United Methodist Family Day at the Ballpark

The season has arrived! This year is once again a DAY game in June to avoid the hottest temperatures. The game date is Saturday, June 22, 2024 at 1:15 PM against the San Francisco Giants. Seats are in the 3^rd base loge 269-270 sections with some shade and light breezes. Available seating is limited to 300 tickets this year so reserve your tickets early – pay later. Contact Rog Wooden at (314) 576-1124 or e-mail [email protected].

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Because Annual Conference is fast approaching, we want to give you and your local church ample time to respond generously to our 2024 Annual Conference offerings. Below are the two offerings (Mozambique and Puerto Rico) we'll be taking during our time together in St. Charles. Please prayerfully consider bringing the opportunity before your local church leadership.

WAYS TO GIVE

TEXT-TO-GIVE: Text the code listed with each offering item to 1-855-575-7888 to give.
GIVE ONLINE: Give online via our DonorBox campaigns: Mozambique Initiative | Puerto Rico
CHECK: Make checks payable to “Missouri Annual Conference” and add a designation, such as Mozambique Initiative or Puerto Rico, in the memo line. Checks should be mailed to:
Missouri Annual Conference
3601 Amron Ct.
Columbia, MO 65202

10 Policies Your Church Should Consider

Ken Sloane, a stewardship expert at Discipleship Ministries, outlines ten policies for institutional trust and financial integrity that reduce confusion and conflict while at the same time encourage generosity to support your mission and responsible use of congregational resources. Read Sloane’s tips and examples at https://www.churchleadership.com/leading-ideas/10-policies-your-church-should-consider/.

Rummage Sale Saturday, April 13

Sedgewickville UMC 6am-Noon

Route K & EE, Sedgewickville MO

Donations can be dropped off at the church on Thursday or Friday, April 11 or 12, 9am-2pm or call Alice Crites at 573-803-9637 for pick up or more information. Proceeds help support Sedewickville UMC local missions of United Women in Faith.

Solar Eclipse Watch Party Photos

Did you have an Eclipse Watch Party with your church or church group? We want to see your photos! Be sure to send them to [email protected] so we can post them to our website and the weekly newsletter!

General Conference Seeks Volunteers

United Methodists interested in serving as marshals or pages for the postponed General Conference of The United Methodist Church taking place April 23-May 3, at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, N.C., are encouraged to apply online no later than April 15.

General Conference Prayer Guide Available from Upper Room

The theme of this General Conference is “ . . . and know that I am God.” To prepare you for the journey, Upper Room offers this devotional guide as a path to enrich your knowledge of God....

The content of this guide is written by persons from all over the world who have found God’s presence in ordinary moments in their lives. Their experiences offer us new perspectives on how God is at work in the world. We hope that this devotional guide will lead you into a calm, open mindset as delegates gather to do the work of the church. Let us remember it is not about our agendas but about what God and the Holy Spirit can do in and through us for the betterment of the whole church at this General Conference.

No matter where we come from, prayer can connect all of us in our shared United Methodist mission of doing no harm, doing good, and staying in love with God (General Rules of The UMC). Regardless of our language, physical stance, or the manner in which we pray, we raise our voices in hopeful prayers of unity, mission, and ministry through Jesus Christ for our church....

— Excerpts from the "Welcome" by Kim Simpson, Chair of the Commission on the General Conference

Guide to Prayer for The United Methodist General Conference (resourceumc.org)

Standing Rules Reminder

The Rules and Procedures Committee of the Missouri Annual Conference offers a reminder about rules related to resolutions. All resolutions from individuals, congregations, or groups other than councils, teams, committees, or boards of the Missouri Conference must be in the office of the Director of Connectional Ministries before 5:00 p.m. on April 15 to be considered by the approaching session of annual conference. Standing Rules related to this process are found in Rules 201.05-201.25 in the 2023 Standing Rules starting on page 116.

Music of the People at Annual Conference

This year the Annual Conference Sessions Team wants to provide worship that expresses the gifts and talents of the gathered body. If liturgy is the work of the people, we believe we could try something that engages our Conference participants in new, meaningful and spiritual ways. Would you like to share your musical gifts? If you are clergy or laity attending Annual Conference who are interested in knowing more about this opportunity, please fill out the following survey by April 15: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/J98F59Q.

Festival of Sharing Update

The SHAREFEST date for the Southeast District is October 4-5, 2024 at the Global Methodist Church in Dexter, MO. This ministry is non-denominational. There are a few kit changes for 2024.

Festival of Sharing Booklet and Kit Contents →