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Orders meeting set for Jan. 19
Written: 11/20/2009
On Tuesday, Jan. 19, the Orders of Elder and Deacon and the Fellowship of Local Pastors will meet at OKC-St. Luke’s. The gathering of clergy will feature a program by Brian Bakeman, Oklahoma Conference treasurer, and the annual covenan...

Glassco named district judge
Written: 11/20/2009
Bivocational pastor Kurt Glassco has been appointed as a district judge in Tulsa County, reported by The Tulsa World. On Oct. 27, Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry named him to Office 14 of the 14th Judicial District in Tulsa. He succeeds ...

Project Noel goes online to fulfill Christmas wishes
Written: 11/6/2009
Project Noel is a delivery system built on the connectionalism of The United Methodist Church in Oklahoma. Its purpose i...

Living the Plan - Verdigris applies NCD method to grow spiritually
Written: 11/6/2009
At Verdigris UMC, Natural Church Development helped Anita Jackson, shown top left, assess her spiritual gifts. She began...

Willow View expands its welcome
Written: 11/6/2009
By Lesly Broadbent, Pastor, Enid-Willow View We have experienced some wonderful transformation and change through the DNA Coaching program, since starting two years ago. We constructed a Welcome Center, trained our Greeters, fine-tuned our gues...

Commission on Religion and Race holds strategy sessions in Oklahoma City
Written: 10/23/2009
Living the Plan Racism: The belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race.—Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, 2009 "Overcom...

2 groups begin work: Corporate board links ministries, administration
Written: 10/23/2009
The corporate board of the Oklahoma Conference is led by two lay members and two clergy. From left are Rev. Joe Harris o...

Task force studies Annual Conference from all angles
Written: 10/23/2009
Bishop Hayes assigned a task force to review all aspects of Annual Conference after the Young Adult Ministries Council proposed changes in the meeting format of Annual Conference. The bishop sets the conference, as stipulated in the Disciplin...

Bill comes due on retirement plans
Written: 10/9/2009
By Holly McCray This number is a big one: 105,000,000. Super-size its punch by adding a dollar sign: $105 million. The language associated with that number employs multiple-syllable words: Underfunded. Liability. Actuarial tables. Sustainability. ...

Crossfire: District reaching out to youth, young adults
Written: 10/9/2009
"We want to reach more people, more diverse people, and more young people."—from Oklahoma's Strategic Plan The churches of Lawton District are counting down to Oct. 25. On that Sunday afternoon, they hope a specia...

Oct. 24 program on spiritual formation
Written: 9/25/2009
The Discipleship Ministry Team will present "Spiritual Formation for the Individual & Community," a conference open to all, on Oct. 24 at OKC-Chapel Hill UMC. Allen Carson said the event is designed as a response to a question po...

Living the plan - Ideas compiled by the Conference Board of Laity
Written: 9/25/2009
Within the Oklahoma Conference Strategic Plan, the Fruitful Congregations Grid poses four questions to help congregations assess their ministries. A church that effectively sows mustard seeds of faith offe...

A Special Sunday - Living the Plan
Written: 9/11/2009
Photos by Holly McCray Starting top left: Sycamore Chapel UMC literally sits where the asphalt road ends. Church member Valeria Kluge described a park recently built on the grounds. Features in its landscaping depict the story of...

Quayle to host jurisdictional conference
Written: 9/11/2009
Commission on Religion & Race Spiritual sharing and sensitive discussion will flow during a conference on "Overcoming Racism in the 21st Century, Marching On!" that is set for Sept. 24-26 at OKC-Quayle UMC. Open to all, the confer...

Delegates reject most proposals to change UM polity
Written: 7/10/2009
By Holly McCray Six of 32 proposals to amend the Constitution of The United Methodist Church won approval by Oklahoma delegates in voting May 26. The results were announced recently by Joseph Harris, secretary for the Oklahoma Annual Conference...

Campus ministers honor Gilbert
Written: 7/10/2009
Ron Gilbert of Miami, center, is congratulated by campus minister Cathie Pasco, left, and Miami-First pastor Kathy Leith...

Denman goes to 2 for evangelism
Written: 7/10/2009
The 2009 Denman Evangelism Awards were presented to layman Mike Sparks of Mangum-First UMC and to clergyman Tom McElroy, who is the minister of evangelism at Tulsa-First. Sparks witnesses to inmates at the Mangum Work Center, and his efforts have led to pro...

Rural fellowship salutes 6 churches
Written: 7/10/2009
By Aloise McCullough From left are Trevor Smith of Waurika, UMRF official Gary Moody, and Monica Bartling of Waurika. ...

Ritual certifies 23 ordained clergy
Written: 6/12/2009
Newly ordained elders gather May 27 on the steps of OKC-St. Luke’s during the 2009 Oklah...

The bishop speaks - Annual Conference 2009
Written: 6/12/2009
In his episcopal address, Bishop Robert E. Hayes Jr. called on Oklahomans to follow that advice despite upheaval in the economy. Bishop Hayes said, "It is impossible to speak about the state of our Oklahoma Conference without including an honest assess...