Elisha deadline extended to March 24th

The deadline for internship applications to be considered for the Elisha Project has been extended until Friday, March 24th. Elisha interns and church congregations both benefit from each other throughout these 10-week summer internships. See what some of our past interns and their mentoring pastors had to say in the linked videos on the Elisha Project web page.

Annual Conference 2017 deadlines approaching

Certain deadlines are drawing nearer for Annual Conference Sessions 2017. Petitions and resolutions are due on March 30, 2017 – Details here.

Registration is now open on our website – You can register easily here.

Awards nominations are due on March 29, 2017 – Details here.

Breakthrough Workshop: Compelling Communications  –  Update

Facebook, Twitter, marketing, live-streaming, e-newsletters. They can all help you reach out to your congregation and community, without outspending your budget. To update your knowledge or even just get started communicating in new ways, attend this unique United Methodist workshop on April 2nd in Huron. If you can’t make it to Huron for the workshop, you can watch it live-streamed at a church in your district. To see a detailed schedule, registration and site list, click this calendar link.

Rabbi Wolicki at Dakota Wesleyan University

DWU is thrilled to be hosting Rabbi Pesach Wolicki in March. He will do a youth event on Wednesday night Mar 15, the Stark Lectureship on Mar 16 and on the same day at 1:00 pm, he will do a training for pastors and any interested church leadership. 

For a detailed description of each event and a bio of the presenter, please click here.

For any questions, please contact Joel Allen at DWU

United Methodists join pipeline protest in Washington DC

United Methodists joined thousands of other protesters who marched to oppose President Donald Trump’s executive order allowing construction on the Dakotas Access Pipeline to resume. Photo: The Rev. David Wilson, superintendent of the Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference, greets participants at the Methodist Building before the march. Photo by Erik Alsgaard, UMNS.

The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, based in North Dakota, organized the Native Nations March. The tribe and other pipeline opponents have argued in federal court that the pipeline crosses sacred land, was approved by the government without adequate consultation, and would contaminate its water supply. United Methodist Communications reported March 13th here on their website.

Walk to Emmaus

Dakotas Walk to Emmaus will hold Men's Walk #55 on March 23-26, 2017, and Women’s Walk #56 on March 30 – April 2, 2017, at Inspiration Hills near Canton, SD. The Walk to Emmaus program is a 72-hour experience starting Thursday evening and ending on Sunday. Participants are asked to separate themselves from their daily activities for this time period. There is no physical walking distance, but rather a “walk” with others in fellowship, learning and fun.  Click these links for the  and Women’s retreats:

Men’s Retreat                     Women's Retreat

Myth or Fact Workshops

In case you missed them last fall, they’re coming back for an encore tour. Conference Treasurer Jeff Pospisil, Dakotas UM Foundation Director Sheri Meister, and Pastor Bob Ruedebusch will be bringing their Myth or Fact workshop to Watertown and Bismarck in April. This workshop is open to church treasurers and finance committee members as well as anyone interested in giving and stewardship. The Saturday workshops will run from 9:00am – 1:00pm CDT and lunch is provided.

• April 22nd in Watertown, SD at Cornerstone UMC, and
• April 29th in Bismarck, ND at Legacy UMC.

Please email the Foundation office or call (605) 990-7790 so we know how to plan for lunch.

Sponsored by the Dakotas Council of Finance & Administration, Dakotas United Methodist Foundation, and Sioux Falls First United Methodist Church.