November 13, 2020
Getting the Church Ready for a New Time

I remember vividly the first time I knew that something was very wrong. It was March 14, and I attended a funeral. COVID-19 had just emerged, and my colleagues and I didn't know what to do. Several hundred people were at the funeral, no one was...

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November 10, 2020 COVID-19 Update to the IAUMC

In support of Governor Kim Reynolds' Public Health Proclamation on November 10, 2020, the input that we are getting from health professionals, and the awareness that our Iowa hospitals are reaching or are at capacity to accept new patients, the...

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Full Worship Service provided by the Iowa UMC Cabinet

The Episcopal Office of the Iowa Annual Conference has created a full worship service for pastoral leaders and worship teams to use one Sunday during November to give yourself rest and respite ...

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The 2021 School for Lay Ministry registration is open

The School for Lay Ministry of the Iowa Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church is a three-year program to facilitate the growth of Iowa United Methodist Churches and their Christian ministry by providing an alternative, supplemental...

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Abiding in Exile - Unspeakable History 11/12/2020

By Lee Roorda Schott November 12, 2020 In September, as we approached the six-month mark since the arrival of the Coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. I was certain my Facebook news feed would be full of people's reflections on all that had happened...

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Bruna Farat Kakale prepares to begin mission in French...

By: Beverly Nolte United Methodist Missionary from Iowa, Douglas Williams continues his ministries in Argentina during this COVID-19 pandemic. Several missionaries heavily supported by Iowa churches are Katherine Parker (Nepal), Dr. Emmanuel and...

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UMC NEWS
Protocol legislation tops agenda of top court | United...

The United Methodist Judicial Council expects to decide soon whether it has the jurisdiction to consider the constitutionality of legislation for a proposed plan for separating the denomination. A March 11 request from the Council of Bishops for...

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Council urges no new US bishops for 4 years | United...

By Heather Hahn Nov. 6, 2020 | UM News Other Manual Translations: français 한국어 View More Do you have a question about The United Methodist Church? This is the place to get answers. Ask The UMC, a ministry of United Methodist Communications, will...

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UMCOR assists flood survivors in Congo | United...

More than 500 families affected by severe flooding in April received much needed food and other assistance from the United Methodist Committee on Relief. The aid comes as many are still homeless and suffering from malaria and malnutrition, said...

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RESOURCES
Women at the Well offers courses on Reentry and...

The following training courses are prerequisites for practicing ministry with Women at the Well (W@W) as we walk with people and their families through the justice system. More advanced training courses will be offered as our program expands....

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Transitional Intentional Interim Ministry Committee...

The Iowa Annual Conference Transitional Intentional Interim Ministry (TIIM) standing committee is hosting a new Time for Renewal series of Zoom events. The next one is on November 24, 2020 from 10:00 am to 11: 30 am. It is open to all TIIMs...

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