June 16, 2021

Annual Conference Videos

You can access all of the videos from the 2021 Annual Conference session by going to the conference's Vimeo page. You can either watch them from Vimeo or download the videos to your computer.

How to Download from Vimeo

1. Select the Video you'd like to download by clicking the specific vimeo.com link directly under the video.

2. Scroll down until you see the Download button

3. Click the Download button

4. Choose your preferred video quality and click Download.

Click Here for a PDF of the download instructions.

MUMF's "Saving Grace: A Guide to Financial Well Being"

You and your congregation are invited to join the Missouri United Methodist Foundation in a 7-week, free, online-class called Saving Grace: A Guide to Financial Well Being. This personal finance course is designed by United Methodists for United Methodists offering concrete guidance on saving, earning, giving, debt, spending, and how to build a sustainable financial plan. The series begins Monday, June 21, at 7 p.m.

Mission U 2021 - July 16 & 17

Mission U 2021 will take place July 16-17 at First UMC's Celebration Center in Sedalia.

PPR Resources for Pastor Transition

Annual Conference is just around the corner and so is the season of pastoral transition. While there are resources available for pastors on the move, the Conference offers guidance for churches in transition, too. Use these resources in your local church to help leadership teams and parishioners adapt and change.

FAQs About COVID-19 Vaccines and the Local Church

In the last few months, nearly half of adults in the United States have received at least one dose of a vaccine protecting against the SARS-COV2 virus and COVID-19. Studies suggest the vaccines offered in the U.S. are highly effective and safe. In some populations, most notably adolescents, the vaccines may approach 100% efficacy. This is great news, even as parts of the country still struggle with outbreaks.

With outbreaks persisting and vaccines on the rise, several questions are coming up with respect to our churches and vaccines. This document is meant to address the most common and pressing of questions.

Please be warned, much of this guidance falls in the realm of common sense. The Office of Finance & Administration, its Director, Rev. Nate Berneking and The Missouri Annual Conference’s Chancellor, Jordan Ault, strongly encourage local churches to use good common sense and to follow the guidance of your local health department. Churches will have more latitude to adopt policies than most employers. But that doesn’t mean such an action is a good idea or without risks. Even with greater protections offered by the First Amendment, common sense is almost always the best rule.