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Educators help Bolivians write kids’ curriculum
Written: 5/15/2009
Children in Bolivia gather for a Sunday school class in January. They were joined by two Christian educators from Oklahoma. ...

Local Church Leader Workshops:
Written: 3/20/2009
Photo by Holly McCray ...

Save the date
Written: 2/20/2009
What: The Big Fun Thing Includes RedHawks baseball game When: April 18 Where: Oklahoma City Sponsor: Oklahoma Conference’s campus ministries Contact: Phi...

A lesson plan for new faith explorers
Written: 9/19/2008
Churches extend welcome as schools open: Left, Sunday school class members and their children gather at their display table during an ice cream social at Enid-First. Their cookies-and-cream entry won first place. The event, held to boost interest in Sunday school groups, was successful and will be ...

Freeze Off is cool idea
Written: 9/19/2008
A novel ice cream contest recently promoted Sunday school at Enid-First church. Each adult class produced an entry for the “Freeze Off,” akin to a chili cook-off. The contest was part of an ice cream social designed by the church’s Adult Ministry Leadership team. More than 125 peop...

Contact Front page March 21 2008
Written: 3/21/2008
Three overnight retreats, held concurrently Feb. 29 at the United Methodist camps in the state, drew youth members, mostly junior-high age, to a Conference Confirmation experience. Campers at Cross Point used mosaic tiles to create a cross, above, used during their worship services. Belo...

Retreats confirm junior-high ministry need
Written: 3/21/2008
See photos here On Feb. 29, young United Methodists participated in three concurrent Confirmation retreats at Oklahoma’s church camps. Attendance exceeded expectations for the planners, and they were asked to repeat the event in the future. Leaders at Egan reported 107 youths and adults from 10 ...

4 sites will host confirmation retreats
Written: 1/25/2008
A blitz of confirmation events for young people begins Leap Year Day, Feb. 29. Four locations will host overnight retreats simultaneously, in an unusual effort to serve sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-graders. Locations are: n Canyon Camp, near Hinton; n Camp Egan, near Tahlequah; n Cross Point Cam...

Children's voices will be heard at festival
Written: 1/25/2008
Registration has begun for the 2008 Children’s Choir Festival, on April 12 at Oklahoma City University. The festival is open to all church children’s choirs that prepare and memorize selected anthems prior to attending the event. OCU faculty members Timothy Olsen and Jeanne Clewell are organist and...

Summertime training in Tulsa for Disciple Bible Study
Written: 6/29/2007
LuAnn H. Charlton witnessed firsthand the transforming power of Disciple Bible Study as a member of her church’s first Disciple I class during 1987-88. She has since completed other classes in the series: Disciple 2, 3, 4, and Christian Believer. She became a Disciple study leader, even teaching c...

Training topic is Disciple-- Bible study
Written: 5/18/2007
Tulsa-Boston Ave. to host July event Cokesbury and Disciple Seminars will present training in Disciple Bible study on July 12-13 at Tulsa-Boston Avenue United Methodist Church. This event will have four sessions. Training on July 12 will focus on "Christian Believer" and "Disciple: Becoming ...

Fellowship of Christian educators reorganizes, plans May 30 luncheon
Written: 5/4/2007
The Oklahoma Christian Educators Fellowship (OK-CEF) will gather for a luncheon at noon May 30 in the parlor at OKC-St. Luke’s UMC, as part of the 2007 Annual Conference events. An invitation to attend is extended by Mary Lue Eastmond, Conference director of Christian Education. The fellowship is r...

'Can Do' awards programs for children
Written: 5/4/2007
The "CAN-DO" Award will be presented at the 2007 Annual Conference to recognize exemplary church programs for children. Deadline to apply is May 15. Churches will be honored in three categories: small, medium, and large-membership sizes. Application forms are online at www.okumc.org; send to Tim Bo...

What do United Methodists believe?
Written: 3/9/2007
Curriculum choices teach ethos of denomination By Mary Lue Eastmond, Christian Education director Oklahoma ConferenceI did not grow up Methodist. When I made a decision to join a United Methodist church, it was an intentional decision, based on my understanding of what The United Methodist Church ...

Puzzled? Come and see!
Written: 2/23/2007
Take the following quiz to see how much you know about United Methodist curriculum. Then attend "Come and See! A United Methodist Curriculum Extravaganza!" on March 10 at Stillwater-First UMC to learn more. Where can you find the answers for this crossword? * You could pull out your Cokesbury...

March 1: deadline for children's choir festival
Written: 1/29/2007
By Amy Muegge Children’s choirs are invited to participate April 21 in the 2007 Oklahoma United Methodists Children’s Choir Festival. Pre-registration deadline is March 1. The festival will be held in Bishop Angie Smith Chapel on the Oklahoma City University campus. The children will rehearse d...

Come and see!
Written: 1/26/2007
Dr. Parker is speaker Professor Evelyn L. Parker is featured presenter at the March 10 "Come and See!" training for Oklahoma Conference. Dr. Parker is a faculty member at Perkins School of Theology. Her teaching specialties are Christian religious education and adolescent spiritual...

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