The Southeast District Office Will Be Closed:
- Thursday, July 4 - Closed in Observance of Independence Day
2024 Annual Conference Recap and Resources
Videos: Videos from the 2024 Annual Conference Session can be found on the Missouri Conference Vimeo page, HERE.
Slides: The slides that were on the screens during reports made at Annual Conference can be found HERE.
Appointment List: Click HERE to view the 2024 Appointment List or download a PDF.
Sermon/Small Group Series: Share: The Love of God for All with the four-week sermon or small group series provided by the Annual Conference. For Series Overview, Weekly Outlines and graphics, click HERE.
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Southeast District Dinner and Retirement Celebration: During this Annual Conference, we celebrated the upcoming retirements of Southeast and District Superintendent - Bruce Baxter and District Administrative Assistant - Lisa Conley. Pastors, laity and families came together to share their well-wishes and celebrate the new things Bruce and Lisa will be doing in the future!
The district dinner Friday night was one of the highlights of my 41 years in fulltime ministry. The district staff and the “party team” did a fabulous job. I was blessed and grateful for all the efforts invested in this evening, and especially the personal remarks on the cards for our memory book. Audrey was so sad to miss it. I read her the cards over the weekend as she started to recover. She is doing well now, with hopes to be discharged from the hospital on Thursday. Bruce Baxter
I want to express my deep appreciation to the Southeast District for a wonderful retirement celebration! The District staff, Lay leaders, laity, pastors and our families went out of their way to send us off to do "new things" in a big way! Thank you! Lisa Conley
Hate Divides, Love Unites Campaign Resources and Updates
The Missouri Conference has produced a digital graphics package about the uniting power of love, called Hate Divides, Love Unites, in time for another divisive election year. Print-ready files are available for download to produce yard signs, banners and t-shirts if your church would like to promote a message of love over hate. The Missouri Conference wants to become a brave, empowering place for people from diverse cultures and generations so that we can become a Church for all God’s people. We seek to do this by equipping Conference leaders and local churches for multicultural leadership, cross-cultural connection and healing justice.
- Read a press release about the campaign HERE.
- Access the digital graphics HERE.
Post-Annual Conference Update:
During the Saturday Afternoon Business Session, a challenge was issued for United Methodist churches across Missouri to pledge money or sponsor Hate Divides, Love Unites billboards. The Annual Conference staff are creating a media plan as well as looking at pricing options. If your church wants to participate, you can begin the fundraising process while details are being solidified. More information will be provided in the upcoming weeks.
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