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A weekly news update from The Alaska United Methodist Conference
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You are invited to Table Talks!
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Bishop Elaine JW Stanovsky is encouraging United Methodist clergy and laypersons across the Greater Northwest Area to attend worshipful 'Table Talk' conversations about human sexuality, and about the future of the Church we love.
 Please watch the Bishop's invitation and share it with your local church! You can download a copy to use in worship and in other settings on the Greater Northwest Vimeo page.
The Table Talks for Alaska have been scheduled.
- April 14: Anchor Park UMC, Anchorage 9 am - 1 pm
- April 21: Soldotna UMC, Soldotna 9 am - 1 pm
- April 28: Turnagain UMC, Anchorage 9 am - 1 pm
- April 29: Christ First UMC, Wasilla 1:30 - 5:30 pm
- May 5: First UMC, Anchorage 9 am - 1 pm
- May 5: Aldersgate UMC, Juneau 1:30 - 5:30 pm
- May 12: First UMC, Fairbanks 9 am - 1 pm
For planning and logistics, we ask that you register if you intend to attend one of the Table Talks above. A minimum of 10 people registered is required for a Table Talk event to happen. REGISTER HERE TO ATTEND ONE OF THESE EVENTS Learn more here
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Invitation letter from Bishop Elaine
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 Click here to read the invitation letter from Bishop Elaine inviting us all to Annual Conference!
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 Registration is live for attending Annual Conference in Seward. It is important for you to read through the FACT SHEET before you register. There are pieces of information that you will need in order to make choices on your registration.
REGISTER HERE and take advantage of the Early Bird pricing ($45)!
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 *ALL STANDARD ROOMS ARE RESERVED, DELUXE ROOMS REMAIN*
During the registration process, you will select your choice of preferred housing during Annual Conference. One of those options is at the Breeze Inn Motel. The deadline for reserving a room has been extended and will now be released on April 10th. If you are wanting/needing one of those rooms, please make sure you take part in the Early Bird Registration and indicate a desire for one of those rooms. Otherwise you will have to make your own arrangements at a potentially higher cost.
We have added a
HOUSING CHOICES sheet to the conference website that gives detailed information on some of the housing options. Just a reminder, all housing costs (if any) are the responsibility of the individual. The conference only reimburses travel costs.
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Pre-Conference Workshops | May 31
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Anatomy of Peace
led by Rev. Donna Pritchard
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Health: How do you measure it in your community?
led by Sandra Woods
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Who Did What and Why -- The Local Church Historian's Passion
led by Larry Hayden
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Restorative Justice at Spring Creek Correctional Center
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 On Thursday, May 31, clergy and lay have been invited to Spring Creek Correctional Center to hear about their work on Restorative Justice with inmates and victims. It will also be an opportunity to see what goes on at the only maximum security prison in the state. The event will begin at 12 PM. It will be done before the pre-conference workshops begin. If you are interested in this, please contact Rev. Jim Doepken directly and let him know.
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 On the evening of Friday, June 1, there is an opportunity to board a four-hour dinner cruise out of Resurrection Bay. This is a time of hanging out and getting to know each other away from the business of Annual Conference. There is an additional cost of $57.68/adult and $28.09/child (ages 2-11) to participate. This is not a required event. If you are interested, make sure you add this activity to your registration!
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2020 General Conference Candidate Submissions
If you are interested in submitting your name to be a candidate to the 2020 General Conference, please
review these guidelines and submit your Statement of Candidacy by April 17th. Your statement will be included in the Pre-Conference Handbook.
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 April
- through 17th: Early Bird Registration open ($45)
- 5: Block of hotel rooms will be released. Notify Conference office by this date to secure your hotel room.
- 17: Petitions, Rules/Policy Changes, Committee Reports, General Conference Delegate submissions due. Basically anything that needs to be in the Pre-Conference Handbook is due.
- 18-May 15: General Registration open ($60)
May
- 1: Harry Denman Award nominations, Outstanding Lay Person of the Year Award nominations, Ministry Display requests, Memorial lists, Worship packet due
- 1: Conference office will email/mail Pre-Conference Handbooks to Annual Conference voting delegates
- 15: Housing, Transportation, and Child care requests due
- 15-day of AC: Late Registration open ($85)
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Northwest UM Foundation announces new associate directors
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The Northwest United Methodist Foundation announced the addition of two new staff persons this week: the Rev. David Nieda and Julia Frisbie.
According to the release, Rev. Nieda and Frisbie will serve as Associate Directors and greatly increase the Foundation's ability to provide services to the churches and agencies of the Greater Northwest Area.
Julia Frisbie worked closely with the Alaska Conference as the Field Coordinator during the Imagine No Malaria campaign.
Read the full announcement here
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First apportionment report for 2018
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Here is the first apportionment report of 2018. This includes all payments received through March 31st. An apportionment report will be posted each month from now until the end of the year showing people in the conference where our churches are at in paying their apportionments.
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 In this fast paced world of family responsibilities, career demands and social media, take a break to relax, slow, and grow at the Women's Psalm Retreat at Psalm Lake on Birchwood Camp. We will be digging deeper into Psalms along the shores of Psalm Lake; the perfect place for God to speak peace and joy into our crazy busy lives! Starting on Friday, April 27th at 7pm with welcoming and a restful evening; followed by Saturday, April 28th sunrise beside Psalm Lake praise, worship, meditation, prayer walk and much more! Leave around 8pm refreshed and renewed. Visit www.birchwoodcamp.org for registration.
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 The Outdoor Ministries Committee has announced that the last AUMC Camp Sunday will be April 8th. The first one was on March 18th.
Visit the websites for Birchwood Camp and Eagle River United Methodist Camp for more information on their specific camps.
BIRCHWOOD
Visit www.birchwoodcamp.org
registration@birchwoodcamp.org
Contact: (907) 688-2734
EAGLE RIVER
manager@methodistcamp.org
Contact: (907)789-3734
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Clear appointment openings
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 A list of churches that are open for appointment can be found on the Greater NW Area website. As appointments are announced and the appointment process unfolds, new clear openings will be added to the list. See the latest.
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United Methodists on 50 years without King
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UMC celebrates 50th anniversary of historic merger
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 Congregations across the connection are invited to celebrate the 50th anniversary commemorating the event on April 23, 1968, when leaders of the Evangelical United Brethren Church and The Methodist Church declared the creation of a new denomination, The United Methodist Church.
With the words "Lord of the Church, we are united in Thee, in Thy Church and now in The United Methodist Church," the new denomination was birthed at the constituting General Conference being held that year in Dallas. The words, said in unison over joined hands, by Bishop Reuben H. Mueller of the Evangelical United Brethren Church and Bishop Lloyd C. Wicke of The Methodist Church, signified the formation of one of the largest denominations in the world, representing 53 countries.
Commemorative events are set to occur at the conference, district and local church levels beginning
April 22, the Sunday before the
April 23 anniversary, through
May 20,
Heritage Sunday. This year, the Heritage Sunday theme is "Jubilee: The 50th Anniversary of The United Methodist Church," giving congregations an opportunity to reflect on the importance of history while also vision casting about the future.
Numerous
resources have been developed and made available specifically for the 50th anniversary of the uniting conference, including liturgical materials, the original uniting conference
video, and a
reference guide to the church's history.
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Amid tumult of 1968, a church came together
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At a time when it seemed much of the world was violently splitting apart, a group of Wesleyan Christians peacefully and joyfully were coming together to form a new denomination. Historians say 50 years later, the formation of The United Methodist Church offers lessons for today.
Read the story
Read about preparations for 50th anniversary
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Native American Ministries Sunday | April 15
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April
12-13: GNW Cabinet Meeting - Carlo attending
12-14: GBGM Board Meeting - Carlo attending
15: UMDF Board Meeting - Carlo attending
May
8-10: GNW Cabinet Meeting - Carlo attending
12: AUMC Leadership Team meeting
13: Mother's Day
28: Memorial Day - office closed
31: Pre-Conference workshops at Seward Memorial UMC
June
1-2: Alaska Annual Conference at Seward Memorial UMC
22-24: PNW Annual Conference
27-29: GNW Cabinet Retreat - Carlo attending
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The Conference Office hours are:
Monday - Thursday: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Friday: 9:00 am - 11:00 am
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Upcoming
April 3 -
Tim McConville
April 23 -
Karen Martin Tichenor
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Conference Office
907-333-5050
Superintendent Carlo
907-854-8340
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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.
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 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.
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