Save the Date — January 4
Bishop Laurie Haller invites all clergy and laypersons in the Iowa Conference to an Epiphany Address: Watching Over One Another in Love. The address will be Livestreamed on Monday, January 4, 2021, from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.
The address is based upon the Gospel Lesson for the Epiphany of Jesus Christ, Matthew 2:1-12. She intends to offer both a word of hope for the New Year and will share with you several initiatives designed to address areas of our life together as a church.
Included in these initiatives will be reports on the formation of Circuit Ministry, church finances, a process for reimagining the Conference Connectional Ministries Council, UM Camping and Retreat Ministries, and ways of caring for our clergy.
Following her address, there will be a time for questions and answers using the email address: vision2032@iaumc.org.
Bishop Laurie Haller’s Conversations
on the Ministry of Local Church and Conference Finances
As a follow up to Bishop Laurie Haller’s Epiphany Address, she will be hosting virtual conversations on the ministry of local church and conference finances.
Saturday, January 30 at 10:30 a.m. – Livestream
The health of our local churches is directly related to the financial health of the members and friends of our congregations. In the same way, the health of the Iowa Conference’s financial ministry is directly related to the financial health of local churches. When it comes to the ministry of Jesus Christ, we are all in it together.
Bishop Laurie will provide an opening devotion for the conversations before leaders from the Conference Council on Finance and Administration provide information and invite questions and comments through the email, vision2032@iaumc.org.
All of these upcoming events will also be Livestreamed to the Iowa UM Church Facebook page