JULY 10-13, 2024 • Sioux Falls South Dakota
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Welcome to NCJ
We are called to love our neighbor and just as God loves us. As followers of Jesus, we share in the love of God, through deepening spiritual life, the practices of radical hospitality and compassionate justice, as we seek to live the Gospel of Jesus Christ in ways that embody the love of God in community where all people are welcome, valued and nurtured without bigotry, hatreds and judgment.
9 Love should be shown without pretending. Hate evil, and hold on to what is good. 10 Love each other like the members of your family. Be the best at showing honor to each other. 11 Don’t hesitate to be enthusiastic—be on fire in the Spirit as you serve the Lord! 12 Be happy in your hope, stand your ground when you’re in trouble, and devote yourselves to prayer. 13 Contribute to the needs of God’s people, and welcome strangers into your home. 14 Bless people who harass you—bless and don’t curse them. 15 Be happy with those who are happy, and cry with those who are crying. 16 Consider everyone as equal, and don’t think that you’re better than anyone else. Instead, associate with people who have no status. Don’t think that you’re so smart. -Romans 12:9-16, CEB
The North Central Jurisdiction (NCJ) will convene in Sioux Falls SD, July 10-13, 2024. This jurisdictional conference gathered delegates—lay and clergy—from 10 Annual Conferences; Northern Illinois, Illinois Great Rivers, Indiana, Iowa, East and West Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, North and South Dakota, and Wisconsin for a momentous time filled with worship, teaching, and collective discernment over episcopal areas and episcopal assignments.
The 2022-2024 NCJ Episcopal College - Front row/left Bishop Kennetha Bigham-Tsai, Iowa; Bishop Hee-Soo Jung, Wisconsin; Bishop Tracy Smith Malone, East Ohio; Bishop David Alan Bard, Michigan; Bishop Dan Schwerin, Northern Illinois; [back row/left] Bishop Julius C. Trimble, Indiana; Bishop Lanette Plambeck Minnesota & Dakotas; Bishop Frank Beard. Illinois Great Rivers; Bishop Gregory V. Palmer, West Ohio.