Cardinals Baseball Fun

Thanks to everyone who joined us for the Springfield Cardinals game last Friday night! You can check out more pictures from our fellowship event on our Facebook page.

MOAC Offers Fall Ministry Grants

New this fall: One Missouri Conference grant application for all your ministry ideas! Missouri United Methodist Churches can apply for funds to support both big and small local ministry projects. Applications are due Oct. 1. Learn more →

Divine Encounters Retreat

You're invited to The Center of the Ozarks Spiritual Life Retreat: Divine Encounters on Sept. 6-8 in Springfield. Join The Center for a weekend of spiritual renewal, connection and engagement with God. This retreat, designed for all participants to find spiritual growth opportunities, will include worship, fellowship meals, and reflection. Learn more and register by Aug. 31 →

Hood UMC Sharefest

Festival of Sharing is coming to the Southwest District! Hood United Methodist Church is hosting a regional Sharefest on Saturday, Sept. 14. Kits can be dropped off from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Volunteers are needed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Contact Vicki Inmon at [email protected].

• Shop with individual kit lists. Download them at festivalofsharing.org/kits.
• Find the Sharefest in your region at festivalofsharing.org/sharefests. 
• Donate quilted items for the annual Quilt Auction by Aug. 23. Learn more at festivalofsharing.org/quilt-auction. 

Register Now for Upcoming Lay Education Courses

Our slate of online and in-person lay education classes for the fall is now available! Sign up today for these free learning opportunities:

• Transforming Evangelism – How to Reach Out - In-person in Monett on Sept. 14
• Ministry of All Believers - In-person in Monett on Sept. 14
• Laity as Christian Transformational Leaders - via Zoom beginning on Sept. 30
• UMC Polity - via Zoom beginning on Oct. 28

MUMF Generosity Cohort

Move your church from a culture of scarcity to a culture of generosity! A culture of generosity in a church has to do with more than church generosity of money. It’s also about the generosity of time, hospitality, care, connection, prayers and praise. Join your Missouri United Methodist Foundation for a Year-Round Generosity Cohort to discover new ways of creating a culture of generosity that can impact all areas of your church’s ministry. Learn more about both daytime and evening cohort opportunities that start in September. Sign up by September 3:

• Daytime cohort
• Evening cohort

COS at Saint Paul School of Theology

It's back-to-school time, and the fall Course of Study schedule for Saint Paul School of Theology is now available. All classes are GBHEM approved to be online. Learn more and see the schedule →

Job Postings

• Full-Time Kids Ministries Director - Saint Paul's UMC (Joplin)
• Youth Coordinator - LifeSong UMC (Reeds Spring)
• Part-Time NextGen Director - Campbell UMC (Springfield)

For complete job descriptions, application instructions or to post an opportunity at your Missouri Conference United Methodist Church go to www.moumethodist.org/classifieds.