Rev. Les Parmenter will be installed as Pastor of Thomas County Parish (Halsey, Seneca, and Thedford UCC churches) and Rev. Coral Parmenter as Pastor of Purdum UCC on Saturday, April 23rd, 2022 in a Joint Service at 11:00am at First Congregational UCC in Thedford, NE. The service will be attended by all four congregations. Rev. […]
April 24th is Pacific Islander and Asian American Ministries (PAAM) Sunday! Your Conference Staff and other UCC leaders will be honoring and celebrating it by offering a virtual worship service. The service is available for download using the buttons below. As before, you can use the whole video service, parts of the video service, […]
The next Great Plains Five Day Academy for Spiritual Formation will be held April 24th through 29th, 2022 at the St. Benedict Center near Schuyler, Nebraska. The theme is Compassion for Self and Others and the faculty will be Suzanne Seaton and Frank Roger. The event will follow the rhythm of Benedictine Spirituality. You may […]
Join the Des Moines Pastoral Counseling Center (DMPCC) for a 5-part series of virtual workshops! Suicide Awareness & Prevention in Faith Communities – Thursday, April 28, 12-3pm, led by Diane McClanahan, M.Div. Mindful Ministry – Thursday, May 5, 12-3pm, led by Mark Minear, Ph.D. Practical Applications & Implications of Forgiveness in Ministry – Thursday, May 12, […]
Members of the Two Rivers Association are invited to join together for the annual Association meeting! The purpose is to do the business of the Association and to fellowship and learn from one another to better do ministry in the area. The meeting will be a hybrid in-person and virtual event. It will start at […]
Framed through the lens of clergy health and wellness, join in for a not-so-typical clergy boundary training. Through both presentations and small group collaborative learning, participants will focus on several key areas for balance and wellbeing in their ministry. Areas of focus include: Dealing with difficult people Tools for mindfulness and spiritual disciplines Compassion fatigue, […]
