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Board of Global Ministries
Mission
 The purpose of
the Conference Board of Global Ministries is to maintain the connectional
relationship and interpret to the annual conference programs, plans and policies
of the General Board of Global Ministries, keep the conference, districts and
local churches aware of mission locally and globally.
Area coordinators include:
Hunger — Diana Davis
Volunteers in Mission (VIM) — Jack Lucas
United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) — George Bush
Disability — The Rev. Fred Berchtold
Refugee — The Rev. Zaki L. Zaki
Mental Illness — Leroy Pickett
Resources used for education include:
| The Holy Bible |
The United Methodist Book
of Discipline |
The United Methodist Book
of Resolutions |
New World Outlook
(mission magazine) |
Response
(United Methodist Women magazine) |
Interpreter
(program magazine) |
Partners in Mission
(General Advance Report) |
Christian Social Action
(magazine) |
The Prayer Calendar
(which
lists all General Board of Global Ministries missionaries, including
retired) |
Videos related to mission |
| Mission trips |
Mission Update Newsletters |
Conference Board of Global Ministries:
Dr. Irma Clark, Chair
Emmy Lou John, Northern Illinois Conference Secretary of Global
Ministries, (630) 264-2892
Jack Ryder, Communication
Linda Carr, Secretary
Resource persons:
Wayne Rhodes, General Board of Global Ministries North Central
Jurisdiction Field Representative, Naperville, Illinois
The Rev. Chris Pierson, Northern Illinois Conference Director of Outreach and Witness Ministries, Elgin, Illinois
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