Missouri Union Presbytery

Local Missouri Union Presbyterian Churches donate over $300,000 to mission projects!

Angela Pool — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:54:18 +0000

According to the results of the Inventory of Missional Giving for 2010, churches in Missouri Union Presbytery gave over $300,000 to 181 different entities including various food pantries, children’s services, benevolence funds and community projects. That’s almost $40 for every Presbyterian on the rolls in Missouri Union Presbytery!
But that’s not all, we also looked at volunteer service hours donated by members in the name of the church. Presbyterians donated over 15,000 hours of service organizations and projects in the community. That is like having 7 people working full-time 40-hour a week jobs doing mission work in Missouri Union Presbytery all year long! That’s A LOT OF LABOR. But it’s not just a labor…it’s a labor of LOVE. It’s a labor for the LOVE of CHRIST. When you look at the BIG Picture …there is an army of Presbyterians building the kingdom of GOD in Missouri Union Presbytery! Note: There is a file embedded within this post, please visit this post to download the file.

Get Your February MUP Pac Right Here!

Angela Pool — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:50:26 +0000

Click on the links below to get your MUP Pac documents.

Clerks of Session, please print out these documents and give them to the Commissioner from your church attending the Presbytery Meeting on February 9 at Coates Street Presbyterian Church in Moberly.

Also, if there is information that might be of interest to others in your congregation please print them out and share them with others.

1-February 2012 MUP Newsletter
2-Docket Feb. 9 2012
3-Minutes 10-21-11
4-Camp Brochure (part one)
5-Camp Brochure -Registration/Medical(part two)
6-Camp and Outdoors Ministry Report
7-COM Report-Feb 2012
8-Helen Logan Statement of Faith
9-Proposed Revison of MUP Standing Rules
10-MO Responsible Lending Flyer
11-Balance sheet-Dec. 31, 2011
12-Budget vs Actual-2011-Long Form
13-Budget vs Actual-2011-Short Form
14-MUP Pastoral Retreat Flyer
15-Trustees Report-Feb 2012

Please note: In the case of severe winter weather, please call the Presbytery Office at (855) 635-9221 for a prerecorded message indicating if the Presbytery Meeting has been postponed until Friday February 10. Also please notify the Presbytery office by February 7 of any need for special dietary food or child care.

Directions:From US 63 (north or south), exit at Rt. EE Rollins St. and turn west towards Moberly. Go about 2 miles and turn right at the 3 Way Stop Sign onto Johnson street (formerly 6^th street) and go two blocks to the church on the left.

Annual Forms for Clerks of Session

Angela Pool — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 21:04:43 +0000

Forms due by January 25, 2012 include:
Church Change Form
Necrology Report for 2011

Forms due by February 22, 2012 include:
Inventory of Church Mission Projects
2012 Elder Email Addresses
Clerk’s Annual Questionaire Report Form
Session Annual Statistical Report

Click below on these printable forms.

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Rob Hoell Named as Covenant Point Camp Director!

Angela Pool — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:22:19 +0000

Rob Hoell, from First Presbyterian Church in Fulton, has been named as Covenant Point Camp Director. His degree in Parks, Recreation and Tourism, as well has his experience with being a part of a family business has prepared him well for this responsibility. Not letting the grass grow under his feet, he is starting today with this new endeavor. Here is a note from him.

Hello fellow Presbyterians!

I am super excited to be the next Camp Director for Covenant Point Camp and Retreat Center! I am thankful to be able to serve YOU, the members of the Presbytery, and am looking forward to getting to visit and meet you in your churches and at camp. The invitation is open for you to schedule and visit camp with your church or group, but I want to extend that invitation in reverse. I want to come visit your congregations and share my enthusiasm for camp in person and get to know you! Let me know if there is a good time for your congregation to “Meet the Camp Director” or I will be in contact to set something up in 2012. I believe camp is a great place to get away from your everyday routine and connect with God.

God has been drawing me to camping ministry since my first camp and conference experiences as a senior high. I have been involved at Covenant Point off and on in the past: as a Senior High from First Presbyterian Church in Fulton up to my recent roles as Mom, Dad and Me Program Coordinator and Camp Committee Moderator. I have various other camp experiences as well and even met my wife at a camp. Our three girls, Avrie (6), Quinn (3), Ella (1), are very excited to be part of camp. I am ready to bring new ideas to Covenant Point and to be the new face of camp for the Presbytery.

Thank you,
Rob Hoell

573-295-4456

robhoell@gmail.com

January 8-14 , 2012 Mission Trip to Alabama

Angela Pool — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 21:26:54 +0000

Mission Trip to Alabama-January 8-14, 2012

MUP-DAT is hosting a mission trip, January 8 − 14, 2012, to Birmingham, Alabama in response to the April 2011 tornadoes. There is a $240/person fee. Scholarships are available. Contact Kathy Montgomery, 573-639-0378 or jomontgomery@gmail.com or Jim Cruickshank, 573-220-6696, jcruick@ktis.net if interested.

What Happened at the August 25, 2011 Presbytery Meeting?

Angela Pool — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 15:01:17 +0000

2011 Evelyn Bedell Recipients

Thirty amazing Seniors were honored with the Evelyn Bedell Awards at the Presbytery Meeting, August 25 at Camp Covenant Point.

Click here to read the brief bios of these exceptional individuals.

Click here if you want to read the Highlights of the Meeting.

To down load the Photo, Click here!

Agape House Ministry

VickiSchildmeyer — Tue, 12 May 2009 02:57:18 +0000

Graduation time is here, a time for new beginnings. Each week many offenders complete their sentences in Missouri correctional centers; they also make new beginnings. Research shows that those who have maintained contact with families make a smoother transition to society. In an effort to make family contact with offenders easier and more affordable, Agape House of Vandalia stands ready to provide overnight accommodations. We thank you for your part in this mission.

Agape House in Vandalia is a ministry supported by the Criminial Justice Mission Team of Missouri Union Presbytery.

Ministry that Matters–Agape House Vandalia

VickiSchildmeyer — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:53:42 +0000

(Received 12/09/08) Recently I had the opportunity to stay at the Vandalia Agape House for a day. The folks visiting come from all walks of life and various ages and stages, and are interesting to meet and talk to. During my 24 hours, two groups of guests, neither of which had visited before, arrived. A few hours later, one woman casually expressed her joy in finding such pleasant and safe surroundings. She said she felt so safe that on her next visit to Vandalia and Bowling Green she will bring her elderly aunt to also visit her incarcerated son. I have been privileged to witness how deeply this ministry touches lives. I am thankful to have a part in it. I am sure this scene is replayed often at Agape House. I want you to know it how grateful all the guests I’ve met are for this place. Thank you to all who have contributed in any way to make this possible. Merry Christmas and God bless you! Janet Heim

Hungarian Reformed Church-Basic Information

CecilCulverhouse — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:50:09 +0000

The population of Hungary is less than that of the state of Illinois, but the Hungarian Reformed Church has almost as many members as the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Some members of the Hungarian Reformed Church live outside the current borders of Hungary, as the denomination extends to territory that was Hungary prior to 1923. There are 9 church districts in the Hungarian Reformed Church, which include 64 sub-districts (similar to our presbyteries.) In 2009 a unified constitution will be presented, hoping to solidify unity among the Reformed Christians in Hungary, Serbia, Slovakia, Ukraine, and Transylvania (Romania). Each church district has a bishop ( a minister) and head curator (an elder). The term of office is 6 years; a person may serve 3 terms. Congregations elect commissioners and the districts elect delegates to the General Synod. Bishops and Head Curators are elected there. A new term will begin in 2009.
The partnership of Missouri Union Presbytery is with the Cistibiscan Church District (Tiszaninneni), the northeast quadrant of Hungary. Their bishop is Jozsef Csomos. Tibor Abram is the Head Curator and Hajnalka Domokos is the head of the office staff. David Pandy-Szekeres, a missionary of the Presbyterian Church of Canada, is our primary contact in the Ukraine.
A major focus of Missouri Union Presbytery’s partnership with the HRC district has been the Academy at Sarospatak, founded in 1531, and now consisting of a primary school, a high school and the seminary. Missouri Union Presbytery also has a partnership with the church district in Ukraine. Missouri Union Presbytery congregations have partnered with these Hungarian Reformed congregations:

Coates Street Presbyterian in Moberly is the partner church of Avas Del
First Presbyterian, Fulton helps support churches in Encs and Vizsoy
First Presbyterian in Jefferson City is partnered with Scerencs
Covenant Presbyterian Church in Marshall with Atany
First Presbyterian in Mexico, Missouri, with Avas Church in Miskolc

Missouri IMPACT Adds Partners

VickiSchildmeyer — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:05:14 +0000

JEFFERSON CITY (June 1, 2008) Missouri IMPACT, an ecumenical and interfaith legislative advocacy network, announces the addition of three judicatories to its list of Judicatory Partners for Justice.

New members are: African Methodist Episcopal Church, Fifth Episcopal District; the Baptist General Convention of Missouri; and the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, Third Episcopal District. CME Bishop Paul A.G. Stewart, Sr., said in announcing his support, â€œI want the CME Church to be represented on the Missouri IMPACT Board to assist you in fulfilling your mission of social justice advocacy in behalf of the poor and marginalized of this state. They certainly need a voice in Jefferson City.â€ Presiding Elder Karen Walker McClure, pastor of the Russell Chapel CME Church, Columbia, was named as CME representative.

Rev. Dr. Jim Hill, Executive Director of the Baptist General Convention of Missouri, will represent that body on the Missouri IMPACT Board. Dr. Hill, also chair of Missouri Christians Against Racism and Poverty, stated, â€œOur Convention is committed to social justice and racial equity and we desire very much to work ecumenically and in interfaith relationships to address the critical needs of Missouriâ€™s disadvantaged citizens. I look forward to working with Missouri IMPACT in its mission of legislative advocacy for social justice.â€

The Fifth Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church will be represented by Rev. Mary Hull-Lovett, pastor of St. Paul AME Church in Columbia. Rev. Hull-Lovett was named to the Missouri IMPACT Board by Rev. Dr. Cecil Howard, AME Former General Secretary.

It is with great sadness we note the death of Dr. Howard. Rev. Dr. John Bennett commented, â€œDr. Cecil Howard was a strong supporter of Missouri IMPACT, recently becoming a MO IMPACT Partner for Justice. He was a faithful ecumenist who worked tirelessly in recent years in the formation of Missouri Churches Uniting in Christ. We are deeply saddened by the death of this ecumenical saint who labored graciously in our midst for the unity of the church. We grieve with hope.â€

Additional Judicatory Partners are: Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) of Mid-America; Community of Christ; the Episcopal Church, Diocese of Missouri; Central States Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America; Missouri Jewish Federation; Presbyterian Church (USA); Missouri Mid-South Conference, United Church of Christ; and Missouri Conference of the United Methodist Church.