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UCC Fellowship of Architects
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Installation of Jeff Whitman as Conference Minister
General Synod  - information about the 26th General Synod held in 2007
2007 Church Mission Trips - click here for their stories and pictures

 
     
 
   

 

 
   

UCC Fellowship of Architects
October 17 - 19, 2008

 
   

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Boundary Training

Boundary Training is a requirement for maintaining your standing with the Associations of the MMSUCC.  For additional information, a full page flyer, and a tri-fold brochure about Boundary Training, click here  Please register for the following opportunity that best fits your location and schedule.  Send your registration form along with a check for $20 made payable to "Missouri Mid-South Conference."

Registration Form
 

   

EASTERN ASSOCIATION

September 25, 2008 - Thursday, 9am - 4pm at St. Peter's UCC in Washington.
St. Peter's UCC, 20 East Fifth Street, Washington, MO  63090.  Lunch NOT included, please bring or be prepared to buy your lunch.

ST LOUIS ASSOCIATION

October 4, 2008 - Saturday, 9am - 4pm at Parkway UCC, 2841 North Ballas Rd., St. Louis, MO  63131.  Lunch NOT included, please bring or be prepared to buy your lunch.

WESTERN ASSOCIATION & CONFERENCE-WIDE

Two Half Day sessions to be held just before and just after the Persons In Ministry Retreat at The Resort at Port Arrow Head, Lake of the Ozarks.

September 15, 2008 - Monday, 9am - 12:30pm

September 17, 2008 - Wednesday, 1pm - 4pm

 Lunch NOT included, please bring or be prepared to buy your lunch.

New Registration Form
 

 
   
 
 
   

General Synod

 
   
 
 
High-Lights and pictures from the June 2007 General Synod 26
 

Meet your General Synod  26 Delegates

In the Missouri Mid-South Conference there are 21 delegates, 7 elected by each of the 3 Associations. According to the UCC Constitution, we have at least 50% lay delegates, and at least 20% are under the age of 30 at the beginning of their terms. The delegates are as follows:

Clergy Delegates, over 30

 

Lay Delegates, over 30

Rev. Brady Abel, Immanuel UCC, Sedalia; WA

 

Ms. Joyce Bathke, Faith UCC, Wentzville; EA

Rev. Mary Albert, Epiphany UCC, St. Louis; SLA

 

Ms. Teddy Branom, Calvary UCC, St. Louis; SLA

Rev. Susan Drake, Immanuel UCC, St. Louis; SLA

 

Ms. Eileen Lischer, Prince of Peace UCC, St. Louis; SLA

Rev. Becky Hebert, St. Johns Chapel, Springfield; WA   Mr. Bert Merrell, First Congregational UCC, St. Louis; SLA
Rev. Jeanne Lischer, Immanuels UCC, Holstein & St. Johns UCC, Pinckney; EA   Mr. Meki Palaamo, Congregational Christian Church of Samoa, Independence; WA
Rev. James Mennerick, St. John UCC, St. Charles; EA   Ms. Betty Singer, Friedens UCC, Warrenton; EA
Rev. Brian Newcomb, Christ UCC, St. Louis; SLA   Ms. Linda Stenger, Zion UCC, St. Joseph; WA
Rev. Susan Thorne, Country Club Congregational UCC, Kansas City; WA   Ms. Rhonda Stockglausner, St. Peter’s UCC, Washington; EA
    Ms. Betty Thaller, Salem UCC, Higginsville; WA
     

Clergy/Lay Under 30

 

Associate Delegates

Ms. DeAndress Green, Epiphany UCC, St. Louis; SLA   Mr. Dan Buescher, Conference Moderator
Mr. Chris Roush, First Congregational UCC, Lebanon; WA   Rev. Char Burch, Interim Conference Minister
Ms. Jamie Schultz, St. John’s (Bem), Owensville; EA    

Rev. Clint Spivey, St. John UCC, St. Clair; EA

 

Staff Visitors

    Rev. Sheldon Culver
    Rev. John Dorhauer
    Rev. Dale Parson

 

 
 
 

FBO

 

Regional Mass Care Citizen Preparedness and Emergency Human Services Symposia Of the Governor's Faith Based Initiative

Faith-based Organizations (FBO’s) with disaster missions help make real decisions in a local/regional response to human needs and carry on the necessary work of mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery during a disaster. Within the context of the Faith-based Organization Initiative, local communities will be better equipped to take ownership of, and responsibility for, the response and recovery for the organization itself, their membership, and other impacted citizens or organizations. Governor Matt Blunt has created this initiative and has asked the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) to partner with MU Extension to provide churches across the state with information about how to develop an external ministry focused on emergency human services.

This Faith-based Organization Initiative is designed to assist in planning, developing, and maintaining resources and an operational structure adequate to ensure that an immediate, identifiable response capacity is available during crisis events. Through the FBOI Missouri hopes to build upon sheltering capacity from the present capacity of less than 1% (10,000) to 10% (500,000). Additionally, the FBOI will introduce several human service areas within critical emergency management functions toward which FBOs may take additional steps, with appropriate training, that will make them an integral part of state and local disaster response and recovery resources.

There will be 11 regional training events – one event in each homeland security region and one in each of the two urban area security initiatives (UASIs) for a total of 11 training events. Each training event will be conducted on two consecutive days with audiences derived from interested members of congregations/churches within the regional area. These events will be called Missouri Regional Mass Care Citizen Preparedness and Emergency Human Services Symposia.

Who is invited: Representatives of congregations of all faiths who wish to bring emergency preparedness training back to their church, synagogue, temple, mosque, and it's members, and learn more about emergency response ministries to adopt at the local level. All are welcome.

Flyer with Information about the program

Region A includes: Bates, Benton, Carroll, Cass, Clay, Henry, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette, Platte, Pettis, Ray, and Saline
Region C includes: Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, Perry, Pike, St. Charles, St. Louis, St. Francois, Ste. Genevieve, Warren, and Washington
Region D includes: Barry, Barton, Cedar, Christian, Dallas, Dede, Graena, Hickory, Jasper, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton, Polk, St. Clair, Stone, Taney, Vernon, and Webster
Region E includes: Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Dunkin, Iron, Madison, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Ripley, Stoddard, Scott, and Wayne
Region F includes: Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Camden, Cole, Cooper, Gasconade, Howard, Moniteau, Morgan, Miller, Montgomery, and Osage
Region G includes: Carter, Douglas, Howell, Ozark, Oregon, Reynolds, Shannon, Texas and Wright

Region A Meets: August 21 & 22, 2008 9am - 4pm, at Woods Chapel UMC, 4725 NE Lakewood Way, Lee's Summit, MO
Region A Meets: August 7 & 8, 2008 (am - 4pm at First Christian Church, 101 E. Gay St., Warrensburg, MO
Region C Meets: July 14 & 15, 2008, 9am- 4 pm, at Concordia Lutheran Church, 505 South Kirkwood Rd., Kirkwood, MO
Region D Meets: September 12 & 13, 2008, 9am-4pm, at St. Elizabeth Anne Seaton, 2200 W. Republic Rd., Springfield, MO
Region E Meets: September 8 $ 9, 2008, 9am - 4pm, at First United Methodist Church, 500 N Main St., Poplar Bluff, MO
Region F Meets: June 23 & 24, 2008, 9am - 4pm, at Broadway Christian Church, 2601 W. Broadway, Columbia, MO
Region G Meets: August 1 & 2, 2008 9am - 4pm, at Cabool Second Baptist, 13475 Industrial Dr., Cabool, MO
 

   
   
   
   
 
       
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