Upcoming Events...

Upcoming District Committee Meetings

District Building & Location
District Committee on Ordained Ministry	2/16/12 @ 10:00 am-3:00 pm @ Mt. Pleasant First
District Lay Speaking	3/31/12 @ 10:00 am @ St. Johns First UMC
District Leadership Team
District Missions	04/19/12 @ 10:00 am @ Heartland District Office
District Nominations
District Superintendency	2/20/12 @ 6:00 pm @ Heartland District Office
District Witness/Evangelism

 Full descriptions of the “Upcoming Events” appear in our weekly newsletter for approximately three weeks in a row.  After this time, more information on the events listed below and be found by clicking on the “District Calendar" or on the link next to the event below.

·         February 18 & March 24 – Laity and Clergy Invited to Address General Conference Delegation

·         February 18 – Heartland District Conference @ New Life UMC

·         February 25-26 – Heartland District Youth Rally @ Leaton UMC

·         February 28 -- Adults Are Different!  Adult Experiences of Faith Webinar—FREE!

·         February 29 – “Record Keeping Basic Procedures for Judicial Complaints” Webinar

·         March 8 – “Crisis Communications Planning” Webinar

·         March 10 – Heartland & Grand Traverse Bishop’s Day @ Big Rapids First UMC

·         March 10-17 – Volunteers In Mission Opportunity

·         March 14-17 – North Central Jurisdiction Disaster Response Academy

·         March 19-21 – MANDATORY Sexual Ethics Training for all clergy – Elders, Deacons, Local Pastors and Retired Clergy

·         March 22 – One-Eighty Turnaround Church Conference @ DeWitt Redeemer

·         March 31 -- Keep Making Peace Day--Popular Christian Activist Shane Claiborne Speaking

·         April 12-14 -- Clergy & Spouse Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend

·         April 21-22 – Spring Splash

·         April 27, June 6 & September 19 -- Creating Congregational Cultures of Generosity Seminar at MTSO

·         April 28 & May 12 – Heartland District Spring Lay Speaking Classes @ St. Johns First UMC

·         May 14-18 -- Study Seminar Bus Trip to Washington, D.C.

·         May 14-18 – Bold Faith Seminar @ Washington, D.C.--  CANCELLED!!

·         May 19-20 -- Rethink Church Opportunity “Change the World”

·         June 6-9 – Annual Conference 2012 @ Calvin College in Grand Rapids

·         June 18-30 -- WMC Conference Council on Youth Ministries Mission Trip to Haiti

·         July 7-14 & August 11-18 – 2012 New Clergy Conference at Chautauqua Institution