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Harter appointed Sangamon River District Superintendent
2/28/2010
Bishop Gregory V. Palmer has announced the appointment of Rev. Dr. Terry P. Harter as Sangamon River District Superintendent, effective July 1.
Harter, who has served the past 14 years as pastor of Champaign First UMC, will succeed the Rev. Gerald King as conference superintendent. King was previously appointed as pastor of Springfield Laurel UMC.
“Dr. Terry Harter has been an outstanding pastor throughout his ministerial service. I am confident that he will be an excellent...Bishop, Cabinet to gift local church lay leader, pastor with Bible
7/19/2011
In conjunction with the challenge for all United Methodists in the Illinois Great Rivers Conference to read through the Bible in the next year beginning Aug. 1, Bishop Gregory V. Palmer and the Cabinet are pleased to announce that every local church pastor and the lay leader of every congregation will be gifted with a copy of the Common English Bible. Resources were made available that will allow this gift to highlight the call to read the Word and to highlight the new Common English...Pogemiller, Rorex, Russell named superintendents
2/25/2011
Two superintendents are returning to familiar geographic territory while a third finds his assignment as being very compatible to his ministry, as Bishop Gregory V. Palmer has announced the appointment of three superintendents to the IGRC Cabinet, effective July 1.
Revs. Leah Pogemiller, C. Douglas Rorex and Roger Russell will assume superintending responsibilities in the Vermilion, LaMoine and Cache River districts respectively. Pogemiller will succeed the Rev. J. Keith Zimmerman, who has...Zimmerman announces retirement
1/27/2011
It is often said that pastors never really retire and the Rev. Dr. J. Keith Zimmerman seems to be making sure of that.
In an announcement shared with pastors of the Vermilion River District Jan. 3, Zimmerman announced he will enter retired relationship with the conference effective July 1.
For Zimmerman, retirement will mark the end of a 7 ½ year tenure as superintendent of the Vermilion River District. The Book of Discipline sets a term of six years as the length of time...Cabinet calls for streamlined assessments, day of prayer and fasting
6/4/2010
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PEORIA – While the 2010 Cabinet address may have resembled a coach’s speech, it was also a call for renewed commitment to the vision and mission of the church.
Cabinet co-chairs Randy Reese and Janice Griffith shared reflections of the past year and challenged those gathered for the 2010 Annual Conference to a time of prayer and fasting.
“Over the past several years, the Cabinet and conference...
