JULY 2019

Missouri Conference Announces Staffing Change with Focus on Rural Poverty

The Office of Mission, Service and Justice has named Sidney Owens as Community Engagement Specialist. In this full-time role, Owens will serve as the primary Conference contact for local churches in the development of outwardly focused ministries, particularly in rural areas. Owens will continue to serve the coordinator of the ecumenical ShareFest (Festival of Sharing) ministry. Read more→

New Places for New People Sermon Series As part of Annual Conference 2019, we developed worship planning guide for a seven-week series based on the New Places for New People theme. View and download the FREE sermon series materials→

Rev. Dr. Lovett Weems: What's Next For the UMC Due to a hard drive failure, we don't have Rev. Dr. Lovett H. Weems Jr.'s presentation from the 2019 Annual Conference Session. HOWEVER, Rev. Weems has been so gracious to record a video that captures the heart of his presentation! Watch or download the video and a transcript→