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Certified Lay Ministers Update

The 2004 General Conference affirmed the Certification of Lay Ministers in The United Methodist Church.
This form of ministry follows the early Methodist tradition of lay preachers and class leaders who served in Christian community.
Today, Certified Lay Ministers (CLM) are vital to the mission and ministry of our churches. The UMRF organization continues to take an active role in advancing this new form of ministry. Below are news items and articles of interest relating to CLM:

Certified Lay Ministry Pamphlet - basic instructions on how to become a CLM

Report on CLM "Out of the Pew" event June 2011 - Roger Grace
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Rev. Carl Ellis, Membership Chair for UMRA, is also active in training 
Certified Lay Ministers. 
Rev. Ellis is a member of the Great Plains Annual Conference and 
lives in Kansas.

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                                                          Rev. Sharon Schwab also is active in training CLMs.
                                                          Sharon calls Pennsylvania home. She is a member 
                                                          of the Western Pennsylvania Annual Conference.
                                                          She is shown here receiving her Honorary Life
                                                          Membership with Rev. Roger Grace, the 
                                                          President of UMRA. 

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