Rev. Bill Poland provided an update on New Faith Communities Saturday at the Annual Conference Session, telling the Conference that the radical love of Jesus born through new communities can change the world. Poland began with the definition of...
The Disruption of Joy - Ordering of Ministry Service
The Disruption of Joy - Ordering of Ministry Service The Ordering of Ministry service opened the second day of the 2019 Annual Conference Session, with Bishop Laurie Haller proposing in her sermon that one of the greatest challenges of ministry,...
Healthy Conference Initiative Report - Rev. Dr. Barrie...
The Conference continues to be on a journey in terms of it's Healthy Conference Initiative, Rev. Barrie Tritle told the Annual Conference Sunday. "The journey to health is a long journey," Tritle said, "sometimes fast, sometimes slow." He...
God is with you, in life and in death - Service of...
The Service of Remembering for the 2019 Annual Conference Session honored the human loss within the Iowa Annual Conference over the past year with an emphasis on remembering that God is with us, even in death. A Word of Grace was read at the...
Sunday General and Jurisdictional Conference Balloting
The 2019 Iowa Annual Conference Session held three General/Jurisdictional Conference Ballots on Sunday. On Saturday, Annual Conference Session attendees elected nine clergy members and 11 members of the laity in General/Jurisdictional Conference...
Great is God's Faithfulness - Lay Leader's address
Lay Leader Margaret Borgen addressed current divisions in the United Methodist Church over human sexuality in her address to the 2019 Annual Conference Session. Borgen opened her remarks by asking the congregation to stand and sing the hymn They...
The anniversary and the success of the United Methodist Women (UMM) ministry were celebrated at the 2019 Annual Conference Session Sunday. Iowa's UMM President Lynn Calvert gave a brief presentation marking the mission's history, legacy, and...
Go to www.ac2019.iaumc.orgfor the special website where you can see the livestream of the conference session, beginning at 8:45 each morning and concluding with adjournment at approximately 8:30 pm.
