2018 Mission u Scholarship – East District
United Methodist Women’s Mission u is fast approaching. The date and location for the East District Mission u is August 3-4, 2018, at Velda Rose UMC, 5540 E. Main St. Mesa, AZ 85205-8720. The Studies are
Ushers at Annual Conference
Ushers Needed for Annual Conference. If you are looking for a way to be involved at Annual Conference, here’s your opportunity. Ushers distribute materials, collect offerings, and assist (as needed) members of the Conference staff.
Annual Conference Mission Projects!
There’s already lots of excitement about the new way of supporting this year’s mission projects. To contribute towards your church's giving campaigns the resources below are for your ministry use. Our Conference is anxious to help further the good work of...
Silent march planned for June 2, National Gun Violence Awareness Day
The Desert Southwest Conference and its community partners are holding a silent march to commemorate National Gun Violence Awareness Day on Saturday, June 2, 2018, at 8:00 AM at the Arizona State Capitol. The silent march will display shoes collected from gun violence...
Exodus 18 Leadership Initiative
EMC3 is offering a free 30 day trial of the Exodus 18 Leadership Initiative which gives you access to valuable online resources. Utilizing this trial will show you how to lead the way to having a church that is fully aware of its potential and is effective in its’ ministry.
How can your church increase vitality by touring the Maricopa Re-entry Center (MRC) on May 8th?
By Dean Richardson, Prison Reform Committee Chair for the Desert Southwest Conference Our current Conference vision asks us to be a Courageous Church: loving like Jesus, acting for justice, united in hope. We have multi-faceted opportunities to live these attributes...
Another chance to clean out your library!
By Judy Boroto Once again there will be a Book Table set up at Annual Conference hosted by ARMS. But you don't have to be retired to donate books. All of us have an excess of books on theology, Christology, spirituality, Bible studies, Bibles, concordances, Bible...
One Wild Ride
Have you ever been caught in a situation where you didn’t really know what to do? Maybe a situation at work was a problem, or maybe it was your marriage. Maybe your child started telling lies and you didn’t understand why. Or maybe the situation was something altogether different from that. What do you do when you feel trapped and you struggle with the decisions that you need to make?
Nurture Outreach Witness Model Webinar
Small vital congregations are growing through missional outreach and nurturing people. How does the N.O.W. ministry model work in your congregation? This webinar shares “vitality on the journey” from the lens of helping congregational leaders walk through the steps of making changes to increase missional-focused outreach.
Earth Day – Some kind of hippie holiday?
By J.P. Smith, Earth Care Task Force Member No… observing this annual date (always on April 22nd), is much more than planting trees. It represents a future for all generations and brings focus to keep the environment healthy and sustainable. It was first organized in...
Annual Conference Announces a New Vision for our Mission Projects
This year, rather than limiting the opportunity to give to those who attend Annual Conference worship, we are extending the blessing opportunity to all of our members and friends in the pews of our churches beginning this weekend up until Sunday, June 3.
What does good news look like from the perspective of ‘leftover’ people?
Don’t miss the April 28 workshop with Rev. Clayton Childers, of our General Board of Church and Society, who joins us from Washington, D.C. to help you explore how church and society teams in every congregation can help faithfully and effectively bring good news to leftover people.
James Parkhurst Sentencing
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, The Vision of our Annual Conference challenges us to be a Courageous Church: Loving like Jesus, Acting for Justice, United in Hope. These words help us to form our faith into action as we live as disciples of Jesus Christ. This is...
Draft of the Revised Social Principles Released
United Methodists are invited to an opportunity to weigh in on the draft content until the end of August. At which point, an editorial team will compile the feedback and edit the document for presentation to the General Board of Church and Society.
2018 Preconference Briefings Schedule
Don't miss the preconference briefing in your district Tuesday, May 8, 2018, 6:30-8:30 PM, at St. Matthew UMC, 2540 W Baseline Road, Mesa, AZ 85202 Sunday, May 20, 2018, 3:00-5:00 PM, at Green Valley UMC, 2200 Robindale, Henderson, NV 89074 Thursday, May 24, 2018,...
Conference Disaster Relief Committee sending team of pastors to Puerto Rico
This ‘Pastor Team’ is set to travel on a red-eye flight to Puerto Rico on Monday, April 23 for a nine-day mission. Puerto Rico is looking for additional teams to serve throughout 2018. If anyone would like to join a future disaster relief team to Puerto Rico, contact your pastor or me, the Conference Disaster Relief Coordinator, Fred Heggestad.
ERT Update
Mission Leaders from First UMC Gilbert invite interested individuals to join in a post-Hurricane Harvey rebuild mission trip to the Rio Texas Conference May 1-6.
March for Our Lives ~ Phoenix
By Billie K. Fidlin, Director of Outreach Ministries March 24th saw over 800 marches around the globe addressing gun control, in response to the shooting in Parkland, FL, where 17 people lost their lives. Here in Phoenix, the march, as with all the other...
Pages, marshals sought for special General Conference 2019
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Volunteers can apply online to serve as marshals or pages during the special 2019 General Conference. The top legislative assembly of The United Methodist Church will meet Feb. 23-26 in St. Louis, Missouri. About 150 volunteers are needed. The deadline to apply is July 31.
The United Methodist Church Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Historic Merger
Nashville, Tennessee – Congregations across the connection are invited to celebrate the 50th anniversary commemorating the event on April 23, 1968, when leaders of the Evangelical United Brethren Church and The Methodist Church declared the creation of a new denomination, The United Methodist Church.
