May 19, 2021

Annual Audit - Deadline June 1

All churches are required to complete an audit every year. The deadline to submit the audit to the district office is June 1. You can email the completed form to Becky Hoener, fax it to (636) 891-9700 or snail mail it to the office (301 Sovereign Ct, Suite 100, Ballwin, MO 63011).

Blank copies of the form can be found on the Forms page of the district website under "Annual Fund Balance Form (Audit)".

Gateway Central Lay Servant Class: Devotional Life in the Wesleyan Tradition

Summary of class
This course covers some of the features of John Wesley's devotional life, and it illustrates how you can apply his concepts to your own growth through spiritual disciplines.  Structured around Wesley's "Means of Grace," this class covers journaling, solitude, prayer, scripture, the Lord's Supper, fasting, Christian conferencing, and works of mercy in both personal and corporate form.

Description and details
This class will be offered virtually via Zoom in 4 sessions over two weekends.  Please ensure you can attend each of the four sessions: Friday June 18 from 6:30 – 8:30 pm; Saturday June 19 from 9:00 – 11:00 am; Friday June 25 from 6:30 – 8:30 pm and Saturday June 26 from 9:00 – 11:00 am.  Along with reading your book prior to the class, please be prepared for coursework to be assigned.

Attention: Annual Conference Registration

Registration for Annual Conference is open. The conference has decided to hold this year’s annual conference session virtually with invitation-only in-person attendance. Click Here for more details about this year's Annual Conference.

Clergy - You must be registered to receive information on the required Boundaries Training and Clergy Session.

Lay Delegates - You must be registered to receive your voting credentials and information on the Saturday night Laity Session.

Annual Conferences Hospitality Boxes

As part of Annual Conference this year, each person that registers will receive a hospitality box. This box contains a couple of items that will be used throughout the Annual Conference session, as well as various other goodies. The boxes will be available for pick up at the district office on Tuesday, June 1 and Wednesday, June 2 from 9:00am - 12:00pm and 1:00pm - 4:00pm. These boxes will only be for people attending Annual Conference virtually. If you are attending in person, you will get your box at the registration table at the Expo Center.

We will also have a few satellite locations that the boxes will be available for pick up instead of the district office. More information on that will be announced soon.

Know Before You Go: Pre-Conference Information

For details on the Pre-Conference Briefing next week and other important information for Annual Conference, please click the below button.

Church of the Shepherd Seeking Director of Children's Ministry

Church of the Shepherd is seeking a Director of Children's Ministry to serve children from birth to 5th grade and their families. This is a part-time position (20-25 hours per week). Click Here for the full job description. Resumes can be sent to [email protected]

Office Furniture Available

Our building manager has some office furniture he would be willing to donate to any interested church. Interested parties can contact Patrick Miller directly at [email protected]. Must be able to pick up from our building. He will not deliver. Items will go on a first come, first serve basis.

The available items are:

12 - 15 Office Chairs

13 Piece Desk - There are base and upper pieces that can be mixed and matched

2 of this desk are available