The Extended & Appointive Cabinet is meeting September 25-27, 2023.

Imagine Day with Rev. Dr. Michael Beck, a United Methodist pastor and director of re-missioning for Fresh Expressions US will take place at 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. CDT at hub sites across the Dakotas and Minnesota Conferences.

Observing Native American Day.

The Dakotas Appointive Cabinet will meet on Monday, October 9 to Wednesday, October 11, 2023.

Who is it for? Interested lay people, with a letter of referral from their pastor. Those who have already attended the Basic Class or Discernment Retreat and are unsure, are particularly encouraged to sign up. 

Clergy Leadership Academy Monday, October 16, to Wednesday, October 18, 2023 Location - Storm Mountain More information coming soon!

Clergy Worship Planning Retreat Pastor Annie Carlson and Pastor Jordan Minnich Kjesbo are excited to share an updated presentation and facilitate collaboration and synergy among our colleagues as they both find time for retreat and renewal, as well as find sources of inspiration and support in their worship planning journey.

Are you feeling called to care ministry and wondering where you should start? Join the Care Ministry Training on October 28, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Riverview UMC in Huron, S.D., and Legacy UMC in Bismarck, N.D. 

Honoring All Who Served!

The Dakotas Appointive Cabinet will meet November 20-21, 2023.

The Dakotas Conference office will be closed November 23-24, 2023, for the Thanksgiving holiday. We wish you a blessed Thanksgiving and give thanks for all your gifts and offerings to the Lord. 

Clergy in the Dakotas and Minnesota Annual Conferences are invited to join a Scripture Circle this winter with Julie Stoll as facilitator. 

Clergy in the Dakotas and Minnesota Annual Conferences are invited to join a Scripture Circle this winter with Julie Stoll as facilitator. 

Clergy in the Dakotas and Minnesota Annual Conferences are invited to join a Scripture Circle this winter with Julie Stoll as facilitator. 

In Heaven and Earth: Advent and the Incarnation, Will Willimon introduces you to the God who does just that, bringing heaven to earth and changing everything. In Advent we celebrate and anticipate the earth-shaking, life-transforming good news that God is coming to us. Watch out. Get ready. God is on the way. Join Bishop Lanette Plambeck and the Dakotas Conference Cabinet for this four session, Advent Study via Zoom on Tuesday evenings beginning November 28.

In Heaven and Earth: Advent and the Incarnation, Will Willimon introduces you to the God who does just that, bringing heaven to earth and changing everything. In Advent we celebrate and anticipate the earth-shaking, life-transforming good news that God is coming to us. Watch out. Get ready. God is on the way. Join Bishop Lanette Plambeck and the Dakotas Conference Cabinet for this four session, Advent Study via Zoom on Tuesday evenings beginning November 28.