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“God’s Church in a Strange Land:
7 Ways to Thrive”
Call to the 143rd Spring Annual Meeting

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Call Letter: HTML | PDF FAQ Answer Sheet with details about the meeting: HTML | PDF Agenda for the Meeting: HTML | PDF Consent Agenda with the Rules of Procedure: HTML | PDF Biographical information for the Keynote Speakers at bottom of page or PDF Workshop listing: HTML | PDF Directions to First Congregational Church of Madison: HTML | PDF Lodging Options: HTML | PDF Registration Form (PDF) Special Need Form (PDF) Child Care Request Form (PDF)

Annual Meeting 2010
First Congregational Church of Madison UCC
26 Meetinghouse Lane, Madison
Saturday, May 8, 2010

Please be sure Delegates and Attendees receive this material.

Theme: Today’s church, at times, feels like it is wandering in a wilderness that is this world in which we minister and live. Come be equipped to face the challenges of today’s church. Learn about ways to grow the church and how to identify and equip leadership for the church of today and tomorrow.

Keynoters: We are honored and privileged to have as our keynoters the Rev. Stephen L. Sterner, Executive Minister of the United Church of Christ’s Local Church Ministries and the Rev. Cameron Trimble, Executive Co-director for the Center for Progressive Renewal, a church planting and resourcing organization affiliated with the United Church of Christ.

Registration will begin at 8:00 a.m., with adjournment at 5:00 p.m. The agenda for the day is available here. Also available: FAQ Answer Sheet with details about the meeting, Consent Agenda with the Rules of Procedure, Biographical information for the Keynote Speakers, Online Registration and Registration Form, the Workshop listing, and directions to First Congregational Church of Madison.

The Day: Mr. James Robertson, Moderator, will call us to order at 8:55 a.m. Our Alternate Conference Preacher, the Rev. John Nelson, is planning the opening and closing worship. The closing worship service will include Communion and A Service For Ending An Authorized Ministry for me as your Conference Minister. Elections of officers, the Board of Directors and other committees will be included on the Consent Agenda for action early in the day. An offering for Silver Lake Scholarships will be received.

When we assemble at First Congregational Church of Madison, we will be rejuvenated as the Body of Christ—there we will experience the imagination and creativity that is a part of all of us, be challenged to live in ways that invite the spirit in, and worship God with joy. So come prayerfully, thoughtfully, and enthusiastically to seek God’s wisdom for our common mission as the United Church of Christ in Connecticut.

This Call is sent to:

• Visitors and Members Of Local Churches In The Connecticut Conference
• Lay Delegates From Local Churches
• Youth Delegates From Local Churches
• All Authorized Ministers Of The Conference
• All Officers Of The Conference
• Moderators Of Associations
• Former Moderators Of The Annual Meetings
• Board Of Directors And Committees Named In The Bylaws

Sincerely in Christ,

The Rev. Dr. Davida Foy Crabtree
Conference Minister

Keynote Speakers

The Rev. Stephen L. Sterner

Local Church Ministries encourages and supports UCC congregations in the fulfillment of God’s mission. Steve believes the United Church of Christ is at a critical and exciting moment in its history. Local Church Ministries has as its charge the ministry of supporting and strengthening local congregations in their transforming work.

The Rev. Cameron Trimble

is the executive co-director of the Center for Progressive Renewal, a church planting and resourcing organization affiliated with the United Church of Christ. Rev. Trimble is convinced that the future of the progressive mainline Church is dependent upon our ability to cultivate the highest quality of leadership in both ordained and lay leadership.