The purpose of Remember the Future is to deepen understanding and further conversation about the key issues that shape our mission and future as a denomination. I hope the daily writings help focus the conversation on the mission of the church in Christ, and that they cause delegates at General Conference as well as local church leaders to continually remember the future! Continue reading
Any other year, the Northwest Missouri flooding would have been big news. But this year when the water was rising to the top of the levies on the Missouri River, a tornado was ripping a path six miles long through Joplin. Continue reading
MissionCast – Rebuild Joplin – Woods Chapel UMC
Woods Chapel United Methodist Church has had one or more volunteer teams serving in Joplin every week since the tornado. Your MissionCast crew was on hand to worship at Woods Chapel on Sunday and interview some of the key members involved with the congregations rebuilding effort in Joplin. They spoke of the great amount of work to be done in Joplin. To schedule the 2012 volunteer teams from your congregation contact Jamie Piper. (417)782-5378 or umvimjoplin@gmail.com
I’m Robert Schnase, and I’m delighted to serve as Bishop of the Missouri Conference of the United Methodist Church. Before moving to Missouri, I served as pastor for more than twenty years in South Texas, at First UMC, McAllen, and … Continue reading
A young woman pulls into the church parking lot just before the session begins. She’s running a little late. She slips into the room as the video begins. She and a friend had signed up for this, deciding to “just do it” after years of wanting to study the Bible. Continue reading
