news stories Tagged “Connectional Ministries”
Africa 360 Giving Tuesday bulletin insert now available
November 23, 2015 / By UNY Communications / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
After the hustle of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, United Methodists in Upper New York are called to give back. This Giving Tuesday, why not encourage your church members to consider giving to Africa 360? Click here for a downloadable bulletin insert about Giving Tuesday, Dec. 1. Click here to learn more about the $15,000 in matching funds for Africa 360 contributions on Giving Tuesday. …more
Matching funds for Africa 360 available on Giving Tuesday
November 18, 2015 / By UNY Communications / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Through their own personal giving, Upper New York Area Resident Bishop Mark J. Webb and the Cabinet of the Upper New York Conference have donated $15,000 to be used as matching funds to raise money for Africa 360 – the Upper New York Conference’s holistic plan for health and education initiatives in Africa – on Giving Tuesday. These matching funds will be used to match donations to Africa 360 on Dec. 1 …more
Inside story: How UNY’s organizations are building, increasing leadership
November 12, 2015 / By UNY Communications / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Volunteers-in-Mission Upper New York United Methodist Men Older Adult Ministry Team Peace with Justice in Palestine/Israel By Linda Bergh The mission of the Upper New York Conference’s Task Force on Peace with Justice in Palestine/Israel is to educate, network, and advocate for peace with justice in Palestine and Israel. Encouraging United Methodists to join together in this effort requires “a step forward” for …more
Bishop Webb dedicates DAV van
November 10, 2015 / By UNY Communications / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
On Nov. 7, Upper New York Area Resident Bishop Mark J. Webb dedicated a Ford Flex van to the Syracuse Disabled American Veterans (DAV) chapter during the eighth annual CNY Veterans Day Parade & Expo at the Center of Progress Building at the New York State Fairground in Syracuse. The parade and expo’s purpose was "Thanking Our Veterans" of every generation and conflict, and what better way to thank …more
GBGM missionary the Rev. Doug Childress shares update from Estonia
October 27, 2015 / By the Rev. Douglas R. Childress
Greetings from Estonia! Kulli and I wanted to send out a news update on happenings related to our work as missionaries. To begin with, we arrived in Estonia a little over a month ago and have been busy with mundane tasks, such as getting our children registered for school, dealing with customs related to our recently arrived belongings, and applying for my living permit (an Estonian “Green …more
UNY’s UM Historical Society seeks interested members
October 27, 2015 / By UNY Communications / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
One of the actions taken during the 2015 session of the Upper New York Annual Conference was a vote to authorize the Conference’s Commission on Archives and History (UNYCAH) to organize and administer – while it gets up and running – a United Methodist Historical Society for the Conference. This historical society will focus on the history of The United Methodist Church and its antecedents within the bounds of …more
Why it’s important that our neighbors want to be our neighbor
October 20, 2015 / By the Rev. Anne Bey Canfield
Our Upper New York Annual Conference was blessed the week of Oct. 12, when we had gifted evangelist and church planter the Rev. Jorge Acevedo in our Empire State. With humility and humor, Rev. Acevedo – who is the lead pastor at Grace United Methodist Church in Cape Coral, Fla. – reminded us that as a conference our primary purpose is to make disciples for Jesus Christ for the transformation of …more
Conference Leadership Team embraces role as custodians of the culture
October 20, 2015 / By Steve Hustedt / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
On Oct. 10, the Conference Leadership Team (CLT) gathered for its first meeting of the fall. This meeting followed an Annual Conference year spent discerning the purpose of the Conference. That discernment has brought about clarity and energy around tasks. As the team reviewed the work of the prior year, there was a feeling of excitement and anticipation. Together, the CLT built a model that defined the previous year’s …more
Update: What’s been happening with the FACT process?
October 16, 2015 / By Susan Ranous
I hope you have had the opportunity to read the full FACT report, which has been available on the Upper New York Conference website. As you may recall, five teams were created based on five basic categories of concerns that were identified in the FACT report. Those teams have been busy meeting over the last several months. Some work has been done by the FACT teams and others in our …more
UNY Media Resource Center releases VBS survey results
October 13, 2015 / By Diane Miner
First, thank you to those who took the time to fill out the online survey with feedback on your Vacation Bible School (VBS) program this year. Below are the aggregated results from the survey along with some of my own suggestions. Survey participants were divided evenly between those who purchased and those who borrowed the program kits. Most churches tend to use either Group or Cokesbury for their program. I …more