Communications Resources
Watch out for gift card scam
ALERT: Scammers are posing as clergy or representatives from a church and asking people to buy gift cards for charity. If you or someone you know paid a scammer with a gift card, report it as soon as possible. read more
Press Release: Live Stream at First UMC, Mesa – LGBTQIA+ Inclusion and the church
Members of the DSC that attended the COR event are leading a panel discussion via live stream on Thursday, October 17, at 6:30 PM. They’ll share what happened at the COR event, clear up misperceptions about what led us to this point and highlight the next steps in the DSC Way Forward. UMC members are asked to engage in the discussion by watching the live stream and posting their questions and concerns in the live stream chat at https://livestream.com/firstchurchmesa/LeadershipInstitute2019QandA.
Claremont School of Theology Signs Affiliation Agreement with Willamette University in Salem, OR
Claremont School of Theology signs affiliation agreement with Willamette University. Read more…
Advertising grants for churches
In light of the 2019 General Conference and the media attention it generated, we are offering local churches in the U.S. an opportunity to apply for a Community Impact Media Grant!
Building Your Church’s Brand
United Methodist Communications agency has free tools to help you shape your local church’s brand. Check out the webinar and toolkit.
Western Jurisdiction Newsletter
The Western Jurisdiction Communicators are pooling their talents and resources together to curate a contextual digest of the Special Session of General Conference in February 2019 in the form of a limited edition newsletter for the Western Jurisdiction. Because of...
Buying Church Tech?
Is your church in need of new hardware, software, or a video conferencing suite? Discounts are available through TechSoup. Visit https://www.techsoup.org/joining-techsoup to learn more about why you should join TechSoup. If your church is ready to dive into video...
Resourcing through the connection
Is your church office administrator missing out on the tips, conversations, and resourcing that is happening on the Conference Facebook Communications group? Members of this group not only get direct contact with the Conference Communications Director, even better...
October is Archives Month
October is Archives Month! Join us all month long as we highlight items and stories from the Conference Archives. You are encouraged to look through your church's archives and see what items are there and the stories they tell. Throughout the month we will discuss...
Are we giving God our best?
Leadership from the Desert Southwest Conference are in conversation with the Attorney General regarding the Opioid crisis. Our Conference Board of Church and Society is publishing articles to inform the Desert Southwest Conference on issues of injustice. The Inn...
