UMVIM Winter Mission Academy Starts Soon
UMC Bishops Call for Equal Voting Rights
Closer to Christ: Grow Spiritually this Lent
February Issue of The Missouri Methodists

UMVIM Winter Mission Academy Starts Soon

Join UMVIM for the 2022 Winter Mission Academy, January 31 - February 5.  The six-day event will be virtual and will offer a wide variety of topics. All sessions will be on Zoom at 11 a.m. All sessions will be recorded for those who are unable to attend live. You should receive a confirmation message after submitting your registration. The Zoom link will be sent out to all registrants a few days before the Mission Academy begins. To register for any of the sessions, please click here:  https://forms.gle/NERyHKZLHX66JG8x7.

UMC Bishops Call for Equal Voting Rights

The Executive Committee of the Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church is calling upon United Methodists to use their influence in their states, legislative districts, and local precincts to enable voter registration and to encourage elected officials to provide the resources necessary to support the fullest possible participation in elections. The bishops issued their statement today in the aftermath of the decision by the United States Senate to reject legislation that would have counteraction taken by several states legislatures making voting more difficult, especially in minority communities. To read the statement go to https://www.unitedmethodistbishops.org/files/websites/www/pdfs/a+call+for+equal+voting+rights.pdf.

Closer to Christ: Grow Spiritually this Lent

During this season of reflection, Amplify Media presents two new studies to help you, your small group, and your congregations grow spiritually.  Join host Magrey deVega as he converses with two of our most popular authors – Adam Hamilton and Amy-Jill Levine – about the lessons from Christ’s life and death. The sessions are February 8 and 10 at 1 p.m. on Amplify’s YouTube and Facebook channels. Learn more and register at: https://amplifymedia.com/lent-2022/.

February Issue of The Missouri Methodists

It can be challenging to start something new amid uncertainty, but in the February issue of The Missouri Methodists you’ll read about people who have stepped up and out in the past several months, including voices from a few of the recent graduates of the Planters Academy, a profile of a new church launch, snippets of some special outreach ministries that grew over holidays and much more. Read it now at www.moumethodist.org/magazine.