Missouri Net News [link removed] #toc1 March 1 Deadline for UMHEF Scholarships
#toc2 MOAC Award Nominations Due February 15
#toc3 Registration Closing Soon for Virtual Preaching Academy
#toc4 Faith Talks on Addressing Air Pollution
March 1 Deadline for UMHEF Scholarships
The United Methodist Higher Education Foundation (UMHEF) will accept scholarship applications for the 2022-2023 academic year through March 1. Students who are members of The United Methodist Church and planning to attend a United Methodist-related school, college, university, or seminary full-time are eligible to apply. The popular Dollars for Scholars program also gets a boost from our Missouri UM Foundation for Missouri students attending Central Methodist University or Saint Paul School of Theology – eligible students receive an extra $1,000. To learn about all UMHEF scholarship programs (including special UM-HBCU awards), eligibility requirements, and how to apply, visit [link removed] [link removed]. Also visit the Missouri UM Foundation website at [link removed] www.mumf.org to learn about additional scholarship opportunities.
MOAC Award Nominations Due February 15
Every year the Missouri Annual Conference celebrates and honors the ministry of churches and United Methodists across the state through the MOAC Awards. You’re invited to nominate an individual or church for their work in mission, discipleship, evangelism, or inclusiveness, justice and worth. Learn more at [link removed] www.moumethodist.org/moac-awards.
Registration Closing Soon for Virtual Preaching Academy
This year's Academy, hosted online on February 21-23, will focus on effective storytelling and practical ways to learn from the stories of others. During the virtual Preaching Academy, you’ll learn from Nikki Lerner and others as you update your preaching toolkit, learn new narrative preaching techniques, and process the joys and challenges of preaching in a peer learning group. Learn more and sign up at [link removed] www.moumethodist.org/preachingacademy .
Faith Talks on Addressing Air Pollution
At 1 p.m. on February 17 United Methodist Women’s Faith Talks Podcast will focus on air pollution and what faith and medical leaders are doing to address it. The guests will discuss state and national work to ensure healthier air and unpack parts of the Build Back Better legislation that are crucial to addressing public health.
The guests will be:
Dr. Anne Mellinger Birdsong of [link removed] Mothers and Others for Clean Air
Susannah Tuttle of [link removed] North Carolina Interfaith Power & Lightand
Elizabeth Chun Hye Lee of [link removed] United Methodist Women.
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Please note that we are temporarily returning to Zoom as we address some technical issues with the Riverside.fm platform. For Faith Talks participants who’ve been unable to log into the Riverside platform, videos of the missed programs are available on the United Methodist Women YouTube page at: [link removed] [link removed].
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