UM4GI – A Cooperative Parish

Our congregation has officially joined with Faith and First United Methodist Churches of Grand Island to form a cooperative parish.  The most recent step is to have clergy appointed to UM4GI as well as to individual congregations.  Even though pastors will continue to be appointed to and be paid by one of the congregations, they will work cooperatively to provide leadership and pastoral care within the churches and to the larger community.

At the end of the Annual Conference Session in Lincoln,
these four pastors were appointed to the cooperative parish as well as each being appointed to a local church:
FAITH UMC – Rev. Matthew Fowler
FIRST UMC – Rev. Chad Boling
TRINITY UMC – Rev. Jay Vetter
                                Rev. Robert Rhodes

A parish covenant has been developed by a special committee and will be presented to the All Church Conferences of each congregation for approval.
to view Proposed Parish Conenant
click here