Gateway District UMC

The Gateway District Office no longer has a  PO Box.  All correspondence should be sent to the physical address, which is:  4009 6th Avenue, Suite 13, Kearney, NE  68845.

Cokesbury is proud to announce their new children’s curriculum, Grow, Proclaim, Serve!
Visit the website to(http://goo.gl/XJqNb) watch videos, preview sample lessons (http://goo.gl/d4rQ6) and learn more(http://goo.gl/eKx4A)!

Grow, Proclaim, Serve! incorporates Bible stories, activities, crafts, media, and games into a full faith experience for children. With Grow, Proclaim, Serve! children will develop the skills to unlock the Bible and grow their faith by leaps and bounds.

With Grow, Proclaim, Serve! children will grow in mind and body, they will also grow in heart and soul. Grow, Proclaim, Serve! will nourish and enrich children, from birth through tweens, in their faith. They will be able to proclaim the good news of God’s love and serve God and neighbor. Children will realize that their faith goes with them as they grow.

Parents can get involved too!(http://goo.gl/g9wP0) As a parent, finding a church home that reinforces and encourages the spiritual development of your child’s faith is very important. The resources that a church utilizes to accomplish that task can be equally important. Encourage your church to us Grow, Proclaim, Serve!

Sign up for the Grow, Proclaim, Serve! email newsletter(http://goo.gl/Uq9AP) to stay up-to-date on top of all the latest announcement!  

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has made no change to the standard mileage rate used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business purposes.  Beginning January 1, 2012, the standard mileage rate will remain at 55.5 cents per mile.  The charitable rate also remains the same at 14 cents per mile driven in service to a charitable organization.  For more information about this action, go to www.irs.gov.