The United Methodist Judicial Council on Nov. 10 ruled in favor of Bishop Earl Bledsoe, ordering that he be reinstated to active service and assigned to an episcopal area. Read more...
The South Central Jurisdictional Episcopacy Committee has announced assignments for bishops effective Sept. 1, 2012. Read more...
ABOUT THE SCJ MISSION AND ADMINISTRATION COUNCIL
The Mission Council is the governing body of the South Central Jurisdiction between Jurisdictional Conference sessions. The Council meets annually to discuss and make decisions regarding the operations of the Jurisdiction. Read more...
2013 Training Schedule - Volunteers in Mission and Disaster Response
The current training schedule follows. Additional sessions are added throughout the year, so watch this posting or contact your Annual Conference UMVIM and Disaster Response Coordinators for the very latest. See the schedule
Medical Volunteers in Haiti
UMVIM and UMCOR are pleased to announce that medical teams are now welcome to schedule mission service to existing partner health programs in the Port-au-Prince area through the UMVIM system in Haiti. For more information, contact Susan Meister at haitivolunteers@yahoo.com .
As a reminder, all UMVIM teams are requested to follow UMVIM guidelines:
1. The team's leader is to have Team Leader training. 2. All team members need to have Safe Santuaries training. 3. All team member must have accident insurance through their conference or GBGM. 4. The team's project must be selected from Approved Project List. 5. Register your team with your conference UMVIM coordinator.
For Approved Project List, contact your Conference UMVIM Coordinator or visit www.umvim.info for the current listing.
Current UMVIM Newsletter
The latest edition of Connections, the UMVIM newsletter for the South Central Jurisdiction, is available for your viewing. Read latest...