2025 Dakotas Licensing School

Thank you for registering for the 2025Dakotas Conference Licensing School. The event will be in person from June 22-26, 2025 at the Living Waters Retreat Center at Camp Lake Poinsett, SD. Your dean is ReverendAnnie Carlson.

The study materials will be available soon. Please check in with Rev. Annie Carlsonif you have any questions.

In general, please note that the list of materials and the online portion will need to be reviewed and/or completed by you prior to your arrival to licensing school (before June 22rd).

TUITION :
For those serving in the Dakotas Conference: $400
---> $150 of your own participation - please write the check for that amount
---> $250 through the scholarship application (please apply at the end of this form)

For those serving in another Conference: $850

We prefer that you pay by check. Please mail the payment to:
Dakotas Annual Conference of the UMC
ATTN: Dakotas Licensing School 2025
PO Box 460
Mitchell, SD 57301

--> Registration deadline: May 22, 2025
--> Payment deadline; May 22, 2025

(Side Note: If there is a need for transportation to and from an airport, please write that in the comments section above. We will do our best to help with coordinating that transport.)

Thank you for filling out this form. Please note that you can only submit this form if you have filled out all questions that are marked as required(*).

We will be in touch with you as soon as we receive your application.

The Dakotas Conference Office

Are you attending to be certified as *

Licensed Local Pastor

Lay Minister

For which conference? *

Your first and last name: *

Your email: *

Your primary phone: *

Your mailing address: *

Your date of birth: *

Highest education completed: *

Present school: *

Present employment: *

Role at local church or current appointment: *

Name of charge: *

District and conference: *

District superintendent (DS): *

DS - mailing address: *

DS - email and phone *

Date of approval from S/PPRC: *

Chairperson: *

Recommended by charge conference (date): *

Written application to district superintendent (YES or NO and date): *

Date of certified candidacy: *

Location of appointment *

District *

Name of church if applicable *

Please register by checking YES below (answer required): *

YES

5. DAKOTAS SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
The application is for those serving inside the Dakotas Conference (if granted you will receive $250 which leaves $150 of your own participation to be paid by May 1, 2025) .

Your Name:

Your church membership:

Your district superintendent:

 COMMENTS / QUESTIONS/ INFORMATION NEEDS:

If you have any questions during this application process, please contact the dean Rev. Annie Carlson @ 701-269-4483. For anything else, please fill in the comment box below. Thank you for completing this form. We will be in touch with you as soon as possible.        

2025 Dakotas Licensing School

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