547 Harney Street, Custer, South Dakota 57730, United States
An Update on the Wider United Church of Christ
Friends,
The South Dakota Conference’s annual meeting will be held this month, on June 25th and 26th. The event will take place online, so there is no need to travel all the way to Sioux Falls or Omaha this year!
Registration opens on June 1st. We still need a second person to represent our church as a voting delegate, so let me know if you’re interested in serving as a delegate. But even if you aren’t attending as a delegate, you can still attend the virtual meeting and find out what’s going on throughout the Tri-Conference.
In fact, because it’s so easy to attend this year, there is a friendly competition taking place between the Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota conferences to see which conference can have the highest percentage turn-out for the meetings. So if you want to attend the Joint Annual Meeting as a voting delegate or just as a way to connect with the wider UCC, please talk to me so that we can get you registered!
May 2021
An Update on the Wider United Church of Christ
Friends,
Great news! After two years without a meeting, the Black Hills Association is back up and running again. We met on April 18th at South Park UCC in Rapid City. Highlights of the meeting include:
· We worshipped and participated in Holy Communion together
· We elected a moderator, vice-moderator, and secretary. We still need a treasurer if anyone is interested
· We agreed to pay our back dues to the conference, but we won’t be charging congregations for their 2020 dues
· We gave $1150 to Placerville Camp
· We proposed changing the association bylaws to permit the treasurer to serve more than two terms
· We’re planning to meet again at Placerville in October
I have full minutes from the meeting available if anyone would like a copy.
Also, the conference annual meeting has been scheduled for June 25th and 26th. This meeting will be online, so you can attend the meeting without leaving your house! Anyone can attend the meeting as a guest, but we’re still looking for another voting delegate to represent the Custer Community church. If you’re interested, speak with me or with Barb Paulson.
Blessings,
Pastor Dustin
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