Desert Southwest Conference Connectional Ministries
Connecting United Methodists at the local, district, conference, and general church level to make disciples for the transformation of the world.
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Calling all Sermons!
Ok, well, maybe not ALL sermons. Here's an idea for all Desert Southwest Conference pastors. What if there was a place on the Conference website where great sermons were curated and readily available? Grouped by topic and easily accessible to anyone searching for...
August 2020 Apportionments Improve Slightly
Apportionment receipts improved slightly compared to historical averages for the month of August, although we remained down on a year-to-date basis. In total for the first eight months of 2020, our churches contributed 46.7% of their apportionments. This was 2.8%...
July 2020 Apportionments, Financial Results are a Mixed Bag
There were some positives and some no-quite-so-positives in the Desert Southwest Conference's financial results for July. The most amazing positive related to our 2020 annual conference mission project, where our churches impressively raised nearly $112,000 to help...
Fluctuations, Yet Optimism, Continue in June 2020 Apportionment Receipts
I am an accountant. I am fiscally conservative. I have a tendency to view the financial glass as half empty rather than half full. So when I first look at our June 2020 apportionment receipts, I see much the same thing I see around the country and the world. I see...
May 2020 Apportionment Receipts Improve Slightly Despite COVID-19
Thanks to the great connectional commitment demonstrated by so many of our churches, May 2020 apportionment receipts amazingly increased a little despite the continued operational and financial impact of COVID-19. For the first five months of 2020, our churches...
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FAQ for COVID-19 and the Desert Southwest Conference
We are receiving many questions about COVID-19 and how our churches and ministries should respond. We will work to keep this post up to date as new information comes in. The Bishop has issued guidance to pastors in-person gatherings and activities at all churches and...
Keeping You Connected During COVID-19
On Sunday March 1st our conference Disaster Response Team reached out our Bishop and the conference began mobilizing a response to COVID-19. Since Bishop Bob's first letter to the conference, our Connectional Ministry team has been hard at work to get you the...
Conferencing in the era of COVID-19
Since 1744 the people called Methodists have come together at different times for events called conferences. Whether quarterly, annually, or every four years the Methodist movement has used conferences to unify the various local leaders and preachers around what and...
