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Communications News
Welcome Jeremy Crawford, the new Assistant Editor for the DSC!
Jeremy Crawford, a 28-year-old graduate of the University of North Georgia, joins the Desert Southwest Conference with extensive marketing and analytics experience, and a passion for writing poetry. Jeremy worked with established and start-up organizations developing...
Thinking about using TikTok for your church?
by Christina Dillabough, Director of Communications Meet Rachel Mosher, the Youth and Common Grounds Coordinator at St Mark's UMC in Tucson. She's also one of the newest Methodism bloggers on TikTok! She says, "I tend to jump in with both feet." Rachel has a degree in...
Communications Survey Results
Over 600 people participated in the 2021-2022 Communication survey designed by the Desert Southwest Conference Commission on Communications. Research objectives for this survey were: Determine growth opportunities for engagement and informing constituents. Understand...
Catalina UMC invitation to celebrate 100 years of ministry!
Catalina United Methodist Church has been a place of worship, an icon, and a celebratory location in Tucson for 100 years this year!
Hybrid worship training course empowers churches
Check out this FREE and newly released online training course, designed to explore the best practices for offering worship services that engage participants both in-person and online.
“Immediate Response / Top Priority” specific interest email subscription options
By Billie K. Fidlin, Director of Outreach & Justice We are pleased to announce that we are expanding our justice work to include a means by which you can be notified of concerns and action steps around specific themes. There will be at least seven areas that will...
Fraud Prevention Reminder
Previously, the Desert Southwest Conference set up an anonymous hotline for reporting criminal activities such as financial fraud or sexual abuse in our churches. Each church received custom magnets with the hotline information. This spring remind your church and...
Non-profit discounts every church can use
There are several tools available to non-profits at no or low charge. These are only three recommendations that are easy to use and will bring your church a huge impact. If you've never applied for non-profit discounts for your church, you might need an IRS letter...
Share this fraud prevention reminder
Last year the Desert Southwest Conference set up an anonymous hotline for reporting criminal activities such as financial fraud or sexual abuse in our churches. Each church received custom magnets with the hotline information. This summer remind your church and staff...
Using the Acapella App to make a collaborative song recording
By David Topping At Song of Life UMC in Queen Creek, the "praise band" (including instruments and singers) is named Leap of Faith. Once the COVID-19 pandemic made it impossible for the group to practice, perform, or record in the same physical space, we made a "leap...