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of the Alabama-West Florida Conference
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School of Mission
Beginning Pastor's Workshop
Scholarship Committee
July 30, 10 a.m., at Gadsden Street UMC.
Mtg. of District Assistants
Aug. 1st at Baypines District Office.
Administrator's Conference
Aug. 3-6 at Lake Junaluska. >>>
WCA Leadership Summit
Aug. 7-8 at Gulf Breeze UMC. >>>
Safe Sanctuaries Training
Aug. 9 at Huntingdon College in Montgomery. >>>
Mission to Costa Rica
Farewell Reception
for Bishop Goodpaster
Aug. 10 at St. James UMC in Montgomery. >>>
Older Adults Conference
Aug. 11-15 at Lake Junaluska. >>>
"Transformed Giving: Realizing Your Church's Full Stewardship Potential"
Aug. 14 in Montgomery. Click here. The cost for the event is only $15 per person for those who already have the kit. You may pay at the door, but we encourage participants to go ahead and register online - and give Whitfield an approximate head count.
Financial Seminar
Aug. 21 at Evergreen FUMC. >>>
Parish Nursing Preparation
Aug. 25-Nov. 14 at Springhill College in Mobile. >>>
CORE Team
Aug. 26 at district office, lunch provided.
Central Subdistrict Cluster
Aug. 31 host: Jay UMC. >>>
Sexual Ethics in Ministry
Sep. 25 seminar at Ozark. >>>
Convocation on Preaching
Sep. 29-Oct. 1 at Grand Hotel, Point Clear, AL. >>>
Lay Speaking Training
Oct. 11 & 18 at Gonzalez UMC. >>>
From the D.S.
A new message from the District Superintendent was posted on the "From the D.S." page Tuesday, July 22. >>>
NewsCONNECTION
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Need Audio/Visual Equipment?
Gulf Breeze UMC has a variety of used audio and video equipment free to any church with need. Please contact Reid Billingsley at (850) 932-3595.
Envisioning Events
What do we want our Conference to look like 10-20 years from now? The Order of Elders is sponsoring three envisioning events led by Dr. Herb Sadler. The gatherings will be held Aug. 12 at Montgomery First UMC, Aug. 19 at Cokesbury UMC in Pensacola, and Aug. 21 at Covenant UMC in Dothan. They will begin at 10 a.m. and end approximately 2 p.m. Lunch is provided. Contact Ed Glaize, (251) 867-8051, to register or (if you will be unable to attend) to add your voice to the conversation.
New Bishop Announced
Newly elected Bishop Paul L. Leeland will begin serving the Alabama - West Florida Conference Sept. 1st. As we anticipate the arrival of Bishop Leeland and his wife, Janet, in early September, please direct any invitations to preach or visit your church to the bishop's secretary, Linda Swayne, (334) 277-1787. Click here to meet our new Bishop.
Farewell Reception
A farewell reception honoring Bishop and Mrs. Larry M. Goodpaster will be held at St. James United Methodist Church in Montgomery on Sunday, August 10, 4-6 p.m. All clergy, lay members, and friends of the Alabama - West Florida Conference are invited to bid our bishop and his wife farewell as they begin a new appointment in the Western North Carolina Conference in September after 8 years of loyal service to our conference. >>>
Charge Conferences
Charge Conference forms and instructional Guide Booklet are now available on our CC Forms page, but if you'd like for the district office to mail you these just let us know.
Subdistrict Cluster
The Central Subdistrict's first Fifth-Sunday Cluster - all music! - is planned for Sunday evening, August 31, 6 p.m., at Jay UMC. Visit the Message Board for more on this.
Word from Noah's Ark
Greetings from Noah's Ark Beach Ministry! (Panama City, Florida). >>Click here<<
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InfoServ
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FAQs
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The United Methodist Church
Pensacola District Office
902 East Jackson Street, Pensacola, FL 32501-4011
P.O. Box 2727, Pensacola, FL 32513-2727
Phone (850) 434-0118 - Fax (850) 434-0119
Office hours are Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Welcome to the Pensacola District, one of eight districts comprising the The United Methodist Church's Alabama-West Florida Conference. Within our District are sugar-white beaches, emerald Gulf waters, fruited plains, and half a dozen military communities. There are 53 United Methodist Churches in the Pensacola District, with more than 32,000 members, in an area which includes Escambia, Santa Rosa, and Okaloosa Counties in Florida and a small slice of Baldwin County in Alabama. True to biblical mandate and denominational priority, we are committed to making disciples of residents, tourists, and snowbirds alike through the proclamation of the good news of Jesus Christ in houses of worship and on the beaches, the establishment of new congregations, and the nurture of exisiting ones. [Map at left is courtesy of Dale Crow.]
