Events

View the Livestream → Bishop Laurie Haller invites all clergy and laypersons in the Iowa Conference to an Epiphany Eve Address and Worship Service, “A Different Way: Celebrating God’s Hope Made Real.”   The address will be ...

Priority 1:  Equipping Ourselves and Others as Transformational Leaders (Development) The Saturday, January 8, 2022, Town Hall meeting will be from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. on Zoom. The topic of this meeting will center around Development. Rev. Bill ...

After over 18 months of doing our best to live into BOTH/AND, many churches are feeling a mixture of exhilaration and exhaustion when thinking about the continuation of hybrid worship. While many have seen their reach extended, some have begun to ...

Lay Servant Ministries – BASIC COURSE: This class is the beginning foundation for all courses in Lay Servant Ministries. Participants are encouraged to discover and employ personal spiritual gifts as God intended and to consider the importance of ...

Lay Servant Ministries – BASIC COURSE: This class is the beginning foundation for all courses in Lay Servant Ministries. Participants are encouraged to discover and employ personal spiritual gifts as God intended and to consider the importance of ...

Are you exploring a call to ministry? The candidacy retreat which is a requirement of the candidacy process is an opportunity to further discern your call to ministry, learn more about the process, meet others on the journey, hear from those serving ...

Women at the Well (WATW) is celebrating 15 years of being "the church that breaks down walls" on February 6, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. at Ames Collegiate/Wesley Foundation. There will be music by Richard Bruxvoort Culligan, shared greetings from the four ...

Priority 2: Directing Our Resources to Our Common Goals (Alignment) The Saturday, February 12, 2022, Town Hall meeting will be from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. on Zoom. The topic of this meeting will center around Alignment. Maggie Biggs, Treasurer and ...

Advanced Lay Servant Training: Campus Ministry - Empowering Congregations to Support Students at Colleges and Universities Friday, February 25 - 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM & Saturday, February 26 - 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM  (You must attend both days to ...

Advanced Lay Servant Training: Campus Ministry - Empowering Congregations to Support Students at Colleges and Universities Friday, February 25 - 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM & Saturday, February 26 - 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM  (You must attend both days to successfully...

 Conversations to Build Awareness February 26, 2022  10 am – noon  Virtual event  Organized by the Charter for Racial Justice Committee of the Iowa Conference United Methodist Women  Using videos from the East Ohio Conference Black Pastor’s ...

February 26, 2022, 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM *March 26 has been reserved as a snow date for this event. Registration fee: $20 per person Deadline to register: Friday, February 18, 2022 Conflict happens. It is a reality in every church and every ...

BASIC COURSE (through ZOOM) March 12, 19, and 26, 2022 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM Book:  Lay Servant Ministries (Participant’s Book) by Sandy Jackson Can be purchased from Cokesbury or Upper Room Bookstore IF you have any questions please contact the ...

Priority 3: Creating World-Transforming Communities of Faith (Deployment) The Saturday, March 19, 2022, Town Hall meeting will be from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. on Zoom. The topic of this meeting will center around Deployment. Rev. Dr. Jaye Johnson, ...

Learn and engage in transformational ways with those in poverty going beyond food pantries. Rev. Brian Combs is a graduate of NC State and Emory University.  While no degree was awarded, his most formative education came from attending integrated ...

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