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	Bishop Rueben Job Center for Leadership Development (a ministry for the North Central Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church and beyond)
	Dakota Wesleyan University 1200 West University Avenue Mitchell, SD 57301 605-995-2166 605-996-1766 fax

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Renewal of Old Downtown First Church
September 22-24, 2008
Council Bluffs, IA

Registration and Cost

Along with "First 180 Days of a New Church Start Pastor" and "Starting New Multicultural Faith Communities", "Renewal of Old Downtown First Church" is one of a series of conference-sponsored seminars; registration costs vary depending upon your membership. See the table below for registration fees.

Level One – Members of a Sponsoring United Methodist Annual Conference.	Sponsoring conferences may send 7 members free for each seminar and additional registrants at $95 each. Check below* to see if yours is a sponsoring conference. [For information on becoming a sponsoring conference for this valuable series, click on the "Sponsor Info" button to the left.]
Level Two – Members of a Non-sponsoring United Methodist Annual Conference of the North Central Jurisdiction only.	$195 each
Level Three – All others, including United Methodists NOT from the North Central Jurisdiction.	$295 each

Registration for Renewal of Old Downtown First Church includes materials and lunches. Additional meals, transportation, and accommodations are not included.

* Sponsoring conferences for this seminar are:
          West Ohio Annual Conference
          East Ohio Annual Conference
          Detroit Annual Conference
          South Indiana Annual Conference
          Illinois Great Rivers Annual Conference
          Dakotas Annual Conference
          Iowa Annual Conference
          Wisconsin Annual Conference
          Minnesota Annual Conference

Location and Travel

Broadway United Methodist Church
11 South First Street (corner of South First & Broadway)
Council Bluffs, IA 51503
712-322-7741

The nearest airports are in Council Bluffs or in nearby Omaha, Nebraska. There is free parking at Broadway UMC.

Directions

Contact the church for driving directions or find Broadway UMC on the United Methodist website at www.umc.org (under "Directory") and use the mapping feature.

Schedule

September 22, 2008 (Monday)
Registration begins at 9:30 a.m.
First session begins at 10:00 a.m.
Sessions in the morning and afternoon, with optional evening worship.
Lunch provided on site. Supper is on your own.

September 23, 2008 (Tuesday)
Sessions in the morning and afternoon.
Lunch provided on site. Supper is on your own.

September 24, 2008 (Wednesday)
Sessions in the morning and afternoon.
Lunch provided on site.
Ending at 3:00 p.m.

Accommodations

Participants are responsible for their own accommodations. The following hotels near the church are recommended: Heartland Inn (800-334-3277), Settle Inn (800-980-5555), or Days Inn (712-366-9699). Otherwise, for a list of area hotels, please contact the Council Bluffs Chamber of Commerce at www.councilbluffsiowa.com and look under "Visitor Information/Lodging."

If you have any questions, please contact us.

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