“We are on a shared journey toward God’s vision for us; a conference in which each of the 270 congregations is bearing kingdom fruit reflective of Jesus’ missional imperatives to: love God and our neighbor, reach new people, and heal a broken world."

Bishop Bruce R. Ough, Dakotas-Minnesota  Area, The United Methodist Church

The members of the 2014 Dakotas Annual Conference Session approved a resolution to complete a Capital Campaign Feasibility Study.  Tyler and Associates conducted the study in the fall of 2014.  In addition, the resolution called for four Dakotas Conference leadership groups to hear the results of the report and act on recommendations from Tyler and Associates.

Click here to see the entire resolution that was affirmed on the 2014 Annual Conference

The findings of the study were reported to the Dakotas Conference Common Table, Missional Congregations Link, Conference Council of Finance and Administration and the Extended Cabinet at a joint meeting held in Watertown recently. 

Tyler and Associates recommended, based on information collected from over 340 participants in the study, to move ahead with a capital campaign for congregational and leadership development.  The groups attending the joint meeting approved the recommendations. 

The Capital Campaign for Congregational Development will officially be launched at the 2015 Annual Conference to be held June 4-6, in Fargo, North Dakota.  Watch for details in the upcoming months.