After many decades serving and loving the people called United Methodist in Alaska, David and Aleen Fison are moving to a UM retirement community in Washington State. We will thank them, celebrate their years of service and love, and pray God's blessing upon them this Sunday at the 9:15am worship service at St John UMC. Following the worship service, we will have a time of fellowship with cake and coffee to honor them. Please join us this Sunday, October 8, to thank the Fisons and celebrate their ministry.

Mission u events take place across every United Methodist Conference and are organized by conference United Methodist Women leadership. At our Mission u events in Alaska we will grow in our understanding of the mission of the church in the current world context. The studies give particular attention to the responsibilities of women in the fulfillment of the mission work of the church. Mission u events also include worship & singing, interest groups around current issues, audiovisual presentations, food and fellowship! Please join in embracing the opportunity to grow, share and advocate for others!

To learn more about the studies, leaders, and to register, click here. 

Estimates are that it will take five years for Florida to recover from Hurricane Irma's damage. The United Methodist Church plans to be there for all of it and beyond. Joey Butler has the story; Kathleen Barry has the photos.

 

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View the audio slideshow
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Serving 600 meals to first responders  
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While Irma survivors are still in recovery mode and Maria survivors are still assessing the damage, the Texas Conference is pleading for volunteers to come help with the response to Harvey's record-breaking floods. "We need help immediately," said Scott Moore, the conference's disaster response coordinator.

To help 

After hitting a low point in 1985, the number of United Methodist elders under age 35 had been slowly growing in the U.S. in recent years. But the numbers dropped in 2017, according to a new Lewis Center for Church Leadership study.

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4-7: New Clergy Orientation, Clergy Retreat, Fall Rendezvous Committee Meetings
6-8: United Methodist Women Annual Gathering at First UMC Anchorage
9-11: GNW Cabinet Meeting - Carlo attending
12-14: GBGM Board Meeting - Carlo attending

13-14: Mission u Southeast at Aldersgate UMC

21: Charge Conference - Ola Toe Fuataina UM Samoan Fellowship

22: Charge Conference - Girdwood Chapel UMC

25: Charge Conference - Turnagain UMC

28: Charge Conference - Homer UMC

28: Charge Conference - St. Peter the Fisherman UMC

29: Charge Conference - Soldotna UMC

November

4: Charge Conference - North Star UMC

4: Charge Conference - Kenai UMC

5: Charge Conference - Seward Memorial UMC

5: Charge Conference - Moose Pass UMC

8: Charge Conference - Willow UMC

9: Charge Conference - Christ First UMC

12: Charge Conference - UMC of Sitka

13: Charge Conference - Aldersgate UMC

13: Charge Conference - Douglas Community UMC

16: Charge Conference - UMC of Chugiak

19-20: UMDF Board Meeting - Carlo attending

26: Charge Conference - Anchorage Korean UMC

27: Charge Conference - First UMC Fairbanks

28: Charge Conference - Palmer UM Fellowship

30: Charge Conference - First UMC Anchorage/First Samoan UMC of Anchorage

The Conference Office has new hours!

 

Monday - Thursday: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Friday: 9:00 am - 11:30 am 

Submissions - If you have an article or event that you would like to share with the rest of the conference, submit it to the conference office by Monday evening for consideration.

Mission Statement:

The mission of the United Methodist Church is to make disciples of Jesus Christ.  Held and supported by the transforming relationship with God through Christ, we of the Alaska United Methodist Conference seek to be a community that creates a home for all peoples, finds our hope through grace and journeys together into God's preferred future.