IGRC Events-full
April 18, 2022
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Annual Conference update, registration open!
Plans are being finalized for the 2022 Annual Conference which will be a hybrid event June 9-11 at the Peoria Civic Center.
Clergy session will be June 4 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Melvin Price Convocation Center at McKendree College in Lebanon. The clergy session will also be a hybrid event.
Registration for the Clergy Session and the June 9-11 session at Peoria are now open. Clergy session registration continues until June 1, while the June 9-11 session closes registration on May 27. Clergy need to register for both sessions. Laity only need to register for the June 9-11 session.
A draft agenda shows that the 2022 Annual Conference will begin with opening worship at 10 a.m. June 9. Bishop Jonathan Holston will be preaching.
The laity session will follow at 11 a.m. and the afternoon plenary session is slated to start at 2 p.m.
The Memorial Service with Bishop Holston preaching will be 7 p.m. Thursday. The recognition of 28 retirees with a combined service of nearly 700 years will be at 11 a.m. Friday. Rev. Janice Ringenberg, one of the retirees in the Class of 2022 will be preaching.
Saturday's schedule includes a Prayer Breakfast at 7:30 a.m. and the Service of Ordination and Commissioning begins at 9:30 a.m. Bishop Frank J. Beard will be the preacher. Adjournment is expected to be around noon on Saturday.
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Online auction of items from closed church
An online auction of the former Claremont UMC in the Kaskaskia River District is currently being conducted on behalf of the Village of Claremont.
Bids are being accepted through Wednesday on several items before the building will be demolished.
The congregation completed its mission and was closed by the action of the 2020 Annual Conference session.
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Prentice Sermon at Benton UMC
The 2022 Prentice Sermon will be on Sunday, April 24, at the Benton First UMC. Service will be at 10:30 a.m.
Rev. Bob Phillips, retired IGRC clergy, will be the preacher for this year's sermon which is underwritten by the IGRC Commission on Archives and History.
The Benton congregation is celebrating 170 years of ministry in 2022 and a planned celebration of its 100th anniversary in the present church building was postponed due to the pandemic.
The Prentice Sermon began with a bequest from a Methodist layman in Springfield to honor a group of persons who are well known for their untiring proclamation of the Gospel, the pioneer Methodist circuit riding preachers.
Hiram Buck Prentice made his bequest to the Illinois Conference in 1922 to pay the expenses of one of the ministers of the Illinois Conference to preach upon the topic, “the Ministry and service as exemplified by the lives and labors of pioneer preachers of the Illinois Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church.”
The location of the annual sermon rotates throughout the conference.
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Making a Good Move workshop
ALL clergy that are receiving a new appointment are expected to be present at this webinar along with SPRC representatives from their new church/charge.
Making a Good Move will take place online April 30. The webinar begins at 9 a.m. and concludes at 3 p.m. This webinar will last for a total of five-hours with a lunch break at noon.
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Where do you start? There are movers to contact, items to pack and many arrangements to be made before that important day finally arrives. How do you say good-bye and enable folks to express their sorrow? How do you make the mental adjustment needed for a fresh start in a new place? What should I do and how can I improve? There are millions of questions and tons of emotions that need to be processed. Fortunately, you are not left alone to navigate these turbulent waters without assistance. Making A Good Move is provided as a helpful tool to assist you and those you are appointed to serve.
Dr. Doug Anderson, former director of the Reuben Job Center, will be our featured presenter. This one-day event is designed to enhance your ministry and to prepare you and those you serve for a successful transition. I look forward to seeing each of you.
Dr. Anderson is a retired United Methodist pastor that continues to serve as a consultant, coach, preacher, interim pastor, and webinar facilitator. He is co-author of the book, Making A Good Move, with Bishop Michael J. Coyner, (deceased).
Should you have any questions about this event, please contact Carol Conover at cconover@igrc.org or 217-529-3820. Please secure your reservation as soon as possible. We look forward to joining you and assisting you in making a good move!
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Light Kids Conference
The Light Kids Conference is a one-day event for children in first to fifth grades.
The conference will be hosted at Troy UMC from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 30.
Kids will enjoy Bible Buzz, a pizza lunch, Harvest Worship Band, ShoutCo! Puppets and lots of fun all centered around the theme of MOVE.
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Girls' Conference
The Harvest Ministry Girls Conference will be Sunday, May 1 from 3 to 7 p.m. at Troy UMC. This is a one-day event for teen girls (6th-12th grades), their female ministry leaders, and/or moms!
Sue Busler, a retired Air Force colonel, and lay speaking trainer, will be the speaker. Members of Harvest will lead the worship music.
Girls will participate in experience stations (with leaders from around the region), and the refreshments and dinner.
Registration is open for this event with a group rate available if you bring several girls from your church!
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National Day of Prayer
Pawnee UMC will host a National Day of Prayer service on Thursday, May 5, from 5 to 7 p.m.
Stations will be set up throughout the church that will be on display for people to reflect and be in prayer and sharing their prayer concerns at any of the stations.
There will also be light refreshments available in the fellowship hall.
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National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
The Native American International Caucus (NAIC) encourages United Methodists to observe the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons.
May 5 is the birthday of Hannah Harris, a Cheyenne woman who went missing in 2013.
Across the United States, thousands of native women and girls go missing each year, and most cases remain unsolved. An indigenous woman is 10X more likely to go missing than other persons. Many of these women and girls become victims of human trafficking.
Then encourage your legislators to support actions that will lead to the federal government working with Tribal Nations to address the disproportionately high number of missing or murdered Indigenous people, to increase coordination to investigate and resolve these cases and ensure accountability, and address the underlying causes behind those numbers, violence, violent crime, systemic racism, economic disparities, and substance use and addiction.
United Methodists can raise awareness in their churches and communities by holding a May 5 event. Red dresses hung on the church grounds represent those who have gone missing.
Designate the month of May as a time of prayer for those missing and for their families. Mother’s Day is an excellent time to lift these women in prayer.
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Connecting Neighbors
online training
IGRC Disaster Response will have an online training for Connecting Neighbors May 9-10, from 6 to 8 p.m. each night.
This training inspires congregations and communities to minimize disaster caused harm to people and property and to respond to neighbors in helpful, cooperative and caring ways on behalf of the church and in the spirit of Jesus Christ.
Information from this training comes from the knowledge and experience gleaned over many years by dedicated volunteers who have served their neighbors on behalf of the church.
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Mediation Skills Training Institute
The Lombard Mennonite Peace Center is returning to in-person training with its Mediation Skills Training Institute Aug. 1-5 at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Glen Ellyn.
This workshop is designed for pastors and other church leaders who want to learn how to deal more effectively with interpersonal, congregational, and other forms of group conflict. Participants will acquire knowledge and skills that will help them guide their congregations towards greater unity of spirit and purpose. More specifically, this workshop will help participants to:
- View conflict not merely as something negative but as a positive opportunity for healing and growth
- Place mediation skills within the context of family systems theory
- Practice conflict transformation skills in a variety of settings, including church, home, school or office
- Help their congregations model the unity and singleness of purpose that should characterize the body of Christ
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Check out the latest list of resources which may be borrowed for the cost of return postage.
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United Methodist Center Contact Information |
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USPS (U.S. Postal Service)
P.O. Box 19207, Springfield, IL 62794-9207
Office Phone: 217-529-2040
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UPS and FedEx deliveries only use the street address:
United Methodist Center
5900 S. 2nd Street
Springfield, IL 62711
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