Church & Charge Conferences

Church/Charge/Circuit Conferences 2025

2025 Conference Schedule:

  • September 28
      • 2:30 pm – Zone 3: Midland – Gladwin  
        To be held at Midland County: Hope UMC (5278 N Hope Rd, Hope, MI 48628)
      • 6:00 pm – Zone 4: Arenac – Bay – Saginaw
        To be held at Essexville: St Luke’s UMC (206 Scheurmann St, Essexville, MI 48732)
  • October 5
      • 2:30 pm – Zone 2: Clare – Isabella
        To be held at Rosebush UMC (3805 School Rd, Rosebush, MI 48878)
      • 6:00 pm – Zone 1: Osceola – Mecosta
        To be held at United Methodist Ministries of Mecosta County, Big Rapids First UMC Campus (304 Elm St, Big Rapids, MI 49307)
  • October 12
      • 2:30 pm – Zone 6: Clinton – Gratiot
        To be held at St. Louis: First UMC (116 S Franklin St, Saint Louis, MI 48880)
      • 6:00 pm – Zone 5: Ionia – Montcalm
        To be held at Greenville: First UMC (204 W Cass St, Greenville, MI 48838)

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2025 SPRC Schedule:

NOTE:  Pastors are not to be in attendance at SPRC meetings.

2025 Forms:

The biggest change this year is the clergy evaluations no longer have a numeric scale, and the table to report continuing education is no longer part of the form.  Other changes include:

  • The Joint Dialogue questions are slightly different.
  • Most Word forms now have the option to add an electronic signature to them.
  • The GCFA forms (Finance, Trustees, Fund Balance, Insurance) have not yet been updated with the new Book of Discipline, so we had to move forward with using the old forms again this year.
  • The Clergy Compensation Form has been revised to reflect the new Wespath Retirement Plan Compass that will begin January 1, 2026.
  • The finalized 2026 Conference Health Insurance Premiums Chart will be released after the Conference Board of Pension and Health Benefits (CBOPHB) meeting in September.
  • Remember that any Lay Servants who wish to remain active MUST complete their Annual Reports and be voted upon as part of the motions at the Church Conference.

Unless otherwise noted on the form instructions, your church/charge/circuit forms are due 2 weeks prior to your Church Conference (Clergy Evaluation forms are due 2 weeks prior to your SPRC meeting).

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