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 Weekend
- 21: First day of Summer Camp
- 27: Intergenerational Worship Summit