The Conference Building Insurance program has undergone some major revisions and additions to make it a more effective, cost-efficient policy for our churches. Jim Howard is the conference insurance broker and is very happy to visit with you about our new carrier and agency. You can contact Jim at 866.456.5167 Ext. 2 or NIC@assuranceagency.com. Visit the conference website as well for more information.
Our Prayer Ministry
Pray for racial justice and healing as we remember the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Family of Bishop Edsel A. Ammons (He died on Christmas Eve and his service was Saturday)
Vivian Matthews, Lay Academy Director and District UMW president - her husband died yesterday
Lay Academy and LEAD 2011
Tuscon and all effected by the shootings
South and North Korea/for peace
Haiti and post-election challenges
Southern Sudan
Developing Urban Strategy for Ministry in the city
The youth of this district and our communities
Rev. Casey Fiut's father who has been ill. His name is Wladyslaw Fiut
Continued gun violence in all of our neighborhoods
Healing of the Gulf of Mexico
Prayers for the end to gun violence in Chicago
The Effort to stop expansions of gambling in our communities
Our new faith communitiesHarvest 2020
Harvest 2020 Fundraising Effort
Those affected by the continuing financial crisis
Those living under the stresses of these difficult economic timesJanet Lehr Lewis, UM missionary in Palestine
Helen Roberts-Evans, UM missionary to Liberia from our District (Sherman UMC)
Our congregations and communities
Our campus ministries, agencies, and missions
Our pastors and lay leaders
District Youth Ministry
District UMW
District UMM
Our District Prayer Ministry and Prayer Team
Arnold Rivera, our conference lay leader
Gerald Hayes, our district lay leader
District Leaders
Connie Williams, our district administrator
Bishop Hee-Soo Jung
Rev. James Preston, District Superintendent
Conference Staff
Rachel Harvey and Myka Kennedy Stephens, deaconesses in our district
The United Methodist Church
Harvest 2020
Our 20 new faith communities launching this month
President Barack Obama
Vice President Joseph Biden
Governor Pat Quinn
Other leaders in our state and nation
The City of Detroit and the Detroit Metropolitan District of the UMC
The Methodist Church in Bolivia
The Seoul South Annual Conference
The West Angola Annual Conference
The Chicago Northwestern District
The United Methodist Church
77 West Washington Street, #1820, Chicago, IL 60602
Phone: 312.346.9766 James Preston Ext. 134 Connie Williams Ext. 132
www.umcnic.org Check us out on Facebook as well Northwestern District!
Our mission is to effectively empower and equip local congregations to make disciples
for Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.
Core Values: Gospel Change - Abundance - Movement - Outward Focused - Social Healing