April 6, 2020

IOWA NEWS

Unmuted “Mute yourself!” The call rings out whenever I’m in the midst of a Zoom or Microsoft Teams meeting, and the speaker’s words become garbled. If everyone else on the call mutes their microphone, we’re able to hear each other more clearly... Read more www.lauriehaller.org

Grimes Storehouse steps up in crisis times A record number of people have been cared for this month by the Grimes Storehouse, said Pastor Ben Wedeking of Grimes United Methodist Church, and he expects that the need will continue to increase. "We have had record numbers already and it has... Read more www.iaumc.org

Public assistance possibilities from Iowa Disaster... During the COVID-19 crisis many local charities are helping especially with food assistance and feeding programs. Food Insecure Non-profits Small Businesses CARE Act Funding InsideCharity is here to make sure receive the information you require... Read more www.iaumc.org

Lent 2020 Daily Devotions: 4/6 - 4/12 The 40-day season of Lent began on February 26 and Bishop Laurie, clergy, and friends of The Iowa Annual Conference have written short devotionals for each day to help us journey through this season together. If you would like to receive these... Read more www.iaumc.org

Mabaan Flood Relief Resources Clever, innovative and fun ways to help your church raise funds for Mabaan Flood Relief are now available. Cull through these ideas as you join in the efforts to assist the South Sudanese Mabaans to recover. Read more www.iaumc.org

RESOURCES

Good Idea Webinars Good Idea webinars are a series of interactive presentations designed to address issues and concerns of pastors and laity during the COVID-19 crisis. Good Idea webinars are a joint effort of the Office of Congregational Excellence, Office of... Read more www.iaumc.org

Unscripted: Expressions of Encouragement & Support Unscripted is a conversation about what's going, what's working, and where you are seeing God at work. Then the conversation is flipped, asking the question, "Where do you want to see God at work and what prayer concerns do we need to lift up as... Read more www.iaumc.org

Watch Bishop Laurie's introduction of her new book  Wandering into Grace

Bishop Laurie Haller’s new book,  Wandering into Grace  is an excellent Lent study. Discussion questions for each chapter are included. You can place an order for copies by using this link. Listen to Bishop Laurie talk about the book in an Iowa Conference Conversations podcast.

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