Wisconsin Conference United Methodist Church

10/20/2026

📣 Now Hiring: Part-Time Volunteer Coordinator

The Wisconsin Conference Disaster Response & Recovery Services is seeking a Volunteer Coordinator to support long-term recovery efforts following the July Fox Valley tornado and April Northern Wisconsin severe storms.

This remote, part-time position is funded for six months, with the possibility of extension. Responsibilities include recruiting, training, scheduling, and supporting volunteers while connecting United Methodist congregations with local recovery needs.

🔗 For more details, click here: https://ow.ly/5xsp50ZYAlP

📩 Interested? Send applications or questions to [email protected].

10/19/2026

Wisconsin pastor to join in United Methodist Leadership Gathering in Canada

A local pastor who serves churches in Bonduel and Gillett, Wis., will join in a global United Methodist gathering in Canada this month.

Rev. Jeremiah Cottrell-Duebner is one of four representatives from the Northern Illinois-Wisconsin Episcopal Area invited to the 2026 Council of Bishops' Leadership Gathering, Oct. 20–24 at Knox United Church in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. In all, about 300 people are expected to attend the 5-day event. Read more 🔗

A local pastor who serves churches in Bonduel and Gillett, Wis., will join in a global United Methodist gathering in Canada this month.   Rev. ...

10/18/2026

WHEELER, Wis. — In the fall of 2025, Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Wheeler, Wis., made the decision to discontinue as a congregation.

The solution of what to do with their facility, which included a sanctuary and gathering space, plus a separate fellowship hall, was to donate the facility to their neighbors the United Methodists. Read more 🔗

WHEELER, Wis. — In the fall of 2025, Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Wheeler, Wis., made the decision to discontinue as a congregation. The solution ...

10/18/2026

🙏 Exploring a Call to Ministry?

Have you ever wondered if God might be calling you to something more? The Inquiring Candidates Retreat offers space for prayer, conversation, questions, and discernment as you explore a possible call to licensed or ordained ministry. Attending does not commit you to pursuing ministry!

📅 Upcoming retreats:

Oct. 23–25, 2026 — Pine Lake Camp
Jan. 15–17, 2027
Sept. 24–26, 2027

Know someone discerning a call to ministry? Share this opportunity!

🔗 Click here for retreat details, the discernment process, and registration information.
https://ow.ly/B0jc50ZYABP

10/17/2026

📣 WUMF Fall Grant applications are due Nov. 1! Grants support new ministry projects, with opportunities for future funding cycles. Review the guidelines and submit your application to bring your new ministry ideas to life!

🔗 Grant guidelines & application 👉https://ow.ly/9ANU50ZYyn4

10/16/2026

🛠️ Volunteers in Mission Serve at Lake Lucerne Camp

Twenty-four volunteers spent a week serving at Lake Lucerne Camp in Neshkoro, Wisconsin! From painting and repairs to meal preparation, landscaping, and maintenance, the team worked together to care for the camp and prepare it for future use.

Thank you to these dedicated volunteers for sharing their time and talents! ❤️

Read the story to learn more! https://ow.ly/ALbU50ZYyjw

10/15/2026

💪 OCTOBER VISION THEME: LEAD COURAGEOUSLY

What does it mean to lead courageously?

This October, explore this Vision-related theme from UMC.org and consider how God is calling each of us to lead with courage, faith and purpose — whether in our churches, communities or everyday lives.

🌱 Explore “Lead Courageously” and discover ways to practice your faith:
https://ow.ly/VT9g50ZWfMb

We follow Jesus’ example and resist and dismantle all systems of evil, injustice, and oppression, striving for peace, justice, and reconciliation.

10/14/2026

💜 FROM UMC.ORG

Domestic violence: We want our churches to be talking about it

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, an important opportunity for churches and communities to talk openly about domestic violence, listen to survivors, and consider how we can create spaces where people feel safe, supported and believed.

This UMC.org article explores the role churches can play in raising awareness, interrupting violence and becoming healthy and healing spaces for all people.

📖 Read the article from UMC.org: https://ow.ly/ufj550ZWfBz

Learn more about how people of faith can understand the problem of domestic violence and interrupt the violence.

10/13/2026

LINDEN, Wis. -- More than two dozen people from across the North Central Jurisdiction traveled into three states – Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin – on Wednesday, Oct. 7, digging deep into the history of Methodism in the region and visiting historic church sites.

Read the full story here 👉

Oct. 12, 2026 LINDEN, Wis. -- More than two dozen people from across the North Central Jurisdiction traveled into three states – Iowa, Illinois and ...

10/13/2026

John Sumwalt reflects on the precious gift of sight, and on how we see others. "I have lived all my life with two seeing eyes and two hearing ears. Yet how often have I looked at people with biased eyes?"

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