Charge Conference Information

It’s that time of year again! Charge Conference reporting for 2024 has a twist! This year all forms are digital (click here for forms). This means they will need to be completed online. Be sure to download the Checklist to help guide in this process. All reports are due December 1 including the Pastoral Support Forms (Addendums-Full time only).

Charge Conference will be held January 12, 2025 at 3PM - Location Information To Be Announced.

Feel free to contact the District Office with any questions.

Updates at the District Office

The Southeast District office is undergoing an update to our phone system. If your attempt to reach us through phone is unsuccessful, please send an email to [email protected] or [email protected] and we will contact you as soon as possible.

Rev. Joseph Frana’s Journey of
Faith and Service

This Veteran’s Day we offer a big thank you to Missouri United Methodists, past and present, who have served in the armed forces in a variety of ways. Rev. Joseph Frana, an ordained elder and U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander, serves as a U.S. Navy Chaplain. Read more about his path to chaplaincy and call to ministry →

Sedgewickville Rummage Sale

Come find you new treasures at Sedgewickville UMC Rummage Sale, Saturday, November 16, 2024, 6 am - Noon

Route K & EE, Sedgewickville, MO

Donations can be dropped off at the church on Thursday or Friday November 14, 15, 9 am to 2 pm or call Alice Crites at 573-803-9637 for pick up or more information.

Proceeds help support our church and local missions of the United Women in Faith.

Fish Fry at Maple (Cape)

Fish Fry and Maple Shoppe
November 22, 4-7 p.m.
All you can eat, includes drink, and dessert.

Cost:
Adults - $12.00
Children - 12 and under free.

Address:
Maple UMC
2441 Jean Ann Drive
Cape Girardeau, MO. 63701
Phone: 573-335-6890

Giving Tuesday: Textbooks for Mozambican Students

Support Mozambican Students This Giving Tuesday

Staff and students at Gileteni Methodist School in Inhambane, Mozambique, are in desperate need of textbooks for the 1,450 students at their school. Most of their textbooks are over 15 years old. The school dreams of providing books in English, French and Portuguese for their students ages 12-18. Giving Tuesday funds will help equip the school library with maps, textbooks, dictionaries and more. Every gift brings us one step closer to filling these classrooms with current, comprehensive textbooks. Learn more and donate at www.mzinitiative.com/donations/textbooks-methodist-schools/

Books and Studies for Advent

United Methodist Publishing House and Upper Room Books have new resources available to help you make the most of out of Advent. The resources cover a variety of topics and themes for individual or small group study or in classrooms. Most are available in both paperback and ebook form. Find them at https://www.resourceumc.org/en/content/books-studies-for-advent.

Applications Now Open for NextGen Leaders Academy

NGLA brings together volunteer, part-time, and full-time youth and children’s leaders for six months of training, coaching and connecting. Whether you are new to ministry or a ministry veteran, there will be something for you. Topics covered include finding volunteers, having difficult conversations, youth and children’s discipleship, fundraising and more. Learn more about the program at www.moumethodist.org/nextgen-leaders-academy

Host an Intern in Summer 2025

Applications are open for summer local church internships. Interns get hands-on ministry experience and discover how their gifts and talents can be leveraged in the Church. Host churches provide this formational opportunity for young UMC leaders while receiving support and funds from the Annual Conference. Now is the time to get internship funds in your 2025 church budget. Learn more at www.moumethodist.org/internships

Love Unites Campaign

At our Missouri Annual Conference session in June, Bishop Farr shared about his vision for the Love Unites campaign and the potential it has for a United Methodist witness against hate in Missouri. Starting in August, Love Unites billboards will be on display at the Lake of the Ozarks, Jefferson City, Joplin, O’Fallon, and Sikeston.

The Love Unites campaign kit includes print-ready files for download, so you can produce yard signs, banners and T-shirts if your church would like to promote a message of love over hate.

If churches or individuals wish to donate money: make donations out to Missouri Annual Conference (memo line: Love Unites campaign), 3601 Amron Ct., Columbia, MO 65201. Once there is enough money donated, they will work with advertising companies to erect a Love Unites billboard in the Southeast District.

If a church wants to purchase a billboard on their own: ask the vendor for the production specs to send to their design company for re-sizing. These specs should be sent to Kim Jenne ([email protected]) with the deadline for production to meet their media window. The Annual Conference will re-size the art to the appropriate size for the board and send it to the outdoor company for final production.

September 8 Update: Read the Article in The Kansas City Star.

Lead a Group on the New BeADisciple App for Free

The BeADisciple Study App allows small Christian study groups to meet no matter their distance. Featuring both short- and long-term studies from popular United Methodist authors, all study materials are presented in both text and audio format, making it easy to participate on-the-go. Use promo code NEWLEADER2024 to lead a small group of any of app’s studies for free before December 31. Visit BeADiscipleApp.com to learn more.

Order FREE Brochures from MUMF

Missouri UM churches and related ministries may order the following materials in any quantity at no cost. That’s right…FREE!

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