Administrative Resources
2025 District Leadership Nominations
Is God calling you to serve in 2025? Nomination forms are available now.
At District Conference November 17, we will elect three people for a three-year term to the District Leadership Board (DLB). For the DLB, people who are analytical, like numbers and polices, are not afraid of accountability, and are big picture thinkers are needed. Nominations should be submitted by Tuesday, October 8. You can access the nomination form here.
At District Conference November 17, we will elect three people for a three-year term to the District Board of Church Location and Building (DBCLB). For the DBCLB, people who are strategic and visionary, in touch with the community throughout the district, have a history of growing ministries or businesses, real estate experience, entrepreneurial spirit, and not afraid of experimentation are needed. Nominations should be submitted by Tuesday, October 8. You can access the nomination form here.
At District Conference November 17, we will also elect individuals to serve as District Lay Members to Annual Conference. The 2025 Annual Conference will be held in Roanoke June 12-14. A stipend will be provided to help with expenses. Please note that persons cannot serve as both the Church Lay Member to Annual Conference and a District Lay Member to Annual Conference. Nominations should be submitted by Monday, November 4. You can access the nomination form here.
2025 District Grants Available
The district is please to offer grant opportunities for 2025. The description as to what qualifies for a grant is below along with deadlines. This year, there will be an opportunity for grant applicants to have their grant reviewed prior to final submission.
District grants are designed for local church and district mission programs outside of normal conference and local church funding processes. They are intended to provide funding for innovative programs of tangible and caring outreach that is beyond a local church’s current financial resources. They are for churches of all ethnic groups and should help the church requesting the funding to relate to the ethnic groups within its community. The purpose of these grants is to encourage churches of all ethnic groups to move from an emphasis on self-care to an emphasis on reaching out into the local community in the name of Christ. Please note that these grants are for program expenses and not for building projects.
Grant application review deadline: If you are interested in having your grant application reviewed prior to final submission in November, please send in your application by September 15, 2024. This is not required; it is a way the District can assist you in the development of your grant application. The draft application should be emailed to the District office at threenotchddistrict@vaumc.org.
Grant application deadline: The grant applications are due on November 10, 2024. They should be emailed to the District office at threenotchddistrict@vaumc.org. If you have any questions related to the application, please contact Larry Cochran of the District Board of Church Location and Building at (804) 516-9195 or larrycochran@vaumc.org.
Local Church Administrative Training Modules
Training sessions were provided via Zoom and were recorded for simple distribution and sharing.
Click on the appropriate tab to find the training session needed.
LOCAL CHURCH TRUSTEE TRAINING
LOCAL CHURCH FINANCE TRAINING
Finance Training was held Sunday, January 22 from 4:00-5:30 pm via Zoom.
LOCAL CHURCH LAY LEADER TRAINING
LOCAL CHURCH STAFF PARISH RELATIONS COMMMITTEE TRAINING
Local Church Forms
These forms are to be completed on an annual basis.
JOINT PREFERENCE FORM
- The Joint Preference form, also known as the S/PPRC and Pastor Annual Recommendation form, is completed by the Staff/Pastor Parish Relations Committee and the Pastor and is due to the District Office by January 1. This indicates to the District Superintendent what the church and pastor desire regarding the upcoming appointment starting in July.
CLERGY EVALUATION
- The Clergy Evaluation is completed by the Staff/Pastor Parish Relations Committee in consultation with the Pastor and is due to the District Office by June 1.
ANNUAL HOUSING ALLOWANCE REVIEW
- If the pastor at your church receives a Housing Allowance, then the Annual Housing Allowance Review is to be completed by the Staff/Pastor Parish Relations Committee and Trustees and submitted to the District Office by June 1.
Annual Parsonage Review
- For those churches owning a parsonage, the Annual Parsonage Review should be completed and submitted to the District Office by June 1.
Staying Connected
The District Administrator is available Monday – Friday by phone and email 8:30am-4:30pm and in-person one day in the District Office per week (usually Tuesdays). The District Superintendent, Coordinator for Innovations, and Coordinator for Vitality are available by appointment only.
Important district announcements are shared regularly via Constant Contact email. You may sign up to receive these emails by contacting us.
A monthly district newsletter is distributed by email the first Wednesday of each month. Articles and pictures may be submitted to TNDistrict@vaumc.org by the last Friday of each month for the following month’s newsletter. The current newsletter is accessible on this website under Resources.
Important Conference news and announcements are posted on this email from the Communications Office and is normally distributed on Tuesdays. To subscribe, visit https://vaumc.org/e-advocate/
UnityWeb
UnityWeb is the Virginia Conference’s database system and is used to connect local churches, districts, and conference people and structures. It was launched in January 2023 and replaced the EVC system.
