Missouri Conference Center Closed Next Week
Apportionment Deadline
Year-End Statistics Entry
The Real Story Behind 'Good King Wenceslas'
Missouri Conference Center Closed Next Week
The Missouri Conference Center in Columbia will be closed December 25 through January 1 for Christmas and New Year’s Day. It will reopen on January 2.
Apportionment Deadline
Please remember that apportionments must be received by January 9 (before 4 p.m.) to count for 2023. If you are sending them after the New Year, you will want to utilize a guaranteed method of delivery. Guaranteed methods would include UPS, FedEx, USPS Priority, but whatever method, please let Lindsay Ready, staff accountant, know it’s coming and provide a tracking number. Hand delivery is also a good option if you are down to the wire.
Year-End Statistics Entry
The year-end stats portal for entering 2023 local church statistics opens on Tuesday, Dec. 26.
- 12/26/2023- 2023 stats module open
- 1/09/2024- Conference apportionment deadline (by 4 p.m.)
- 1/26/2024- 2023 stats module closes
Find information guidance and resources related to year-end stats – including the video training on the new AC Stats portal – at www.moumethodist.org/yearendstats?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=netnews
The Real Story Behind 'Good King Wenceslas'
“Good King Wenceslas,” the famed British carol about a generous king who journeys into a cold winter’s night to help the poor, takes inspiration from a very real Christian martyr. He wasn’t from England, and he wasn’t a king. But he remains an important figure in his Czech homeland. Some United Methodists see lessons in his story for today. Read the story from United Methodist News Service at https://www.umnews.org/en/news/the-real-story-behind-good-king-wenceslas.
