South Indiana Conference

Commissioned and welcomed the Rev. Robert Sharp as Conference Council Director
Conference preacher was Bishop Charles Wesley Jordan, retired.
Authorized development of a plan to raise funding throughout the conference for a program to support establishment of new communities of faith.
Approved a $10.9 million budget, which had been amended to include necessary additional funds to help cover health insurance for retired pastors. The amendment was added when a proposal to shift costs of insurance to retirees, themselves, was voted down and remanded for further study.
Approved proposed guidelines for election of Jurisdictional and General Conference delegates next year.
Announced a $500,000 building project for Korean UMC in Bloomington
Resolved to include voices of black UMs in resources and events aimed at making amends for historic racism in the Church and encouraged all congregations to seek ways to be in joint ministry with Pan Methodist churches.

Launch of "The Promise Church" in Fishers, Ind. The Rev. Rusty Allanson, pastor
South Conference members gave $260,000 to the Church's 9/11 fund.
South Conference paid 100 percent of World Service apportionments in 2001, for the sixth consecutive year, and received a plaque of recognition from the General Board of Global Ministries.
Noted the ground breaking in May for the new Conference Service Center facility in Bloomington, now under construction.
Commissioned three new lay missionaries to the Hispanic community
Completion of the Africa University dorm project in Zimbabwe, with 486 conference churches contributing.
Ordained seven new elders and one new deacon
Celebrated the years of ministry of 27 retiring pastors.

Last updated on 01/14/2004