Advocate Newsletter

The Newsletter of the OIMC

September 24, 2021

OIMC connects with VIM teams nationwide

Volunteer In Mission (VIM) teams, who normally travel internationally during the summer, focused on U.S. ministries such as OIMC due to the COVID-19 pandemic. More than a dozen members of…
September 24, 2021

Vacation Bible Schools are back with safety focus

Keeping children and community members safe was a priority for Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference (OIMC) churches holding Vacation Bible Schools this summer. Through micro grants provided by the Native American…
September 24, 2021

Abbreviated Annual Conference approves operational budget

Out of abundance of caution and in awareness of public health, the 2021 Annual Conference Session of The Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference was altered due to the increase of covid-19…
October 19, 2020

OIMC Annual Conference held online due to coronavirus restrictions

The 2020 Annual Conference Session of The Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference was held August 15, 2020 via Zoom. Groups were organized geographically across the OIMC in as many as ten…
October 19, 2020

Record number of Native Children receive clothing grants

Applications for the Native American Children’s Fund (NACF) increased this year due to COVID-19. Many Native families have struggled financially as the pandemic shut down schools and impacted Oklahoma’s work…
October 19, 2020

OIMC project helps Oklahomans complete the census and to vote

The Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference’s Rock the Native Vote effort had two priorities: to make sure people were counted in the U.S. census and to register Oklahomans to vote in…
October 19, 2020

Bringing relief to Native American communities in OIMC

October 19, 2020 | The OIMC has been very fortunate to have received funding from organizations inside and outside of The United Methodist Church for COVID-19 relief. The Native American…
March 24, 2020

Rev. Dr. Lois V. Glory-Neal to receive 2020 Distinguished Graduate Award

Saint Paul School of Theology will be honoring the Rev. Lois V. Glory-Neal with the prestigious Distinguished Graduate Award on Friday, October 2 for reflecting the mission of the seminary…
March 24, 2020

Drive to Include Native Americans in 2020 census and voter registration

The Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference is partnering with the National Indian Urban Family Coalition (NUIFC) to promote and help Native Americans to complete their 2020 census forms in Oklahoma City…
March 24, 2020

OIMC Native immersion experience draws United Methodists from seven states

“Extreme hospitality” is the way one participant described her experience during the fourth annual Native immersion hosted by the Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference March 11-14, 2020, in Oklahoma City. Thirty-two…