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Directory of Resources Links to Help You Dig for More Information
These links are not maintained by the Pensacola District, and the Pensacola District is not responsible for their content. See also our Forms & Documents Page, Secretaries' Page or The United Methodist Information Service.
The note below is from Faith Ellisor, wife of Rev. Bobby Ellisor of Trinity UMC-Fort Walton. Faith says to share the news Conference-wide that AAA now offers discounts for Methodists. I have been working with AAA to establish a company discounted program for membership. [Click here for the flyer, which shows the discount code.] If you are interested in signing up under the discounted plan, please contact Rick at 813-289-5000 and let him know that Faith Ellisor told you to call for the discount. Happy traveling!! Accountable Reimbursement Policies, Q&A (UMC-GCFA website) Alabama-West Florida Annual Conference 2010 Minutes of the Business Session - Division VI Alabama-West Florida Annual Conference 2009 Minutes of the Business Session - Division VI Alabama-West Florida Conference Database Alabama-West Florida Conference Links Page <<very complete, terrific list Alabama-West Florida Conference News Alabama-West Florida Conference Newsletters Alabama-West Florida Conference Offices Directory AL-West FL Conference Offices - Pictorial Directory
AL-West FL Conference Offices - Listings Directory, revised 7/28/10
See also left column at the Conference website, www.awfumc.org Alabama-West Florida United Methodist Foundation All-in-all Index of Internet Websites: Refdesk.com - many sites, many subjects
Apply Online for Candidacy - See Ministry Process (below)
Appointments of Alabama-West Florida Conference Clergy:
Apportionments / Connectional Mission Giving - The Connection booklet Apportionments Form - See REMITTANCE FORM Archives and History, United Methodist Assistance, Public: First Call for Help serves several counties. In the "Service Finder" box type-in what help you need, and the site will show you agencies to contact. Street Survival Guide (for Santa Rosa and Escambia Counties in Florida) is an excellent directory of organizations and services for folks that need help. It is a product of the EscaRosa Coalition on the Homeless and may be copied, printed, and distributed as widely as possible to assist any homeless or other person in need. EscaRosa asks only that it be distributed with credits and free of charge. The materials presented in the guide are for informational purposes only and do not represent endorsements of any agency or service. United Ministries - Pensacola, FL, 850-433-2333 Bethlehem Family Camp of Bonifay, Florida Bible / Scripture:
Bishops of The United Methodist Church: Find a Bishop, Bishop Bios, Historical Record of Bishops, Episcopal Library, "In Their Own Words," etc. Southeast Jurisdiction Bishops Blue Lake United Methodist Assembly B.R.A.C.E. - See also Disaster Response Brochure of Reports: (The Brochure shows Fiscal Year end date, minimum salaries, and lots more.) 2010 Brochure of Reports (pdf) 2009 Brochure of Reports (pdf) 2008 Brochure of Reports (pdf) See also our FORMS & DOCS page.
Business Administrator - Associations, Training: The United Methodist Association of Church Business Administrators Calendar, Holidays, & Official U.S. Time
Camps: Bethlehem Family Camp at Bonifay, Florida Blue Lake Camp and Retreat Center at Andalusia, Alabama
Candler School of Theology, Emory University Certificates - Create Your Own from Online Templates Charge Conference Forms, Checklist, and Schedule Children's Home, United Methodist - AWFC The United Methodist Children's Home in Crestview, Florida, is known as The UMCH Crestview Group Home. It is located at 120 Duggan Avenue, Crestview, FL 32536-4812. The supervisor is Mae Knox. The phone number is (850) 398-5649. Click here for their blog page. The United Methodist Children's Home for girls in Milton, Florida, is known as The Gulf Coast Group Home. It is located at 3441 Camelot Place, Milton, FL 32583-8427. The supervisor is Abbi DuBose. The phone number is (850) 995-9842. Click here for their blog page. Children's Shelter in Fort Walton - See www.childrenincrisisfl.org. Pensacola District United Methodist Churches pulled together donations to have the Susanna Wesley House emergency children's shelter built as part of the Children in Crisis, Inc., Children's Neighborhood. Click here for a visual tour. Christian Classics - Etheral Library - Click on a book to read it online (free), such as Pilgrim's Progress or Imitation of Christ. Christian Radio - See Radio, Christian - Listen Online Churches - Find / Search: Find any church, any denomination, in a particular area: On My Church.org you can become a "friend" on your church's page, integrate with Facebook. Find United Methodist Churches (only): by attendance, ethnicity, location, name, etc. driving directions to a particular United Methodist Church. International United Methodist Churches.
Churches - Websites of AL-West FL Conference Churches: Click here.
Clergy - Trends:
Lewis Center for Church Leadership Clip Art: Certificates - Click here for free templates to create your own framed certificates. E-zekiel's list of website resources (This is only for those with an E-zekiel website.) Front Page Newspaper Generator (Create your own graphic, a fake front page.) Methodist graphics (free) Cokesbury Publishing House (Order literature, church supplies, gifts, etc.) College/University Catalogs: Committees - See Job Descriptions (below), Jobs and Leadership page - Officers. Location: 2600 West Strong Street, Pensacola, Florida, (850) 432-6816.
Letter from the Director of PUMCM, Rev. Joe Mullen, 2/10/10:
2009 was a great year for our outreach ministry. With over 26,000 client visits, we have become one of the most busy faith based community outreach organizations in the Florida panhandle. Since our inception three years ago, this ministry (through the generosity of folks as yourself) has expanded its services with more educational services, a "Vitamins for Kids" programs and increased counseling through professional services at our church facilities. One of the busiest new programs is "Operation: Freshstart." This is a ministry that is an agreement between Pensacola United Methodist Community Ministries, the University of West Florida and Century State Prison. In our desire to help in the reentry transition of newly released inmates and their families, the success of what we do has now grown and encompasses all correctional facilities in Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties. Interns from the UWF School of Social Justice work at our facility to help administer this worthwhile program. We also are opening a health education wing soon.
Most importantly is our worship programs for the poor and homeless each Sunday at 4 p.m. We are seeing almost 100 come each Sunday and enjoy a time of worship and fellowship. Many professions of faith and changed lives are a testimony to what God is doing at this great ministry.
2010 looks to be a busier year than last in light of the current employment slowdowns. We continue to solicit your prayers and support as we go about the Lord's work. Please consider a donation or gift to this outreach. It is our prayers that God will richly bless you in all things that you do for His Kingdom.
Grace and Peace,
Director
Composition and Writing (Principles, Guidelines): Click here for Webster. Computer: Tech Shop (United Methodist) Congregational Development AL-West FL Conference Congregational Development Video (40-second video with Sandy Gutting by Meredyth Earnest) Counseling - See also Pastoral Care, Counseling and TrainingMarriage, Family, Individual
Santa Rosa Counseling Center - Alesia K. Willis. Alesia Willis is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Licensed Mental Health Counselor, "helping couples rekindle romance, helping families in crisis." She has a passion to help the families of Santa Rosa County (FL) become healthier and happier. . . . proficient in diagnosing mental health disorders, formulating clinical treatment planning with clients, and providing the appropriate mode of treatment and/or making recommendation to pastoral, psychiatric, community, or vocational referral sources within Santa Rosa County - within a Christian context and prayer." Her office is the Santa Rosa Counseling Center, 5962 Berryhill Road, Milton, FL 32570. Phone (850) 324-7755. Click here for the website.
Pastoral Care, Counseling, and Training Center (PCCT) Christian Counselor Counseling - Radio / Internet Call in to the 1-800-New Life radio program or hear the program via their website here. All About Life Challenges for multitudes of topics <<-- Excellent! Courageous Space - Click here. Course of Study for Alabama - The registration form on this site has the schedule. Courses - Online Visit the Training Center at United Methodist Communications. Deceased Ministers & Spouses (Scroll to the bottom of the page.) Devotionals: Directories: AT&T Real - Hands down, the most realistic of the bunch - even the cover page! Select the city and state....
From the Alabama-West Florida Conference Resource Center, here is a zip folder containing many files related to Disaster Response. This was e-mailed to district offices 6/19/08 for any persons who may be interested.
Discipleship: Districts of the Alabama-West Florida Conference: Click here for a map of District lines. Click here for the Districts page on the Conference website. Find all the districts with full contact information, maps to the offices, pictures of the superintendents and assistants, etc. Emergency Management:
Encounter Weekends: Evaluations - Staff / Employee Performance Review (a sample courtesy of Trinity UMC-Opelika) E-zekiel.TV - Christian Web Videos:
Florida Counties - Maps with List of Cities Food Ministries - See Assistance, Public Foundation, United Methodist: Fountain of Love - 2010 Letter from Rev. Walker Epps: Dear Friends of the Alabama-West Florida Conference,
One of the perks of being the Dothan District Superintendent is the honor and privilege of being on the Board of the Methodist Homes, which operates retirement homes and nursing homes in our Conference. In the last two years I have come to see more than ever what a great ministry we have to God's older children.
Can you believe that in over forty years no resident of one of our Methodist Homes has ever been forced to leave because of an inability to pay for their room and board? This outstanding achievement is due to the generosity of our Methodist people in giving to the Fountain of Love fund. I am asking you to help us continue this support, for the need is greater than ever.
Our annual need for the four homes in the Alabama-West Florida Conference is $283,946, which breaks down to $92,512 at Wesley Manor; $109,689 at Wesley Gardens; $34,345 at Mathison Center; and $47,400 at Wesley Haven Villa. Please encourage your church to pay its small apportionment to the Fountain of Love, and please plan to have a special offering for the Fountain of Love on any Sunday this year. Our people are always generous when they know about a real need. Share this need, and our members will respond.
Grace and Peace,
Rev. J. Walker Epps
Dothan District Superintendent
To assist with your church's Fountain of Love offering, FREE bulletin inserts and envelopes can be ordered by e-mailing seasdon@methodisthomes.org or calling (800) 852-2093.
Forms: District Forms / Download UMC forms from the Pensacola District website Forms Finder - AL-West FL Conference GCFA - General Council on Finance and Administration: Click here for Index Page. Global Warming / Global Warming - Scientific Facts Graphics - See Clip Art Grammar/Writing Reference (Webster) Heart Ministries, founded by United Methodist clergy spouse Faith Ellisor Hurricanes / Hurricane Relief:
Hymns:
Igniting Ministry (now called Rethink Church) Income - Life Income Plans, from the United Methodist Foundation >>> InfoServ - The United Methodist Information Service:
Insurance - United Methodist PACT insurance program on the AL-West FL Conference website Internal Revenue Service:
Jesus Christ / Relationship with God:
Jobs, Job Descriptions, Ministry Roles, Understanding Local Church Leadership Roles Journal of the AL-West FL Conference United Methodist Church - See Forms & Documents page Lake Junaluska / Lake Junaluska Calendar Lay Speaking:
Legal Manual / Risk Management, United Methodist (GCFA): Click here. Lewis Center for Church Leadership Life Watch - "Our Mission: Out of obedience to Jesus Christ, the Taskforce of United Methodists on Abortion and Sexuality (TUMAS) 'will work to create in church and society esteem for human life at its most vulnerable, specifically for the unborn child and for the woman who contemplates abortion.' Therefore, TUMAS's first goal is 'to win the hearts and minds of United Methodists, to engage in abortion-prevention through theological, pastoral, and social emphases that support human life.'" Loans and Scholarships Program Mail - USPS Guidelines for Mailing / Postage Rates: Media Resource Center, Alabama-West Florida Conference Meeting and Retreat Places: Mentors and Mentoring:
Minimum Salaries (for Ministers): An announcement about this may be on our Message Board. This is in the Brochure of Reports. (See BROCHURE above on this page or our FORMS & DOCS page.) Ministry Process:
Miscellaneous United Methodist Connections:
Missions - Forms:
Music:
News Service, United Methodist - Archived by Month:
Newspapers:
Ordained Ministry, AL-West FL Conference Board of Our Amazing Connection - Now Called "The Connection":
See also PACT page on the AL-West FL Conference site Pastoral Care, Counseling, and Training Center (PCCT)
Pensacola United Methodist Community Ministries - See COMMUNITY MINISTRIES (above) Pension - United Methodist Board of Pension and Health Benefits - Evanston, IL, Office PensacolaPolice.com (crime mapping) Prayer Chain, Alabama-West Florida Conference United Methodist Church: Birth Announcements / Obituaries - United Methodist Clergy Deceased Clergy & Spouses remembered at AWFC Memorial Services. Funeral Services - See announcements on the Pensacola District's MESSAGE BOARD page. For Montgomery Prayer List - type MONTGOMERY DISTRICTS UNITED METHODIST in your browser Radio, Christian - Listen Online Listen to 101.5 KAMB Celebration Radio Refdesk.com <<--You could spend HOURS browsing this site, so many references, subjects Relief, United Methodist Committee on (UMCOR) Remittance Form (Use to send funds to Conference.) Revised 2010 Rethink Church (used to be called "Igniting Ministry") Retirement Gift Tax Information, from the United Methodist Foundation Life Income Plans, from the United Methodist Foundation Scouts/Scouting, United Methodist: Click here. Scrapbooking - Free graphics downloads Speakers for Conferences, Studies.... Along with being a United Methodist pastor's wife and newspaper devotional columnist, Faith Ellisor has founded Heart Ministries and is available to speak at women's conferences, family conferences, youth gatherings, devotionals and Bible studies. For more information visit www.heartministries.us. Special Sundays / Special Sunday Offerings Swine Flu - Winnie the Pooh & Friends' Take on the Swine Flu Epidemic Tax Exemption: Tax Exemption Status Application - Florida United Methodist Churches applying for 501(c)3 tax exemption will need to apply to GCFA for a Group Ruling letter. You will need to include the Group Ruling Letter when you send in your Tax Exemption Status Application form. For more information visit the Fiscal Office page at www.awfumc.org. Continue here.... >>> For instructions on how to apply for an Employer Identification Number (EIN) click here (www.irs.gov website). See also Internal Revenue Service. Tax Guide for Local Churches: Note: All clergy persons in the United Methodist Church should be issued a W-2 to report income paid by churches, not 1099s. For information contact the Conference Fiscal Office, toll-free, at (1-888) 873-3127.
Tech Shop (United Methodist site for computer software, Web solutions, etc.) Think / Thinker: Traffic Situation / Accidents Today / Status - Florida Highway Patrol http://www.fhp.state.fl.us/traffic/crs_h002.htm Trends, Studies, Research: Lewis Center for Church Leadership University/College Catalogs:
United Methodist Association of Church Business Administrators United Methodist Association of Communicators United Methodist Board of Pension and Health Benefits United Methodist Church:
United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) United Methodist Response after Hurricanes
United Methodist Women (UMW): Alabama-West Florida Conference UMW United States Elected Officials, Issues, and Legislation United States Postal Service - Prices for First-Class Mail Videos/TV (Christian):
Weather Advisories, Tracking Charts, Etc.:
Web Courses Visit the Training Center at United Methodist Communications. Wesley Foundation at University of West Florida and Pensacola Junior College: Click here.
Wesley Heirs / Wesley Heirs Newsletters Young People / Young Adults, UMC Ministry with/Workers with Zip Codes:
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