ENDOWMENT GROWS

Photo by Holly McCray At the Endowment Gala on Oct. 27, Gov. Bill Anoatubby, center, of the Chickasaw Nation is joined by Bishop Robert Hayes Jr., left, and Superintendent David Wilson of the Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference (OIMC). Held at the Jim Thorpe Event Center in Oklahoma City, the evening festivities raised about $101,000 to support OIMC pastors. More than 370 people attended, from Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas. Other special...

A moment in history

The Commissions on Archives & History (CAH) of Oklahoma and Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conferences (OIMC) hosted about 80 people July 21-24 for the denomination’s Seventh Historical Convocation. Theme was "United Methodism in the Land of Many Cultures: Native American and Latino History." ( www.okumc.org/Archives_History  ) Meeting in the OCU Meinders School of Business are, from left, David Severe of Oklahoma,...

Special Sunday spotlights Native American ministries

Photo by Mike DuBose, UMCommunications OIMC children, performing at the 2008 General Conference, are featured on the cover of the most recent issue of New World Outlook. United Methodist churches across the connection will celebrate Native...

16 churches take part in OIMC Youth Day

  Youths from churches in the Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference participate in a volleyball/blanket game at the Oklahoma City University campus. Praise to God, sung in tribal languages,...

Tulsa District and OIMC pair to reopen church

Renovating for revival Glenpool United Methodist Church has been reopened through a cooperative effort between the two conferences of the Oklahoma Area. The new ministry will focus on the city’s growing Native American population. In May, the building received repairs and refurbishing by Tulsa District United Methodists, joined by leaders of both Oklahoma Conference and Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference (OIMC). Work crews included district superintendents and Bishop Robert Hayes...

National training focuses on ministry with Native Americans

Glen "Chebon" Kernell Jr. of Norman, right, is a Native American Seminary Award recipient. He is shown with his wife, Sarah, and children, Josiah and Kaycee. Special offering benefits Oklahomans Oklahoma college students are among those who benefit from a special offering on Native American Ministries Sunday. This Special Sunday was established by the UM General Conference to remind the Church of the gifts and contributions made by Native Americans. The observance can be held any...

April 22 is Native American Ministries Sunday

United Methodist churches across the connection will celebrate Native American Ministries Sunday (NAMS) on April 22. This Special Sunday was set up by the General Conference to remind the Church of the gifts and contributions made by Native Americans. The offering received on the Special Sunday has supported seminary students and special projects in the Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference (OIMC). Together, OIMC and Oklahoma Conference churches comprise the Oklahoma Area, served by Bishop...