News from us [link removed] June 18, 2024
CMU Students are Response-Ready

It’s never too early to prepare for a disaster. In partnership with Central Methodist University, Missouri Conference Disaster Response Coordinator Scott Burdin taught a for-credit seminar to teach college students about all phases and levels of disaster-response work. [link removed] Read more → Related Resources
[link removed] Missouri Receives UMCOR Solidarity Grant for Sikeston Area Following Spring Tornados – UMCOR awarded us a $10,000 solidarity grant for relief efforts related to storm damage in Sikeston and the surrounding area.
[link removed] Local Church Asset Mapping – One way your local church can engage in disaster response work is to help us learn what resources you have (think shower facilities, skilled professionals in your congregation, etc.).
[link removed] Local Church Disaster Preparedness Guide
[link removed] Disaster Response Devotional Guide
[link removed] Kit Verification Guides and Training

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SHARE Teaching Series
This four-week sermon or small group series based on our 2024 Annual Conference theme will help participants come to know their own faith story, see others who are longing for experience with God, live in such a way that their very lives are an expression of Christ, and then to invite others to have an encounter with the unconditional love of God. [link removed] Download the free kit →
See the full resource library at [link removed] www.moumethodist.org/resourcelibrary

Upcoming Events
June 19 - Conference and District Offices Closed for Juneteenth
July 18-20 - [link removed] Missouri UWF Mission U
Aug. 19 - [link removed] The Power of Strangers with Joe Keohane
Register Now for Upcoming Lay Education Courses
[link removed] They’ve Asked Me to Lead A Small Group – Now What? - Via Zoom on Aug. 17
[link removed] Emotionally Healthy Spirituality - Via Zoom beginning on Sept. 11
[link removed] Transforming Evangelism – How to Reach Out - In-person in Monett on Sept. 14
[link removed] Spiritual Gifts - In-person in Monett on Sept. 14
[link removed] Laity as Christian Transformational Leaders - Via Zoom beginning on Sept. 30
[link removed] UMC Polity - Via Zoom beginning on Oct. 28
[link removed] See the full events calendars at www.moumethodist.org/events

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