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From the Bishop’s Desk
Children Matter Most
Join us in ministering to the most vulnerable among us: children. This team informs and equips churches about nonviolence, food insecurity, and partnering with schools.
IN Against Racism
The Indiana Conference is committed to dismantling racism and building bridges to becoming the beloved community.
CONAM Partnerships Providing Relief From Indiana to the Dakotas
There are over 40,000 Native American Indians in the state of Indiana. CONAM seeks to express tapalot (which means ‘love’ in the Miami language) from here in Indiana all the […]
UMCOR Issues Solidarity Grant
The United Methodist Committee on Relief has approved a $10,000 solidarity grant for The United Methodist Churches in Indiana to support initial relief efforts for the damage caused by 10 […]
Tornado Response
Storm response efforts began quickly after tornados and strong thunderstorms swept across Indiana, leaving behind loss and devastation. Our prayers surround our fellow Hoosiers, including those who reside and serve […]
Recent Judicial Council Rulings
At Annual Conference 2022, two resolutions were passed by the Indiana Conference that were submitted to Judicial Council for a “rule of law” decision. They recently ruled on these resolutions. […]
New Associate Lay Leader
We are pleased to announce that Shannon Priddy will serve as Associate Conference Lay Leader for the Indiana Conference of The United Methodist Church effective immediately. “Shannon brings much to […]
Just Do It: How a pastor approaches her cross racial appointment
Rev. Leah Peksenak pastors two churches that are very different from one another. The city of Hobart has historically been a very white town. Not surprisingly, Hobart First UMC is […]
Jeffery Postell: Systemic Issues are Spiritual Issues
Rev. Jeffery Postell, pastor at Scott UMC, does a lot of the things that senior pastors typically do– preaching, sermon writing, looking at the budget, organizing programming and volunteers, looking […]
Expanding Our Voices of Authority: Nicole and Jevon Caldwell-Gross
Reverends Nicole and Jevon Caldwell-Gross believe that God has much more to say, and it could very well be from voices you may not have listened to yet. Nicole currently […]
Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Charge to Indiana Methodists
Hoosier United Methodists don’t need to wonder what Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would have said to us. We know. On September 5, 1960, Dr. King was a keynote speaker […]
End of Year Reporting
Year End Reporting for 2022 is now open and ends on February 15th 2023. For those unfamiliar with the system please contact Robin Brown at robin.brown@inumc.org or Susan Burris at susan.burris@inumc.org for instructional information. Find more at the […]
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Because He Lives
At Jesus’ crucifixion, the disciples didn’t know how the story would end. They didn’t have a Biblical account in which to see the bigger picture. They couldn’t flip to the end of the book and read the closing chapters to see what would happen at the end. They were left waiting. Wondering. Mourning. Fearing. Hoping.
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