Niagara Frontier District News
Rev. Butler Farewell
April 13, 2018 / By Beth Holdridge / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
As you are aware, Rev. Wayne Butler is retiring from the Superintendency on June 30. We would like to take an evening to celebrate with him throu worship and fellowship on Friday, June 8 with worship at 7pm and fun and fellowship to follow. Please come to share in this time with people from around our district and conference, along with our host church, Harris Hill UMC, 8495 Main St., Williamsville. All are …more
Charles Wesley Course at CRCDS
April 5, 2018 / By Beth Holdridge / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
“The Life and Thought of Charles Wesley,” (CF-200) is being offered at Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School in Rochester as a one week course running June 11-15. The course will be taught by Rev. John Tyson (former pastor in Niagara Frontier District) who has written four books and more than two dozen scholarly articles on Charles Wesley, and is considered an internationally known expert in this field. It …more
Basic Lay Servant Course
April 5, 2018 / By Beth Holdridge / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
A Basic Lay Servant Course will be offered at Amherst: Asbury UMC (850 Dodge Rd., Getzville) by Pastor Cheryl Brown and Nancy Moore, CLM. Classes will be Wednesdays from 6:30-9:00pm on April 11 & 25 and May 9 &16. Dinner will be included. They need to have at least 5 or 6 people register to hold the class. You will need to purchase the "Lay Servant Ministries Basic Course Participant's Book." It is …more
April 3 E-Connection
April 3, 2018 / By Beth Holdridge / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Click here for our current edition of the newsletter! Also, look for the article on our webpage about the District Laity Banquet to be held on May 20. …more
2018 District Laity Banquet
April 3, 2018 / By Beth Holdridge / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
The Niagara Frontier District will host its 14th Annual Laity Banquet, celebrating the significant ministry of the laity in our churches, on Sunday, May 20 at Samuel's Grande Manor in Williamsville. We know that each church in our district has joys to share and ministries to celebrate. Our hope is that you will want to take advantage of this opportunity to celebrate the marvelous things God is doing …more
Jason Moore Guest Readiness Seminar
March 21, 2018 / By Beth Holdridge / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Join us for a hands-on learning experience designed to help participants better connect and build lasting relationship with visitors led by Jason Moore. "5 Things Your Visitors Are Thinking But Won’t Ask" will be held at Kenmore UMC (32 Landers Rd., Kenmore) on Sunday, April 29 from 2-6pm. Cost is $5 per person. Click here to register. See Guest Readiness Seminar for more information. …more
March 16 E-Connection
March 20, 2018 / By Beth Holdridge / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Welcome to Spring! At least the sun is shining . . . Here is the March 16 edition of the E-Connection, our district newsletter. The next one will go out April 3 so be sure to send in articles before then to have them included. …more
March 2 E-Connection
March 6, 2018 / By Beth Holdridge / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Here is the current edition of the E-Connection, our district newsletter. If you would like to be added to the e-mail distribution list, please contact Julie in the District Office. …more
Equalization Members Needed!
March 6, 2018 / By Beth Holdridge / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
We are again asking for interested persons to apply to be an Equalization Member. What is an Equalization Member? They are lay people who are able to vote on business items at Annual Conference to have an equal balance of clergy and lay people. Please note that there are a couple of changes this year. ** Annual Conference will begin on Wednesday, May 30, so you will need to be able …more
Feb. 16 E-Connection
February 20, 2018 / By Beth Holdridge / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Here is the February 16 edition of the E-Connection, the Niagara Frontier District newsletter. The next issue will go out March 2. If you would like to receive this via e-mail, please contact Julie in the District Office. …more