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Resident Bishop Sharon Brown Christopher PO Box 19215 Springfield, IL 62794-9215 phone: 217/529-3820 fax: 217/529-4190 |
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District Superintendent Rev. Randall L. Robinson 102 S. Fayette 217/245-9946 fax 217/243-5448 email lamoineriverdistrict@verizon.net Welcome to the LaMoine River District Vision of the LaMoine River District Mission of the LaMoine River District |
Vision Statement
Under the leadership of the Holy Spirit, it is the vision of the LaMoine River District to participate actively in God’s inclusive community of hope: the reign of justice, generosity, and joy for all people, especially children, elderly, and those in poverty.
Mission Statement
As a part of a connectional church, our mission is to become a district in which every congregation is a healthy, growing, spiritually-vital, risk-taking center for making and equipping disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of our world.
Welcome to the LaMoine River District
The La Moine River District, the largest geographic district of the Illinois Great Rivers Conference, is a sprawling 17-county expanse of west central Illinois formed by 94 local churches and seven conference/denominational ministries. The district is bounded by the Mississippi River on the west, Illinois Routes 78 and 4 on the east, US Route 136 across the north, and the Jersey/Madison county line and Illinois Route 108 on the south. This western curve of the state has a rich tradition of United Methodism with heritage that includes spiritual leaders like pioneer circuit riders Peter Cartwright and Peter Akers.
Many of the congregations are part of cooperative ministries. The Christian disciples who make up these congregations have a strong commitment to be in mission at home in Illinois, across the United States, and around the world. There are seven ministry agencies of the conference and denomination based in the La Moine River District. Chaddock, a school, home, and outreach to youth and their families in Quincy; MacMurray College in Jacksonville, a four-year liberal arts college; Sunset, a retirement and nursing facility in Quincy; Jensen Woods, a camping and retreat facility near Mt. Sterling; Nueva Vida, a Hispanic/Latino outreach ministry in Beardstown; Jacksonville Deaf Faith Community, a congregation for deaf and multipi-handicapped persons in Jacksonville; and the Commission on Archives and History of the Illinois Great Rivers Conference located in Pfeiffer Library at MacMurray College.
Rev. Randall L. Robinson is the conference superintendent appointed by Bishop Sharon A. Brown Christopher to serve La Moine River District. He has served local churches of various sized since 1980. He lives in Jacksonville with his spouse, Laura. They have two adult daughters, Rachael and Sarah.
The district office is located at 102 S. Fayette Street, Jacksonville, Illinois 62650. This office is housed in Grace United Methodist Church. Administrative assistant Andrea Roberts works Monday and Wednesday, 8:30 to 1:00 and Tuesday and Thursday, 8:30 to 11:30. Andrea works from home in the afternoons, so please feel free to leave a message on the machine as she checks this throughout the afternoons on Monday through Thursdays.
The telephone number where a machine will take your mesage if a person is not there is 217-245-9946. The fax number is 217-245-5448. The e-mail address is lamoineriverdistrict@verizon.net.
Chosen Spiritual Leaders to contact:
District Lay Leader - Karma Webel
District Committee on Ministry Chair - Rev. Louie Zuck
Lay Speaking Dean - Barbara Wooldridge
Youth Coordinators - Rev. Bill Pyatt
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