North Indiana Conference to host Teach UM Fair at Gary June 14-19

e-HUM Announcement

May 20, 2008

REMINDER

North Indiana Conference to host Teach UM Fair at Gary June 14-19

Registration deadline has been extended to Sunday, June 1.

The North Indiana Conference UMVIM network in conjunction with the Marquette Park UMC, Gary, Ind., the teachUM steering committee of UMVIM-North Central Jurisdiction and the General Board of Global Ministries are pleased to hold a very special teachUM Fair at the Marquette Park UMC on June 14-19, 2008. Members from each of the participating groups will lead workshops on topics targeted towards volunteers from the education and teaching fields. Marquette Park has offered its facilities and volunteers to host the event and as an outreach of this Fair, event participants will conduct a Vacation Bible School for three evenings at the nearby Hispanic Community of Lake Station.

The event is billed as a way to increase your comfort level in cross cultural teaching experiences

Special guests include:

UNA JONES, Executive Secretary Mission Leaders, UMW, General Board of Global Ministries of New York City – Monday workshop.
REV. DIONISIO SALAZAR, Asst. General Secretary Hispanic/Latino Ministries, General Board of Global Ministries of New York City – Sunday evening worship, Monday workshop
BETH FERRELL, RN, Mission Interpreter in Residence for the North Central Jurisdiction of Illinois
NANCY EUBANKS, General Board of Global Ministries Consultant for Individual Volunteers of Tennessee
GINA RIENDEAU, North Indiana Conference Staff for Missions and current Individual Volunteer in Zambia
JOE AND CAROLYN WAGNER, directors of Operation Classroom and Operation Doctor of Indiana
REV. ANTHONY DIOH, education secretary of UMC in Liberia
BONNIE ALBERT, UMVIM Coordinator for North Indiana Conference.

Please write umvim-ncj@brookings.net for the registration form with schedule details and a flyer. Consider joining us and helping disseminate this information to persons that you think might benefit and be interested in these workshop topics. For registration, schedule and further information, visit: www.gbgm-umc.org/northcentralvim/teachum.html or write/call umvim-ncj@brookings.net or call 605-692-3390.

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