An Account of the Ministry and Mission
of the South East District

South East District Clergy Meeting via Zoom

Monday, July 13 ~ 1:00 pm

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We extend a warm welcome to the following pastors who have received new appointments in the district as of July 1, 2020.

Linda Birchall (Marvin)

Tommy Braswell (St. Paul)

Brett DeHart (Aldersgate)

Steve Dodson (Thomson First – as of May 1)

Vincent Dominique (Transformation)

Rick Gillian (Hopewell)

Teresa Lilja (Eliam)

Robert Lyons (Young Memorial)

Sonny Mason (Woodlawn)

Michele May (Apalachee)

Sargent Nelson (St. Mark, Washington Road)

Scott Parrish (Mann-Mize Memorial)

Johnny Ray (Martinez)

Melissa Reynolds (Little River Circuit)

David Sisler (Crawfordville - through October)

We wish these clergy and their families a wonderful start in their new appointments!

Clergy Executive Session Thursday, July 16

https://www.ngumc.org/eventdetail/14022165?month=7&year=2020&day=1&display=m

For help accessing your ngumc.net address, contact help@ngumc.org

The District Office is available to clergy for this session or to Course of Study students who have unreliable internet service at home. Please contact Beth to make arrangements for access: beth.sanders@ngumc.net or 404.285.7207.

Message from Bishop and Cabinet on Rising Numbers of COVID-19 Cases in Our Region

https://www.ngumc.org/newsdetail/message-from-bishop-and-cabinet-on-rising-numbers-of-covid-19-cases-in-our-region-14122409

Here is what the Global Epidemics web site referenced in the Bishop and Cabinet’s message indicates as risk level for counties in our South East District as of July 9:
(RED)
Baldwin, Lincoln, Putnam, Richmond, Wilkes
(ORANGE)
Columbia, Elbert, Hancock, McDuffie, Morgan, Warren
(YELLOW)
Greene, Oglethorpe
(GREEN)
Taliaferro

Note from Greg & Beth: Please take your context into consideration with your congregation’s health and safety of utmost concern as you and your leadership team make decisions about worshiping in person. We have reports from several congregations that COVID positive people attended in-person worship services in the last couple of weeks. We cannot emphasize enough that following safe practices is crucial and that singing is extremely problematic.

NGUMC Clergy Email

Clergy are strongly encouraged to check their ngumc.net email addresses directly through Gmail. However, some clergy prefer to forward their address to another account. Pastors who moved July 1 and forward their ngumc.net email should be sure to update the forwarding account. Access to your ngumc.net email is important for receiving district and conference communication as well as virtual Annual Conference credentials.

Contact help@ngumc.org for assistance.

Murphy-Harpst Offering July 19th

Bishop Sue Haupert-Johnson has set July 19th as the Special Offering Sunday for Murphy-Harpst Children’s Centers. This is a significant day at the beginning of each fiscal year when individuals and churches unite with prayer and support for the vulnerable youth Murphy-Harpst serves. Nearly 1/3 of the Children’s Center’s total financial support comes from United Methodist Churches! Even though many congregations are not meeting in person for worship, Murphy-Harpst has provided an entire suite of easy-to-use digital resources for virtual services www.murphyharpst.org/churchpartners.

Crowd Sourcing…

Have any South East District churches, especially in the Augusta area, done steeple repair & painting, and/or fascia & soffit repair & painting recently? If you have a positive reference, please contact Rev. Scott Parrish: scott.parrish@ngumc.net

From the Benefits Office

Greetings from the Benefits Office as we begin a new year of appointments while also dealing with the effects of COVID19. Since the Conference Office is still maintaining social distancing protocols and working from home most days, we wanted to provide the churches and clergy with additional resources online.

In the Benefits Office, we get many phone calls and emails with questions about benefits. In order to make it easier for you all to find answers to benefits related questions, we’ve created a FAQ found here.
Also, we have specific pages for the following:

As always, we are here for any questions that are not covered that you may have while we are working from home. You can reach us at aking@ngumc.org or jwoodall@ngumc.org.
We hope you are all staying well!

Thank you,
Amy King, CPA
Conference Benefits Officer

Fresh Expressions Resilient Church Academy

Resilient Church Academy from Fresh Expressions is launching a new session starting the first week of August. The 12 in-depth tracks offer skills and strategies for church leaders navigating the constraints and opportunities of today. Author and scholar N.T. Wright will lead this session's 3-day Master Class, taking a deep-dive into 2 Corinthians.

As a partner with Fresh Expressions US, North Georgia United Methodists may use discount code NGAUMC25 for 25% off registration (with the exception of the Master Class). Learn more and register at https://resilientchurchacademy.com/

Clergy Financial Literacy Academy Offered by the Georgia United Methodist Foundation

https://www.gumf.org/training/clergy-financial-literacy-academy-training/

Attached is a job description for a part-time position with The Mosaic Center.

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An Account of the Ministry and Mission of the South East District