The Land

Safe travels to anyone traveling back home from Mountain Sky Conference Annual Conference!

Here's an unofficial summary of what happened there..

A goodbye celebration for Pastor Lauretta last Saturday. We will miss you, Pastor Lauretta! But Godspeed and take care!

More beauty from today's service

Our newest members

Tomorrow we'll start collecting welcome gifts for Pastor Rebecca. Feel free to bring them to worship tomorrow to add to the Welcome Basket Blair has. :)

Join us tomorrow, June 6th for worship at 10:00am for communion and Pastor Lauretta's last Saturday with us. Pastor Lauretta will preach on the hymn Great is Thy Faithfulness and Lamentations 3:22-23.

It should be a warm, sunny day! Hope to see you there!

For more info and the latest community updates, click here: https://mailchi.mp/131fc67f1446/theland-10343916

Some interesting learning opportunities in July and August for UMC clergy and laity. Some interesting learning opportunities, including about current events like affordable housing issues and learnings about our current political context. There will also be ministry-specific courses like preaching, the None's and Done's, and Church Administration. There may be scholarships available through Mountain Sjy Conference.

This summer, Mountain Sky Conference leaders have a meaningful opportunity to learn, grow, and connect with others across the Western Jurisdiction.
Lay members, clergy, church staff, and ministry teams are invited to take part in a summer series of online continuing education courses offered by leaders across the Western Jurisdiction of The United Methodist Church. Courses will be held in July and August via Zoom, with options ranging from one to five weeks and most meeting in the evenings.
The 12-course lineup includes learning opportunities in beloved community, church administration, outreach, congregational vitality, and more. Highlighted offerings include:
• Building Beloved Community: The Courage to Love in the Face of Tyranny
• The Fundamentals of Church Administration
• An Integrated System Approach to Outreach, designed for church teams of three to five people
For churches across the Mountain Sky Conference, this is a great way to strengthen practical ministry skills, learn alongside others across the connection, and bring new tools for faithful leadership back to your local congregation and community.
Learn more:
https://westernjurisdictionumc.org/wjcstce2026/
Register for courses:
https://cst.edu/summerce2026/

Join us this Saturday, May 30th at 10:00 for a morning of Holy Resistance. Using a combination of Biblical stories and modern freedom songs, we will connect the dots between movements for liberation then and now. Let us sing our praises and uphold the dignity of all who are created in God’s image.

Come sing with us!

For more info (and other news for the week), see here: https://mailchi.mp/bd1acc4e3c2d/theland-10343766