Join us for a time of learning and discussion as we continue to strive to better love our Indigenous neighbors. These Zoom gatherings will be led and facilitated by Rev. Dr. Susan Jennys and Rev. David Jennys.

Join Brenda Lint and Beata Ferris, Dakotas Conference Safer Sanctuaries trainers as they walk through best practices and important things to consider when developing and implementing a Safer Sanctuaries policy to protect children, youth and vulnerable adults engaging in the ministry of your church. This Zoom webinar gathering will be offered at two different times: There will be two options: Saturday Nov 2 from 10am-12:30pm central time and Tuesday, Nov 12 from 6pm-8:30pm central time. Please register to attend.

Join us for a time of learning and discussion as we continue to strive to better love our Indigenous neighbors. These Zoom gatherings will be led and facilitated by Rev. Dr. Susan Jennys and Rev. David Jennys.

Join Brenda Lint and Beata Ferris, Dakotas Conference Safer Sanctuaries trainers as they walk through best practices and important things to consider when developing and implementing a Safer Sanctuaries policy to protect children, youth and vulnerable adults engaging in the ministry of your church. This Zoom webinar gathering will be offered at two different times: There will be two options: Saturday Nov 2 from 10am-12:30pm central time and Tuesday, Nov 12 from 6pm-8:30pm central time. Please register to attend.

Bishop Lanette Plameck has called for a Special Session of the Annual Conference on Saturday, November 23, 2024. There will be a pre-conference webinar on Monday, November 18, 2024, beginning at 7:30 p.m. central, 6:30 p.m. mountain time.

We are inviting you to re-engage with all things Fresh Expressions this fall. Last year, Rev. Michael Beck helped us lay a solid foundation for Fresh Expressions in our area. Now it is time to take the seeds that have been planted and nurture them. Our focus will shift from learning the foundations of Fresh Expressions to practicing. 

The Dakotas Annual Conference will convene for a Special Session that is being held virtually on Nov.23, 2024.

The Christmas Letters Author Magrey DeVega invites you to hear about the miracle of Christ's birth from those who first told the story. A virtual Advent study lead by Bishop Lanette Plambeck WHEN:  Tuesday, November 26, to Tuesday, December 17, from 7:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. CT / 6:00 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. MT

The Dakotas Conference office will be closed November 23-24, 2023, for the Thanksgiving holiday. We wish you a blessed Thanksgiving and give thanks for all your gifts and offerings to the Lord. 

The Christmas Letters Author Magrey DeVega invites you to hear about the miracle of Christ's birth from those who first told the story. A virtual Advent study lead by Bishop Lanette Plambeck WHEN:  Tuesday, November 26, to Tuesday, December 17, from 7:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. CT / 6:00 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. MT

The Christmas Letters Author Magrey DeVega invites you to hear about the miracle of Christ's birth from those who first told the story. A virtual Advent study lead by Bishop Lanette Plambeck WHEN:  Tuesday, November 26, to Tuesday, December 17, from 7:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. CT / 6:00 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. MT

The Christmas Letters Author Magrey DeVega invites you to hear about the miracle of Christ's birth from those who first told the story. A virtual Advent study lead by Bishop Lanette Plambeck WHEN:  Tuesday, November 26, to Tuesday, December 17, from 7:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. CT / 6:00 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. MT

We are inviting you to re-engage with all things Fresh Expressions this fall. Last year, Rev. Michael Beck helped us lay a solid foundation for Fresh Expressions in our area. Now it is time to take the seeds that have been planted and nurture them. Our focus will shift from learning the foundations of Fresh Expressions to practicing. 

Conference office is closed in observance of Christmas.

Scholarships are awarded each year to seminary students showing exceptional promise or achievement in preparation for ordained ministry in the United Methodist Church. Applicants are notified of decisions in May.

Registration for student interns for both the Elisha program and the Samuel program Deadline to register is March 1, 2025.