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December 15, 2021

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District Office Holiday Hours
Mt. Zion (St. Louis) Seeking PT Office Administrator
INSPIRE Discernment Retreat
2021 Conference & District Apportionments - Deadline Jan. 10
2021 Year End Stats - Deadline Jan. 24
Grants from The Foundation for Evangelism


District Office Holiday Hours

The Gateway Districts Office will be closed Friday, December 24 - Monday, January 3 for the Christmas and New Years holidays. The office will re-open on Tuesday, January 4. If you have a pastoral emergency during that time, please call Rev. Linda Harris at 314-583-7251.


 

Mt. Zion (St. Louis) Seeking PT Office Administrator

Mt. Zion  is seeking a Part Time Office Administrator. Click Here for the job description. Interested parties can email Rev. Katrina Drew with their resume and cover letter.


 

INSPIRE Discernment Retreat

Have you ever dreamed of starting something new that will reach new people?

God is doing new things throughout the world and in the most unlikely places. New faith communities can take a variety of forms like a small group, recovery ministry, or a missional community and, yes, even a new worship experience or a new church, both in-person and online. As the pandemic has taught us, church can happen in many settings. While not everyone is called to plant a new church, we are all called to reach people for Jesus, and that often comes in the form of creating something new.

If you have felt the nudge to do something different to reach new people and would like to explore the different ways you can make that possible, then INSPIRE is for you.

We invite you to gather your leadership team and join other laity and clergy from around our Conference to experience INSPIRE together.

Who: Missouri Conference Laity and Clergy
When: 1-5 p.m., January 8 (optional lunch at 12 p.m.)
Where: Online or in-person at the Missouri Conference Office in Columbia
Cost: Free

Learn More →

 

2021 Conference & District Apportionments - Deadline Jan. 10

The final date to submit 2021 apportionment payments is January 10th, 2022. Any apportionment payment sent after December 31st, 2021  will need to be sent with guaranteed delivery before 4:30 p.m. on the 8th (i.e. FedEx/UPS/USPS Guaranteed Deliver). Payments may always be hand-delivered to the Conference Office in Columbia or the District Office in Ballwin during business hours. Any payments received after 4:30 p.m. on January 10, 2022 will not be credited to 2021 apportionments.

Missouri Annual Conference
3601 Amron Ct.
Columbia, MO 65202

Gateway Regional District
301 Sovereign Ct.
Suite 100
Ballwin, MO 63011


 

2021 Year End Stats - Deadline Jan. 24

Below are the important dates regarding the 2021 Year End Stats.

  • Stats module opens – December, 27 2021

  • Stats Deadline Entry - January 24, 2022

  • Stats module closes – January, 31 2022 - No changes can be made after the module closes

The link to the Stats Module is below. The module is not open for reporting yet, but you can access previous years if you need that information now. You will need to know your church's Conference ID and GCFA #s. Both can be found on your conference apportionment statements.

Click Here for the conference's year end stats resources page to view previous webinars that are helpful in breaking down each line of the Year End Stats module. There are also other resources on this page that might be useful as you prepare to enter your 2021 stats.

Stats Module →

 

Grants from The Foundation for Evangelism

The Foundation for Evangelism is pleased to announce the launch of a new $250,000 Equipping the Local Church grant cycle. Grants for $5,000 or $10,000 will be awarded to small and medium church congregations, or clusters of churches working together, in a Wesleyan-tradition denomination. The grant focus is to launch an experiment or initiative to share the Gospel, tell their faith stories, and invite others into a relationship with Jesus. Any church or group of churches fitting the criteria may apply. A total of 25-50 possible grants will be awarded in the summer of 2022. Information will be posted at FoundationforEvangelism.org/grant-seekers on January 1, 2022. Applications are due by February 28, 2022.



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