The United Methodist Church in Missouri is made up of approximately 600 local churches, approximately 1,000 retired and active clergy and more than 65,000 weekly worshippers. Learn more about the United Methodist Church in Missouri at www.moumethodist.org. The Missouri Annual Conference is united around a common purpose. We celebrate Unity in Christ and Diversity in the Kingdom. MISSION Making disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. VISION The Missouri Conference will relentlessly lead our churches to become outwardly focused and spiritually centered Christ followers. RACE AND CULTURE PURPOSE STATEMENT (Read more at www.moumethodist.org/race-and-culture) The Missouri Conference desires to be a brave, empowering place for people from diverse cultures and generations so that we can become a Church for all God’s people. We seek to do this by equipping Conference leaders and local churches for multicultural leadership, cross-cultural connection and healing justice. CORE PRACTICES Congregational Excellence Leadership Excellence Missional Justice EXPECTATIONS The Missouri Conference has six expectations of all clergy and lay members: Christ-centeredness, accountability, collaboration, excellence, diversity and fruitfulness. These values are central to our pursuit of Unity in Christ through Diversity in the Kingdom.
