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Leadership Training Event Back On! (Again!) Were you, like others we heard from, disappointed that the Leadership Training Event was cancelled?Well, it has finally found a home after being bounced around and prematurely pronounced dead.
Hillsboro’s First United Methodist Church, 168 N. 8th Ave., will host the Western District Leadership Event on Saturday, Jan. 10th, from 1pm to 4:15pm Come one, come all! Find the details by clicking the link above.
New "Basics of Methodism" brochure available in English & Spanish
Mira Conklin, our Western District Hispanic Ministries Developer, has created a new brochure on the "Basics of Methodism" in both English and Spanish which is appropriate to share with persons who are unfamiliar with the United Methodist Church. You are free to use it in your own setting; it is possible to personalize it with your own congregation's information. Click on the link below to access the brochure in either English or Spanish.
Kate is on Renewal Leave from Nov. 16 to January 5. The District Office is open and Linda, the Administrative Assistant, can assist you from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Mondays through Thursdays. She can direct you to another District Superintendent if needed. (If you would like to read Kate's column from the November newsletter, click on the link above)
Advent is a time of anticipation. We sense the coming events like a low-grade charge in the air. The children are giddy, the grown-ups are frazzled, but everyone knows: It’s coming. To read more, click on the link above
We United Methodist are laity and clergy. We are organized in local churches, pastoral charges, districts, annual conferences, Episcopal areas, and we are located all over the world though central conferences. Yet we are one body. Read more by clicking the link above.
Covenant for Vital Ministry Evaluation Process
Click below for the Covenant for Vital Ministry Evaluation Process to be used by pastors and SPRCs
