Ministries Event Calendar
2025-26 Ministry Calendar
June 2025
- 7: Pilgrimage Bus Trip
- 7: New Appointment Workshop
- 15: Peace with Justice Sunday
- 16: Seeds of Security Golf Tournament
- 21: IGNITE pool and planning party
July 2025
- 1: New clergy appointments begin
- 1: Church Conference Forms go live
- 14: Masterclass Monday – Church Conference Training webinar
August 2025
- 1 & 2: Mission u
- 1: Last day of Summer Camp
- 7: Early Childhood Educators Conference
- 29-31: Hispanic/Latino Family Camp
September 2025
- 15: Hispanic Heritage Month (through Oct. 15)
- 22-28: International Week of the Deaf
- 28: IGNITE Campfire at West River
- 30-Oct 2:Living Well Retreat at Manidokan (Deadline to apply is Sept 15)
October 2025
- 1: Unified Funding Task Force grant applications due
- 1: Missional Innovation grant applications due
- 1: Church Conference Reports Due
- 5: World Communion Sunday
- 7: Training Tuesday
- 11: IGNITE Campfire at Manidokan
- 13: The Non-Anxious Leader: Family Systems Basics Online Course (runs until 11/9; Deadline to apply is October 7)
- 13: Indigenous Peoples’ Day
- 14: Training Tuesday
- 16: A Diverse Church by Design Orientation
- 19:Laity Sunday
- 19: IGNITE Campfire at Pecometh
- 21: Training Tuesday
- 25: United Women in Faith Annual Meeting
- 28: Training Tuesday
- 28-30:Living Well Retreat at Ocean City (deadline to register Oct 15)
- 29-Nov. 3: Border Immersion Trip
November 2025
- 1: Fresh Expressions Academy Retreat
- 4: Training Tuesday
- 11: Training Tuesday
- 15: Pastoral Evaluations are due
- 15: Nominations Committee Form completed by chairs/secretaries to indicate changes and openings on conference boards and agencies
- 18: Training Tuesday
- 18-20: Living Well Retreat at Pecometh (deadline to register Nov 1)
- 24: Summer Camp Schedule posted online
- 30: Advent begins
December 2025
- 2: Training Tuesday
- 9: Training Tuesday
- 16 Training Tuesday
- 15: Camping summer staff application opens and hiring begins
- 25: Christmas Day “Christ our Savior is born!”
January 2026
- College Scholarship applications are open
- 4: Epiphany
- 18: Human Relations Day
February 2026
- 1: Resolutions to Annual Conference due
- 1: Disability Awareness Sunday (first Sunday in February)
- 2: Overnight Camping registration opens
- 7: Connect Leadership Summit
- 8: Camping Sunday
- 8: Scout Sunday
- 16: Day Camp registration opens
- 18: Ash Wednesday
March 2026
- 1: Summer camp scholarship application and Volunteer Registration opens
- 1: Annual Conference Award Applications due
- 10-12: Living Well Retreat at Manidokan (Deadline to apply is Sept 15, 2025)
- 15: UMCOR Sunday
- 20-22: IGNITE in Ocean City, MD
- 29: Palm Sunday
April 2026
- 1: United Funding Task Force grant applications due
- 5: Easter: He Is Risen!
- 13: The Non-Anxious Leader: Family Systems Basics Online Course (runs until 5/10 Deadline to apply is April 7)
- 19: Native American Ministries Sunday
- 28-30: Living Well Retreat at Ocean City (deadline to register Oct 15)
- 28-30: Living Well Retreat at Pecometh (deadline to register Nov 1)
May 2026
- United Methodist Student Day to be celebrated any Sunday in May
- 17: UM Heritage Sunday
- 15: Peace with Justice grant applications due
- 26-28: BWC Annual Conference Session
- 31: Peace with Justice Sunday
2026-27 Ministry Calendar
June 2026
- 6-7: Pilgrimage Bus Trip and Celebration of Bishop Otterbein’s 300th Birthday
- 7: New Appointment Workshop
- 15: First day of Summer Camp
- 20: IGNITE pool and planning party
- 26-27: NEJ Deaf Ministries Gathering at Grace UMC in Wilmington, DE
- 27: Intergenerational Worship Summit at Calvary in Annapolis, MD (register by June 12)
July 2026
- 1: New clergy appointments begin
- 1: Church Conference Forms go live
- 14: Masterclass Monday – Church Conference Training webinar
- 31-Aug 2: Mission u
August 2026
- Early Childhood Educators Conference
- 7: Last day of Summer Camp
- 28-30: Hispanic/Latine Family Camp
September 2026
- 6: IGNITE Campfire at Manidokan
- 19 Fresh Expressions Garden Day
- 15: Hispanic Heritage month (through Oct. 15)
- 22-28: International Week of the Deaf
- 27: IGNITE Campfire at West River
- 22-24: Living Well Retreat at Manidokan (Deadline to apply is Sept 1)
October 2026
- 1: Unified Funding Task Force grant applications due
- 1: Mission Innovation grant applications due
- 1: Church Conference Reports Due
- 4: World Communion Sunday
- 6: Training Tuesday
- 13: The Non-Anxious Leader: Family Systems Basics Online Course (runs until 11/9; Deadline to apply is October 7)
- 12: Indigenous People’s Day
- 13: Training Tuesday
- 18: Laity Sunday
- 18: IGNITE Campfire at Pecometh
- 20: Training Tuesday
- 24: United Women in Faith Annual Meeting
- 27: Training Tuesday
- 27-29: Living Well Retreat at Ocean City (deadline to register Oct 1)
November 2026
- 3: Training Tuesday
- 10: Training Tuesday
- 14: Tentative Fresh Expressions Garden Day
- 15: Pastoral Evaluations are due
- 15: Nominations Committee Form completed by chairs/secretaries to indicate changes and openings on conference boards and agencies
- 17: Training Tuesday
- 24: Summer Camp Schedule posted online
- 17-19: Living Well Retreat at Pecometh (deadline to register Nov 1)
- 30: Advent begins
December 2026
- 1: Training Tuesday
- 8: Training Tuesday
- 15: Camping summer staff application opens and hiring begins
- 25: Christmas Day “Christ our Savior is born!”
January 2027
- College Scholarship applications are open
- 10: Epiphany/Dia de Reyes HLM Celebration
- 17: Human Relations Day
- 22-24: IGNITE Youth Conference in Ocean City, MD
February 2027
- Scout Sunday
- 1: Resolutions to Annual Conference due
- 2: Overnight Camping registration opens
- 7: Disability Awareness Sunday (first Sunday in February)
- 10: Ash Wednesday
- 14: Camping Sunday
- 16: Day Camp registration opens
March 2027
- Women’s Ministry Sunday
- 1: Summer camp scholarship application and Volunteer Registration opens
- 1: Annual Conference Award Applications due
- 7: UMCOR Sunday
- 21: Palm Sunday
- 28: Easter: He Is Risen!
April 2027
- 1: United Funding Task Force grant applications due
- 6-8: Living Well Retreat at Manidokan (Deadline to apply is Sept 1, 2026)
- 12: The Non-Anxious Leader: Family Systems Basics Online Course (runs until 5/9 Deadline to apply is April 6)
- 11: Native American Ministries Sunday
- 20-22: Living Well Retreat at Ocean City (deadline to register Oct 15)
- 27-29: Living Well Retreat at Pecometh (deadline to register Nov 1)
May 2027
- United Methodist Student Day to be celebrated any Sunday in May
- 30: UM Heritage Sunday
- 15: Peace with Justice grant applications due
- 16: Pentecost Sunday/Pentecostés HLM Worship
- 26-28: BWC Annual Conference Session
- 23: Peace with Justice Sunday
June 2027
- Men’s Ministry Sunday
- 5: Pilgrimage Bus Trip: Washington Conference History in DC
- 20: First day of Summer Camp
- 26: Intergenerational Worship Summit
Seeds of Security Golf Tournament is moving to the Fall. Save the date:
Monday, October 4, 2027