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UMAC Honors Hundreds with Communications Awards

Rev. Kathy Noble and Shirley Struchen named 2023 Hall of Fame inductees Sara Hamdorff named Communicator of the Year   October 25, 2023 | CHARLESTON, SC—Hundreds of United Methodist communicators were honored October 24 with an awards celebration at the annual...

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UMAC 23 IS Salt and Light!

Greetings UMAC!     We can’t wait to be back together again Oct. 22-25 at the Charleston Marriott, in Charleston, South Carolina. This will be the first time we have gathered the UMAC family since 2019 and I don’t know about you, but I am ready and excited to see...

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UMAC Awards are back!

As we prepare to gather together in Charleston, SC for UMAC 2023 we can't forget one of the highlights of our time together - the UMAC Awards Gala! The spirit of this competition is to celebrate excellence in communications and to recognize the achievements of UMAC...

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UMAC 2023 Announced!

Dear UMAC – Greetings on behalf of the Leadership Team. I hope you had a chance to watch our fun video about UMAC23. As all of you know, it's been far too long since we’ve been together as a family of communicators. We all know what has transpired since we were last...

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UMAC 2022 Videos now available to view

We appreciate all of our UMAC members and guests who participated live March 30-31 during our 2022 UMAC Annual Meeting. For those who want a refresher, or who were unable to join us in person, here are videos from our presenters. We are grateful for GNTV for the work...

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UMAC Honors Hundreds with Communications Awards

Dr. Donald R. Wood is 2022 Hall of Fame Inductee; Dr. Maidstone Mulenga named Communicator of the Year March 31, 2022 | NASHVILLE—Hundreds of United Methodist communicators were honored March 31 with an awards celebration livestreamed from McKendree United Methodist...

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2022 UMAC Awards Booklet

We celebrate the 2022 UMAC Awards winners announced during a live broadcast from McKendree UMC, downtown Nashville. Work was submitted across 10 classes of communications, with a best in class for each, as well as first, second and third place winners selected for...

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UMAC Leadership Team Elections 2022

We are pleased to share those who have self-nominated to serve on the UMAC Leadership Team. The election will be during the members meeting, Wednesday 3/30 from 2-4pm CT. Julie Dwyer I work with UM News reporters to cover the news of the global United Methodist Church...

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UMAC Leadership Team Nominations

While this has been a challenging season, it is also one of great opportunities for communicators. Stories of faithful mission and ministry abound as churches, annual conferences and agencies pivot and adapt to a new way of sharing the good news of Jesus Christ! Your...

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UMAC 2022 Registration

Give yourself a much deserved break, United Methodist Communicators! March 30 and March 31 is our time to gather for worship, encouragement and celebrations. The 2022 United Methodist Association of Communicators registration is LIVE and ready for you to sign up! Be...

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