Calendar
January 16, 2025
Fresh ExpressionsWe are inviting you to re-engage with all things Fresh Expressions this fall. Last year, Rev. Michael Beck helped us lay a solid foundation for Fresh Expressions in our area. Now it is time to take the seeds that have been planted and nurture them. Our focus will shift from learning the foundations of Fresh Expressions to practicing.
January 20, 2025
Martin Luther King Jr Day - Conference Office is closed Dakotas Conference Mitchell, SDThe Dakotas Conference office will be closed Monday, January 18, 2021, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr Day.
January 24 - Jan 25, 2025
Winter Connection Fargo, Mitchell, and Rapid CityWinter Connection is an annual event for middle school and high school youth sponsored by the Dakotas Conference Council on Youth Ministry (CCYM.)
February 10 - Feb 12, 2025
Dakotas Appointive Cabinet ZoomThe Dakotas Appointive Cabinet will meet on Feb.10-12, 2025 via Zoom.
Clergy Leadership Academy Lake Poinsett Retreat CenterSave the Date Clergy Leadership Academy - Pastor as the Storyteller
February 17, 2025
Presidents Day Floating Holiday for Conference Staff"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." - John Quincy Adams
February 21 - Feb 22, 2025
574 - LPC Confirmation Camp Lake Poinsett CampExperience connections with God and fellow United Methodist's as we come together for a confirmation retreat. All confirmation youth are welcome and must bring their own group leader(s). Grades 6-9 and Adult Leaders
February 24 - Feb 26, 2025
Dakotas Appointive and Extended Cabinet Mitchell, SDThe Appointive and Extended Cabinet will meet on Feb.24-26 in Mitchell, SD.
March 10 - Mar 12, 2025
Dakotas Appointive Cabinet ZoomThe Appointive Cabinet will meet on March 10-12, 2025 via Zoom.
March 13, 2025
Excellence in Clergy Leadership Scholarship DeadlineMarch 14 - Mar 15, 2025
2025 623 SMC Men’s Retreat Storm Mountain CenterMen of all ages, join us for a great day and a half of fellowship, praise, and spiritual growth. This year we will learn from a DVD-based curriculum called Undistracted by Bob Goff. The series focuses identifying and eliminating the distractions in our lives so that we can recharge and refocus on our faith and on our God-given purposes in life. For men 18+
March 24 - Mar 26, 2025
Dakotas Appointive Cabinet Mitchell, SDThe Appointive Cabinet will meet on March 24-26, 2025 in Mitchell, SD.
April 1, 2025
Merit Scholarship Application Deadline OnlineScholarships are awarded each year to seminary students showing exceptional promise or achievement in preparation for ordained ministry in the United Methodist Church.
April 7 - Apr 9, 2025
Dakotas Appointive Cabinet ZoomThe Appointive Cabinet will meet on April 10-12, 2025 via Zoom.
April 18, 2025
Good Friday - Conference Office ClosedMay your faith in God, bring peace to your heart today and always!
April 20, 2025
Easter Sunday - He is RisenHe is Risen Indeed!
April 22 - Apr 24, 2025
Dakotas Appointive CabinetThe Dakotas Appointive Cabinet will meet on April 22-24, 2025.
May 19 - May 21, 2025
Dakotas Appointive and Extended Cabinet Mitchell, SDThe Appointive and Extended Cabinet will meet on May 19-21, 2025 in Mitchell, SD.
May 26, 2025
Memorial Day - Office Closed Remember our Brave Men and Women - God Bless You!Remember those that have Fallen Remember those that Sacrifice Our Brave Men and Women God Bless You!
June 6 - Jun 8, 2025
Dakotas Annual Conference 2025 Mitchell, SDThe Dakotas Annual Conference will meet June 6-8, 2025 in Michell, SD.
