New Conference
Vision Approved by Board of Directors
The final
version of the new Vision Plan for the Conference and an
implementation process from 2008 to 2015 was approved by the
Board of Directors at its February 15th meeting. The
Vision Plan has been mailed to all churches, pastors,
moderators/presidents and conference/association officers.
Associations have been asked to provide time during their spring
meetings or a special meeting to hear a presentation of the Plan
and provide an opportunity for questions, suggestions and
concerns. The Vision Plan will be presented to the Annual
Meeting which will be asked to affirm the plan and begin
implementation.
For a complete text of the plan click here.
Indiana-Kentucky
Conference Receives
Lilly Grant
The Indiana-Kentucky
Conference UCC was one of 22 judicatories across Indiana to
receive a Lilly planning grant for an “Initiative to Address
Economic Challenges Facing Indiana Pastors.” The size of the
planning grant was $33,150. A committee, chaired by Rev. Dr.
Richard “Dick” Dickinson, will be meeting throughout the spring
and summer to prepare a proposal that will address the problem
of clergy educational indebtedness and the corresponding
difficulties associated with it. If the IKC grant proposal is
accepted, the Conference will be awarded close to $490,000 to be
used over a four year period.
Help send campers to
camps!
Many children can’t afford to come to camp and need your help.
Outdoor Ministries is asking for donations to the Campership Fund.
Please send Campership donations to:
Indiana-Kentucky Conference, 1100 W. 42nd St., Suite 350,
Indianapolis, IN 46208.
The 2008
Indiana-Kentucky Conference Work Camps will be held once again in
Harlan County, KY during the three weeks of June 8-28, 2008. During
the weeks of June 8-14 and June 15-21, we will be able to
accommodate 18 females and 25-30 males. Space will be more limited
the week of June 22-28. More information will be forthcoming. Please
direct questions to Mary Anna Speller at 317-736-8707 or
317-409-3993; email is maryannaspeller@gmail.com
National United Church
of Christ. Rebuilding from disasters is a long term endeavor.
Toward that end, help continues to be needed for the victims of
Hurricane Katrina and the hurricanes that hit Florida the year
earlier. In the October all church mailing, look for brochures on
Work Camps in New Orleans and Florida. You are also encouraged to
contact Back Bay Mission. In addition, visit
www.ucc.org for the
section publicizing the need for other volunteer groups.
“Pilgrims of Hope”
Trip to Holy Land
July 6-19, 2008
The
Mission and Stewardship Interpretation Committee of the
Conference is co-sponsoring “Pilgrims of Hope – A Study and
Solidarity Tour in the Holy Land” to be held June 6-19, 2008.
Held in June each of the past three years, this tour focuses on
the rapidly decreasing Christian Palestinian minority. In
addition to visiting the “Holy Stones,” participants will meet
the “Living Stones,” Christians, both lay and clergy, who are
struggling for peace through non-violent conflict resolution.
The leader is Dr. Michael Spath, an Assistant Professor at IUPU-Fort
Wayne and a member of Plymouth Congregational UCC in Fort Wayne.
Names of IKC members who have taken the tour are available upon
request. For further information, call 260-456-8920 or e-mail
lmspath@msn.com.
The National Youth Event, held every
four years, will take place July 24-28, 2008 at the University
of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee. The registration fee is $345
including food and lodging. Some of the speakers include John
Thomas, Valerie Tutson, and Julia Butterfly Hill. Musicians
include Lost and Found. Always a wonderful event in Christian
formation and understanding of the mission of the United Church
of Christ, registration material will be coming to churches in
late February.
Boundary Training Dates
Set
Each
Association in the Indiana-Kentucky Conference requires all
authorized ministers to take boundary training at least once in a
three year cycle. In 2008 one day boundary training will be offered
across the Conference. Dates and locations are:
Monday, October 6 – Evansville, Bethel
UCC
Tuesday, October 7 – Louisville, St.
Andrew UCC
Wednesday, October 8 – Ft. Wayne, Plymouth UCC
Thursday, October 9 – Michigan City, St. John UCC
Friday, October 10 – Indianapolis, Interchurch Center
Saturday, October 11 – Indianapolis,
Interchurch Center
Please mark your calendar! More
information will be forthcoming this summer.
EcuCamp Seeks to
Provide
Future Ecumenical Leadership
For the third year in a
row, the Indiana Partners for Unity and Mission is offering EcuCamp.
This year EcuCamp will be held October 5-7, 2007 at Camp Barbee in
Leesburg, IN, and April 11-13, 2008 at Waycross Camp, Morgantown,
IN. For further information, contact Susie Larson at 317-445-8754 or
yaya@ikcucc.org.
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