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UMM Purpose - Helping men to grow in Christ, so others can know Christ.
President - Wayne Callis
Vice President - Jeff Roth
Secretary - Bob Carden
Treasurer - Ed Jackson
Chaplain - Rick Koenig |
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Camp Rainbow Connection will be held
at the Blackstone Conference and Retreat Center on July 8-13 and August 12-17,
2012. New campers are always welcome! Potential campers must be at least 16
years of age, have an intellectual disability as their primary disability, and
be able to independently complete activities of daily living. Contact the
Office of Inclusivity and Lay Leadership Excellence to receive an application
packet. New and returning staff volunteers are also needed - ESPECIALLY MEN!
Staff members must be at least 16 years of age by July 1st, agree to a criminal
background check, attend a training session in the spring, and commit to
attending the full week of camp. For the first time in 2012, there will be the
opportunity for a limited number of 15 year olds to serve as Camp Rainbow
Connection Youth Advocates.
For more information, contact the
Virginia Conference UMC Office of Inclusivity and Lay Leadership Excellence by
telephone at 800-768-6040 or 804-521-1100 ext. 153 or by e-mail: marthastokes@vaumc.org.
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UMM Resources
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Calendar of Events
19 Feb - Men's Breakfast 7:00 AM in the Fellowship Hall.
18 Mar - Men's Breakfast 7:00 AM in the Fellowship Hall.
24 Mar - Men's Spring Training Event, Welbourne UMC, Richmond, 9am-3pm
15 Apr - Men's Breakfast 7:00 AM in the Fellowship Hall.
20 May - Men's Breakfast 7:00 AM in the Fellowship Hall.
17 Jun - Men's Breakfast 7:00 AM in the Fellowship Hall.
19 Dec - Men's Breakfast 7:00 AM in the Fellowship Hall. |
Our annual Spring Training Event will be
held March 24th this year at Welborne UMC, 920 Maybeury Drive Richmond.
Welborne UMC is conveniently located off Patterson Avenue between Parham
and Gaskins.
Registration, coffee and donuts will begin at 8:45 The
opening session starts at 9:30 with a Welcoming message by Jeff
Hall, Conference UMM Vice President for Membership and Development.
That will be followed by our morning devotions with music led by Johnnie
Draughon and a devotional message delivered by our Chaplain
Steve Sales. An offering will be collected during the morning devotions
to support our ministries. After the report of the Nominating
committee our new officers will be installed followed by a brief business
meeting and the 2012 State of the Conference UMM report given by President Jim
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Johnny Draughon
will lead
"Understanding Men's Ministries" |
This year we will offer four breakout training
sessions:
- Understanding
Men's Ministry led by Johnny Draughon
- Scouting
Ministries led by Charlie Carpenter
- Disaster
Response 101 led by Va Conf Disaster Team
- Disciple
Outreach Prison Ministry led by Gene Mims
Training Sessions will run from 10:30 until noon and from 1:00
until 2:30. The Richmond District UMMen will be serving lunch from noon
until 1:00. A free will offering for
lunch will be taken. We reconvene at 2:30 in the Sanctuary for
closing.
For more information contact: Jeff Hall at rjeffhall@cox.net
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