Washington Region

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Charge Conferences
Do you know when your charge conference is to be held? If not, check out the schedule at http://www.bwcumc.org/ChargeConference2010. Any requests for changes to the schedule will be made in the next week and the updated schedule will be available on the conference website.

Fall Discipleship Academy
The Washington Region Discipleship Academy Schedule is now available online. Please go to www.bwcumc.org/academy for more information.

Prayer Request
An unspeakable tragedy happened to Sunday Morning Churchgoers in Emmitsburg which is around Frederick County, MD. Let's remember the church family and the family of the victims in our prayers. Click here for the full article. http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/news/display.htm?storyID=108382

Moving
As you are aware, the Baltimore-Washington Conference Center will be moving into their own stand-alone facility. The move date is August 21, 2010. Our last day in the current conference center will be August 19. While much planning has gone into this move, and we do hope everything will be transferred without a hitch (thinking computer hook ups, phones, etc.). There may be a few days as we get the bugs worked out completely. Please be patient if you have difficulties reaching us through normal channels. In case of emergencies during this time of transition, please contact your guide via cell phone. The only contact information for conference staff that has changed is our mailing address. Our new address as of August 23 is: 11711 East Market Place, Fulton, MD 20759. Telephone and email addresses remain the same.

Bishop's Day Apart
Join Bishop Schol for Bishops Laity Day Apart on Saturday, September 25th at Turf Valley. For more information and to register for the event please go to http://www.bwcumc.org/bishopsdaywithlaity .

Pastor News
Check out the sidebar article about Rev. Braulio Torres, Pastor for Millian Memorial. http://www.umc.org/site/apps/nlnet/content3.aspx?c=lwL4KnN1LtH&b=5259669&ct=8523255

Employment Opportunities
Business/Data Analyst - Needed in Columbia, MD headquarters of the Baltimore Washington Conference. This is a key organizational position responsible for managing all information technology systems including development and analysis of databases for preparation of standard, dynamic and ad-hoc user reports, identifying trends and modification needs of system resources recommending upgrades and purchases as needed. Will provide staff training and management information for decision making for maximized technology efficiency and effective data collection to meet operational needs and financial records management. Will also revise, develop and document system design procedures, processes and assure consistent quality standards. Bachelor’s degree required in related area of Management Information Systems; Masters a plus with five or more years of prior related work experience. Exceptional custom service and communications skills also required. Salary in low to mid $50s. Please see the BWCUMC website -- http://bwcumc.org/employmentopportunities --- for detailed position description and application requirements.

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Important Dates

November 1 & 2 & 3, 2011 - Discipler Groups http://www.bwcumc.org/content/discipler-group-roster
November 15, 2011 9:30 a.m.- Discipler Group Make-Up Session, Conference Mission Center
November 15, 2011 - Visioning 2020 with Bishop Schol http://www.bwcumc.org/events/visioning2020
November 29 & 30, 2011 9-11 a.m. & 1-3 p.m. : Gateway Training on Statistical Reports - Conference Mission Center
December 1, 2011 - Evaluations Due
December 1 & 6 & 7, 2011 - Discipler Groups http://www.bwcumc.org/content/discipler-group-roster
December 20, 2011 9:30 a.m. - Discipler Group Make-Up Session, Conference Mission Center http://www.bwcumc.org/content/discipler-group-roster
January 28, 2012 - Washington Region Leadership Day - Conference Mission Center
April 19, 2012 9-12:30 - Pastor Transition Workshop - Conference Mission Center
April 21, 2012 - Prodigal Worship, Queens Chapel UMC, Beltsville, MD
May 12, 2012 9-12:30 Washington Region Transition Workshop for Pastors/SPRC, Conference Mission Center
May 30 - June 1, 2012 - Annual Conference - Marriott Waterfront Hotel, Baltimore

Did you know?

If you have questions about taxes, W-2 forms and I-9's, the best place to go to have those questions answered is the GCFA website. www.gcfa.org/ls_CTP/html We suggest you access the information from GCFA, then contact accounting professionals for any additional information.

It is important that you update your leadership in Gateway, especially for Annual Conference. All new leaders should be added to your church. To do this, log into Gateway and click on Committee Overview. Then click on Committee Participation and Update. Click on Local Church Leadership Committee. For more information abut make changes/updates, go to www.bwcumc.org/content/gateway-resources and click on the Introduction to Gateway Manual.

The current address of the Conference Mission Center does not always show up on GPS or MapQuest. We suggest you use the address for Maggie Moo's Ice Cream which is 8170 Maple Lawn Boulevard, Fulton, MD 20759. The Conference Mission Center is located in the parking lot behind Maggie Moo's.

If you send mail to our old address on Gateway Drive in Columbia, it will be returned to you. Please be mindful of our new address when sending timely information.

Your guide and district superintendent (and your RA) enjoy reading your newsletters. If you have them electronically, please feel free to pass them on to us via email.

That if you forget your Gateway user name and password and set up a new account in Gateway that your new account will not be connected to your church and you will not be able to access the forms you need on Gateway. To avoid this from happening, please contact Pam Mullay to obtain your user name and password for Gateway if you have forgotten it.

Clergy Compensation Reports are linked to medical and pension and if the reports are not submitted on time your 2011 medical and pension benefits can be affected.

That if you register anyone other than yourself on Gateway (aside from ROCK) for training, that person's name and email will take over your account and your name and email will disappear from Gateway. To avoid this each person must register for events individually unless stated that group registrations are allowed. We do this to allow for monitoring of CEU credits. If you have someone else register you then they will receive credit for the class in your place.