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 way to the Dakotas.  Linda Madagame (whose name means Motion Water in the Ottawa...

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 tornadoes and other storms that swept across Indiana on Friday, March 31. Our...

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 in seven of our districts: West, Central, Southwest,...

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. The first was a review of a Bishop’s Ruling on Questions of Law in the...

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 the laity leadership team in terms of both her professional and...

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 a predominantly white church with no shortage of racial prejudice in its history. The...