March 11, 2025

Grace Awakening: New Webb City Church is Just Beginning

“We want the church to be a place where people feel wanted, loved and part of something,” Rev. Kevin McNeely said. After a prophetic dream and an invitation, McNeely, who planted the new campus for Grace UMC in El Dorado Springs about 10 years ago, is starting something new in Webb City, just outside of Joplin. Read more →

Featured Resource

Apply Today for Ministry Grants

Have a ministry idea that needs an extra boost? There’s a grant for that! Missouri United Methodist Churches can apply for funds to support both big and small local ministry projects. Applications are due April 1.
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Featured Event

Imagine Something New at Dream Lab

Get out of the office and into a creative headspace. Dream Lab, a 24-hour retreat at the Lake of the Ozarks, is designed for you and your local church leadership to imagine and brainstorm about something new for your ministry. Learn more and register your local church team →

Upcoming Events

March 11 - Annual Conference Registration Opens
March 12 - Understanding and Engaging Millennial & GenZ Givers
Tuesdays through May 27 - Soul Space
March 15-16 - NextGen Summer Meet-Up Events
April 7 - AI and The Church - St. Louis
April 8 - AI and The Church - Kansas City
May 6-7 - 2025 Preaching Academy
May 13 - Constitutional Amendment Informational Webinar

See the full events calendars at www.moumethodist.org/events

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