significant records on the oldest standing Protestant church west of the Mississippi River. Housed at the Cape Girardeau Research Center, the records document the history, operations, and restoration of McKendree Chapel, built in Jackson, Missouri, in 1819.
Read the story in most recent edition of the Missouri Times at [link removed] [link removed].


Southeast District Grants
The Southeast District is offering ministry grants to any United Methodist church or affiliated organization in the district boundaries.
• Priority will be given to organizations that have not previously received a grant.
• Priority will be given to Conference initiatives listed below.
New Places for New People (NPNP) -New or growing Alpha programs.
Next Generation Ministries - (birth-college age) New program that multiplies Next Gen Ministries in the local church.
Raise up Missional Leaders – training or an experience to recruit, train or disciple missional leaders engaged in the congregation.
Details can be found in the Grant Application found here:
• Spring Grants are due by March 1st. All applicants will be notified by April 1st.
• Fall Grants are due by August 1st. All applicants will be notified by September 1st.
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November issue of The Missouri Methodists
The November issue of The Missouri Methodists checks in on Festival of Sharing Sharefests, highlighting the ministry of Grace UMC (Cape Girardeau) member Adelaide Parsons as she takes Bible study to Memory Care and also has a special section in which a few active clergy who are veterans share their stories of military service. Highlighted is Rev. Bryan Wendling (New McKendree UMC).
www.moumethodist.org/magazine?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=netnews.? Read The Article Here →

NEW ABSORB COURSES AVAILABLE
New classes are available on [link removed] Absorb! Missouri Conference members, you can take Faith Sharing, Congregational Care and Strategic Ministry Planning for FREE, at your own pace, on our online learning platform.
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Implicit Bias Course
Free “What We Don’t Think We Think” Online Course
The Missouri Conference has partnered with the UMC General Commission on Race and Religion to create a Missouri-specific version of the course “What We Don't Think We Think.” Any Missouri Conference member – clergy or lay – is invited to take the training for free to learn about the unconscious bias we all experience.
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Conference Apportionment Deadline
The final date to submit 2023 apportionment payments is Tuesday January 9, 2024. Any apportionment payment sent after December 31, 2023, will need to be sent with guaranteed delivery before 12:00 p.m. on January 9, 2024. You should also contact Lindsay Ready ( mailto:[email protected] [email protected] or (573) 397-5060) and notify her if you have sent payment after December 31. Payments may always be hand-delivered to the Columbia office during business hours. Any payments received after 12:00 p.m. on January 9, 2024, will not be credited to 2023 apportionments. For more information, visit [link removed] www.moumethodist.org/apportionments.


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