2015 UCC Office Support Staff Network Annual Conference 

Plymouth Congregational Church of Ft. Wayne, Ind., and the Indiana-Kentucky Conference of the UCC invite you to join us in "Rediscovering The Joy Of Play" at the 2015 Annual Conference of the United Church of Christ Office Support Staff Network (UCCOSSN). This year’s annual conference, taking place April 9-11, is being held in Ft. Wayne, Ind.

The day-to-day tasks and routines of our work can often wear us down and make us forget how to have fun or take time to laugh, causing us to lose focus and motivation. We hope to bring some of that fun back into your lives with the various workshops and activities being offered throughout the conference. Our special guest presenter, Valerie Tutson, a much-loved storyteller and friend of the UCC, will certainly help us rediscover the joy of play. So come and have some fun with your UCCOSSN friends.

A special treat for this year’s gathering is a special (optional) pre-event training for conference and association staff. The United Church of Christ Ministerial Excellence, Support and Authorization (MESA) Minstry Team and the Center for Analytics, Research and Data (CARD) will offer a free three hour training that will orient administrative staff to the UCC Data Hub and the recent changes to Search and Call.

We are so happy to work with MESA and CARD to provide this great training opportunity for UCCOSSN members to work directly with national staff to learn and ask questions about these vital parts of conference and association work. Attendees do need to register for this special event (you can do this on the online registration form).

Hotel and travel information, an event agenda and workshop information can be found to the left under "Important Information." There is also a link below for you to register online. Registration for the event is $125, but we are offering an early registration discount and a late registration fee. All registrations received before Jan. 31 at midnight will receive a $25 discount. All registrations received after March 10 at midnight will be charged a $25 late registration fee. The special UCCOSSN rate at the Hilton is $104 per night. Those in need of scholarship assistance should contact Lettie Eagar.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact Lettie Eagar, Planning Committee Chair, at (260)423-9424 or lme@plymouthfw.org.

See you soon!

Lettie Eagar, Nikki Richards and the 2015 Annual Conference Planning Committee