Save the date for this beloved tradition: The 2026 Advent Study with Bishop Lanette Plambeck! This is a unique study written by Bishop Lanette Plambeck. United Methodists across the Dakotas and Minnesota are invited. All are welcome! Hundreds of people participate in this study every year, and it is a wonderful time of connection and conversation as we prepare our hearts and minds for Christmas. Mark your calendar and encourage others to join you.

Save the date for this beloved tradition: The 2026 Advent Study with Bishop Lanette Plambeck! This is a unique study written by Bishop Lanette Plambeck. United Methodists across the Dakotas and Minnesota are invited. All are welcome! Hundreds of people participate in this study every year, and it is a wonderful time of connection and conversation as we prepare our hearts and minds for Christmas. Mark your calendar and encourage others to join you.

Have a happy and safe Labor Day!  God Bless You!

Observing Native American Day Floating Holiday for Conference Staff.

Exploration creates sacred space for young adults, ages 18-26, to be in meaningful fellowship, passionate worship, theological reflection, and practical workshops as they discern whether God’s call on their life is to ordained ministry in The United Methodist Church and what faithful steps they can take in response.

The Dakotas Conference office will be closed November 26-27, 2026 for the Thanksgiving holiday. We wish you a blessed Thanksgiving and give thanks for all your gifts and offerings to the Lord. 

Save the date for this beloved tradition: The 2026 Advent Study with Bishop Lanette Plambeck! This is a unique study written by Bishop Lanette Plambeck. United Methodists across the Dakotas and Minnesota are invited. All are welcome! Hundreds of people participate in this study every year, and it is a wonderful time of connection and conversation as we prepare our hearts and minds for Christmas. Mark your calendar and encourage others to join you.

Save the date for this beloved tradition: The 2026 Advent Study with Bishop Lanette Plambeck! This is a unique study written by Bishop Lanette Plambeck. United Methodists across the Dakotas and Minnesota are invited. All are welcome! Hundreds of people participate in this study every year, and it is a wonderful time of connection and conversation as we prepare our hearts and minds for Christmas. Mark your calendar and encourage others to join you.

Save the date for this beloved tradition: The 2026 Advent Study with Bishop Lanette Plambeck! This is a unique study written by Bishop Lanette Plambeck. United Methodists across the Dakotas and Minnesota are invited. All are welcome! Hundreds of people participate in this study every year, and it is a wonderful time of connection and conversation as we prepare our hearts and minds for Christmas. Mark your calendar and encourage others to join you.

Save the date for this beloved tradition: The 2026 Advent Study with Bishop Lanette Plambeck! This is a unique study written by Bishop Lanette Plambeck. United Methodists across the Dakotas and Minnesota are invited. All are welcome! Hundreds of people participate in this study every year, and it is a wonderful time of connection and conversation as we prepare our hearts and minds for Christmas. Mark your calendar and encourage others to join you.

The Dakotas Conference office will be closed December 24 - 25, 2026 for the Christmas holiday. For onto us a Savior is born we shall call him Emanuel.  Isaiah 9:6