March 23, 2022

New District Office Hours

Starting the week of March 14, the district office will be open M-W for our normal hours. Becky will be working from home on Thursdays and Fridays. She will still check VMs left on the office phone periodically throughout those days, however, email will be the best way to communicate. If you have an immediate emergency, you can contact your DS on their cell phone or Email Becky and she will contact them.  

Rev. Linda Harris, Gateway Regional DS: 314-583-7251

Rev. Robin Bell, Gateway Central DS: 816-694-4832

2022 Clergy Evaluation Forms - Deadline April 25

The 2022 Evaluation Forms are ready for download on the Forms page of the district website. There are 3 forms:

• 2022 Pastor Self Evaluation - To be completed by all Senior Pastors

• 2022 PPRC Evaluation - To be completed by each church/charge PPR for the Senior Pastor

• 2022 Associate Evaluation With Lead Pastor - To be completed by the Senior Pastor with the Associate Pastor

The deadline to submit the completed and signed forms to the district office is Monday, April 25

Please Note

• All Churches receiving a new pastor this summer do not need to fill out an evaluation form. 

• All Pastors who are retiring, moving out of, or moving into new appointments in the district do not need to fill out an evaluation form. 

• Lay Persons supplying churches on an assigned basis do not need to fill out an evaluation. Linda will set a time to meet with assigned lay persons. 

• Churches who have lay persons assigned (preaching every Sunday): Linda is glad to meet with church leadership teams in churches who have a lay person assigned. Please call Becky to make arrangements.

Click the Sign Up Link for the 2022 Clergy Evaluation Meeting Sign Up. All Clergy, with certain exceptions listed above, must schedule an evaluation meeting with Linda. All evaluations will take place either virtually or at the District Office. The Location column on the Sign Up will specify which.

There is a range of dates and times set for evaluations. Please review them quickly to ensure you find a slot that fits in your schedule. If you have a full-time secular job, please contact Becky directly and she will facilitate a time to meet that accommodates your working hours so you do not have to take time off.

If we do not have all of your completed and signed forms by the deadline, we will have to reschedule your meeting.

Annual Audit - Deadline June 1

All churches are required to complete an audit every year. The deadline to submit the audit to the district office is June 1. You can email the completed form to Becky Hoener, fax it to (636) 891-9700 or snail mail it to the office (301 Sovereign Ct, Suite 100, Ballwin, MO 63011).

Blank copies of the form can be found on the Forms page of the district website under "Annual Fund Balance Form (Audit)".

Letter from Bishop Farr on the Postponement of General Conference

Missouri Bishop Bob Farr issued an Episcopal letter today responding to the postponement of General Conference and addressing his vision for where the Missouri Conference is headed.

Bishop Farr is planning a series of regional conversations around the state at the end of April. He would like for every clergyperson under appointment to attend at least one of these conversations. There will be clergy-only afternoon sessions and optional lay sessions in the evening as well as Sunday and Saturday options. These conversations will not be recorded and will not be livestreamed.

2022 Annual Conference

Information on the 2022 session of Annual Conference was emailed out recently by the conference office. This information includes details on registration and hotels. Registration is now open. 

Run Alpha Online Training - April 5

Registration Closes March 31.

Alpha, a series of group sessions exploring the basics of the Christian faith, is having impact at local churches across Missouri! Interested in hosting Alpha at your church? This free, two-hour Run Alpha Online Training is the place to start.