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March 04, 2021
UMCOR designated Sunday is March 14 but can be any Sunday your church chooses
March 01, 2021
What can we do as United Methodists in the Mountain Sky Conference do to help those in Texas?
March 01, 2021
PRESS RELEASE March 1, 2021 Agape Safe Haven Holds Roundtable Discussion On Race, Politics, and Christian Community A Longmont-based Christian homeless ministry, Agape Safe Haven, held an online round table discussion titled...
February 19, 2021
Over the next four weeks, a series of COVID-19 Vaccine videos will be released for use by individuals and in local churches. They feature three medical professionals in our conference and can be used congregations. From the ...
February 17, 2021
Vital Conversations on Wednesday, Feb. 24 at 11:30 am
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February 11, 2021
JUST LOVE: Week One - Japanese American internment on February 21 from 5:30 -6:30 pm
February 11, 2021
This features the biographies of the presenters for JUST LOVE on February 28.
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February 11, 2021
Welcome from the Community Engagement Team! We are thrilled to present you with a list of contacts to support you with ways to engage your communities. In these unprecedented times communities need our church support more than ...
February 10, 2021
This features the biographies of the presenters for JUST LOVE on February 21.
February 08, 2021
Just Love: Call to Action CAN-IT Food Drive February 17 - April 4th, 2021
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February 07, 2021
JUST LOVE Lenten Series Feb. 21-Mar. 28, 2021, consecutive Sundays from 5:30-6:45 p.m.
February 07, 2021
JUST LOVE Week Five - Criminalization of Black Girls in School
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February 07, 2021
JUST LOVE Week Two Generational Trauma on Feb. 28
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February 07, 2021
JUST LOVE Week Three -- Human Trafficking
February 07, 2021
JUST LOVE Immigration Stores on March 21
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February 07, 2021
JUST LOVE Week One -- Japanese American Internment on February 21 from 5:30 - 6:30 pm
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January 26, 2021
The conversation will include personal stories, a discussion on what Beloved Community means within our communities and the UMC, and how we are called and can participate in co-creating that Beloved Community as disciples of Jesus...
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January 19, 2021
JUST LOVE is a Lenten Series that explores social justice issues and challenges participants to live in faith, act with courage, and work for justice so that all may have an abundant life.
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November 12, 2020
Nov. 20 is often acknowledged as Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) within the transgender and broader LGBTQ+ community. It is a day to acknowledge the violence many transgender people face in our world, especially transgender ...
November 09, 2020
Our Mountain Sky Conference is launching something new this month – a new website called Mountain Sky Ministry Crossroads. But Crossroads is more than a website. It is a platform to find resources for ministry and network with ...
November 03, 2020
Bishop Karen Oliveto is excited to welcome Mike Moore as the new Disaster Response Coordinator for the Mountain Sky Conference, effective Nov. 1, 2020. Mike Moore brings years of experience as a member of the Conference Disaster ...
October 26, 2020
On Sept. 28, more than 200 leaders of local church (re)Launch teams from across our conference met with the Ministry in a Time of COVID-19 taskforce to share what they have learned, needs, and ongoing concerns. Following that ...
October 15, 2020
Submitted by the Rev. Patrick Lewis Pastor, First United Methodist Church, Billings, Montana How are you holding up? No, really, do you feel like the world is closing in on you, or are you one of the people who can seemingly ...
October 13, 2020
Pivoting into a new strategy for doing ministry might actually be a dance with the Trinity as steps find new life, new purpose, and new wisdom.
October 12, 2020
At Denver-based nonprofit, Stigma, it is our mission to crush the stigma associated with alcoholism. We do not believe alcoholism is a spiritual deficiency.
October 12, 2020
With the help of an Abundant Health Grant and generous sponsors, First UMC Windsor, CO hosted a Youth Mental Health First Aid training. The purpose of this class is to train adults (18 and over) how to be an effective support ...
October 12, 2020
The primary goal of Faith Community Nursing (FCN) is to minister to the spiritual health of a Faith Community while also helping members of the Faith Community with their physical, mental, and emotional needs.
September 25, 2020
Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 is National Hispanic Heritage Month. This week, we will be celebrating the ministry of Enciende Una Luz UMC. A partnership with Smoky Hill UMC in Centennial, CO, Enciende Una Luz UMC has been serving the ...
September 25, 2020
Tri-Lakes UMC has produced John Wesley "campaign signs" using his quote about how to approach differences during an election. We've had a ton of interest in this idea from other churches throughout the country, so we have made the...
September 07, 2020
The Pilgrimage to the Land of Love is a spiritual journey with fellow Mountain Sky members as we together expand our understanding of racism in our lives and our world.
August 13, 2020
During the COVID-19 lockdown in Salt Lake City, Christ United Methodist Church became home to four shelter families in the Family Promise Salt Lake program.
July 28, 2020
The MIssion Team at Mission Valley UMC in St. Ignatius, MT is providing gift baskets to essential workers in their area.
June 15, 2020
Many among us have engaged in antiracism work, but as I look forward, this is an opportunity for us as the Mountain Sky Conference of the UMC to say a collective “yes” because we believe in living into Beloved Community. When any ...
June 12, 2020
As the Mountain Sky Conference, we are committed to doing anti-racism work within ourselves, our churches, and our world. The following book study will be offered as space for laity to learn, explore, reflect on the process of ...
June 04, 2020
Given the frequency of saying living in the pandemic is “a marathon, not a sprint,” Major Rettig shares with you a few things that he has learned from the running world.
May 26, 2020
Over 400 masks were made by Longs Peak UMC in Longmont, Colorado.
May 18, 2020
Each week, more UMCs contribute to the JUST LOVE Masks-On Initiative! As of June 22, we reported more than 34,800 masks created by MSC UMCs! JUST LOVE: Masks-on encourages local MSC churches to provide homemade cloth masks for ...
May 18, 2020
Mountain Sky Conference has released a quarterly Pathways Focus Sessions report. This second quarterly report shares some of the work done by the Pathways Team to help keep you abreast of developments and directions being explored...
May 07, 2020
Marcia Muir, pastor of Chester UMC, 30 miles south of the Canadian border in Montana, was awakened by a 7:30 a.m. phone call Tuesday, April 7. A man with a German accent told her that the Riverview Hutterite Colony wanted to ...
May 05, 2020
Tug of Love will be the only fundraiser for AC2020. This year, the funds will go to East Angola Pastor Support and Feeding America (within the MSC area).
April 29, 2020
Jim Robison-Cox provides a summary of MSC Disaster Response efforts during the coronavirus and what you can do to help UMCOR US Disaster Response and Recovery.
April 24, 2020
JUST LOVE: Masks-on encourages local MSC churches to provide homemade cloth masks for local, frontline workers in their neighborhood/community.
April 24, 2020
The new name for Annual Conference “Mission Immersion Day” is JUST LOVE. The Community Engagement Mission Team would like to share this new name with the Conference. JUST LOVE is the new brand for mission-related programs/projects...
April 20, 2020
In light of COVID-19, Servicios de la Raza wants to ensure our clients and community partners that we are still available and providing the following services.
March 31, 2020
Bishop Karen P. Oliveto has announced her intention to appoint the Reverend Jeff Rainwater as the new Superintendent for Congregational and Community Vitality for the Mountain Sky Conference, effective July 1, 2020. Rainwater is ...
March 31, 2020
It’s helpful for us to see through the lens of disaster response. The COVID-19 event (or series of events) is currently causing us trauma. Everyone is learning new ways to live.
March 30, 2020
Join author, creative worship and guest readiness coach Jason Moore for a 90-minute webinar, Tuesday, April 7 from 1 to 3 p.m. MDT for Telling the Old Story in a New Time: Best Practices for Worshiping Online and Beyond in a ...
March 25, 2020
The Mountain Sky Conference and Mountain Sky United Methodist Foundation joined together on March 5 for their quarterly “Day of Service.” 120 paper bag meals were prepared and shared with the homeless at Civic Center Park in ...
March 09, 2020
The Tri-Lakes United Methodist Church (TLUMC) Emergency Preparedness Group (EPG) Volunteers received the national Wildfire Mitigation Award in a ceremony at TLUMC on Feb. 22, 2020. The competitive award is co-sponsored by the ...
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March 02, 2020
On Feb. 26, Parker UMC hosted “Drive-Thru Ashes” for the second year on Ash Wednesday. Located in a suburb where many people commute to work, Parker UMC saw a need in its community to help reach those who may not be able to fit an...
