Quadrennial UMVIM-NCJ RoundUP 

“Real Situations/Real Connections/Real Faith at Work”

Epworth Forest Conference Center 
North Webster, IN 

 August 12-14, 2011

Do you wonder about the state of missions in the United Methodist Church?  Wonder no more! Come see where "mission" is happening and how you can connect!  UMVIM teams and individuals are passionate about their Call to Action in the Four Focus Areas of Mission of our church: 

Ministry with the Poor

 Leadership Development

Congregational Development

Global Health

UMVIM can and does fit into each of these areas!   Come learn how! This event if open to all who are interested in mission and outreach!

EPWORTH FOREST

Epworth Forest Conference Center is on-the-lake, has one larger guest house with many lodges.  If you Stay in Freeland Guest House, the linens are provided, if you stay in Jubilee Lodge or an alternate lodge, you must bring your own bedding and pillow!  There are many meeting areas for plenary and meeting areas for breakaway sessions, displays, music, and open areas in a camp-like setting for that nature-lover in all UMVIMs.  

PLENARIES & GUESTS

Friday evening Plenary : Malcolm Frazier - We are delighted to have the brand new (June 1st) Executive  Secretary for Mission Volunteers & Conference Relations, GBGM.  He will speak on the direction of Mission Volunteers and the bright future of this movement 

Saturday morning Devotion : Willie Berman, GBGM missionary and UMVIM coordinator for Mexico wii lead us. 

Saturday afternoon Plenary : We are working on a skype conference with missionaries in the field.  Some that we will try to connect with are Tom Heaton in Guatemala, Ardell and Gordon Graner in Bolivia, Bob Walters, Tanzania, other possibilities? 

Saturday evening Plenary :  Rev. Ed Kail, Field Outreach Minister, SW District, Iowa Conference. His topic  "Helping or Hurting? -- UMVIM's Face Culture and Class" 

Sunday morning worship and communion  - John Wesley himself may show up!

WORKSHOPS

Malcolm Frazier,  GBGM – Mission Volunteers Program Unit,

Cathy Earl, UMCOR – workshop on different ways to be involved in disasters – from preparedness to action!

Rachael Barnett, The Advance – What it is and how to use it online

Karen Ujereh, MIIR (Mission Interpreter In Residence) – her work in Senegal as a GBGM missionary and as the MIIR for the North Central Jurisdiction

Kevin Schaner, E OH – Camphor Mission, Liberia, a teachUM opportunity – East Ohio initiative

Jane Dunn, N IL – Healthy community examples  - using their pilot program in Panama, N IL

UMVIM Team Leader Training – leader tba

Penny Krug, deaconess, IN – Spiritual Formation and the work team experience –– not confirmed 

Teresa Miller, W MI, chair UMVIM-NCJ Board – Packing it all in!  tips for team packing

Joe and Carolyn Wagner, IN – Operation Classroom - not confirmed

Individual Volunteer Experience – tba

Willie Berman, UMVIM Coordinator for Mexico – updates and changes implemented

Workshops &/or Displays centering on UMVIM efforts in Haiti:

Susan Meister, IGR – Haiti Response Plan - GBGM

Doug Ahfeld, IN – Homes for Haiti, IN

Rick Jost, DAK – Haiti Solar Oven Project, DAK

Lorelie Verlee, IN  or Valerie Mossman Celestin, W MI – HAPI, Mizak

Michigan Area Haiti Task Force – Haiti Hot Lunch Program

DISPLAYS

Displays of North Central Jurisdiction Projects:

Blue Rose Mission, Mansfield, OH

Nehemiah Mission, Cleveland, OH

Dayspring Native American UMC, IGR

Epworth Center ~ Home of the SOWER Work Mission, Bethesda, OH

Midwest Mission Distribution Center, Chatham, IL – please bring cleaning bucket and health kit items for them to take back – they prefer to get the items in bulk 

Red Line Ministries, Chicago, IL. 

Motown Mission Experience, Detroit, MI

Displays of International Projects where our conferences are involved :

Beverly Nolte, IA  – Iowa Nigerian Partnership,

Ron Fontenot, IGRC – Poland ESL teams, IGRC

Jeff Wasilovich and Debbie Rising, NIC – Mision Fronteras – Bolivia/Peru, N IL

David Harsh, WI – teachUM in Cambodia, WI

David Harsh, WI – Mission Discovery in Liberia and Senegal, WI

Judy Bruun, WI – Peru - not confirmed

Operation Classroom, MN - not confirmed

Bob Walters, IN,  Congo

More displays will come in with registrations!

Our Goals

• Reuniting people in UMVIM (across the jurisdiction)
• Informing of projects and training and teams
• Training
• Energizing - get fired up on what we can do together
• Sending (Commissioning) through worship and communion

Register Now!