Advocate Newsletter

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• March 1, 2022

  OIMC Clergy gather for annual retreat at First Americans Museum

  Through the generosity of the Oklahoma Annual Conference, 35 clergy and spouses were able to visit the First Americans Museum (FAM) in Oklahoma City during the annual clergy gathering, January…

• March 1, 2022

  New partnership boosts Native American Children’s Fund

  The Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference was blessed to receive generous funding support from the National Network Korean United Methodist Women’s  (NNKUMW) organization for 2022.  The NNKUMW financial contribution will be…

• March 1, 2022

  Grants offset OIMC budget impacted by COVID

  The fiscal year for The Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference was challenging in 2021, but in the end, the conference finished the year strong, thanks to local churches and financial support…

• March 1, 2022

  OIMC Christmas mission supports reservation school

  During a mission trip to deliver UMCOR School kits to Standing Rock, North Dakota in August 2021, an OIMC team came across the Little Eagle Grant School. The school, nearly…

• September 24, 2021

  Six students awarded OIMC Memorial Scholarship

  Six students were awarded the OIMC Memorial Scholarships for the 2021-22 academic year. Scholarships are awarded to students who are members of OIMC churches and attending college full time. Students…

• September 24, 2021

  School kits delivered to Reservations

  Schools on the Standing Rock and Pine Ridge Reservations received school kits through the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) in August. Local churches across the connection prepare the school…

• September 24, 2021

  OIMC connects with VIM teams nationwide

  Volunteer In Mission (VIM) teams, who normally travel internationally during the summer, focused on U.S. ministries such as OIMC due to the COVID-19 pandemic. More than a dozen members of…

• September 24, 2021

  Vacation Bible Schools are back with safety focus

  Keeping children and community members safe was a priority for Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference (OIMC) churches holding Vacation Bible Schools this summer. Through micro grants provided by the Native American…

• September 24, 2021

  Abbreviated Annual Conference approves operational budget

  Out of abundance of caution and in awareness of public health, the 2021 Annual Conference Session of The Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference was altered due to the increase of covid-19…

• October 19, 2020

  OIMC Annual Conference held online due to coronavirus restrictions

  The 2020 Annual Conference Session of The Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference was held August 15, 2020 via Zoom. Groups were organized geographically across the OIMC in as many as ten…