UPDATED JUNE 2016: Annual Conference historical videos available! The Commission on Archives and History created 1-2 minute videos of ten of our 250th anniversary luminaries, which were shown at Annual Conference at Hofstra University June 8-11, 2016.
Videos are available for: Nathan Bangs, Phoebe Palmer, Maggie Newton Van Cott, Fanny Crosby, Frank Mason North, Ralph Sockman, William James, Roy Nichols, Amos Seung Won Rhee, and Shirley Parris.
View or download the videos on our 250th Anniversary Videos page or scroll down on this page to find each luminary, and click on the link to the video.
UM Luminaries in the New York Area
To celebrate 250 years of United Methodism in the New York Area, the NYAC Commission on Archives and History developed educational biographies that tell the stories of 25 luminaries in the New York Conference over the past 250 years. These one-page biographies provide information about each person's life and accomplishments, as well as discussion questions that can be used for bible study, discussion groups, confirmation classes, and sermon preparation.
Available as:
PDF 8.5x11 posters - see individual listings below to view/download
Once a file opens, you will see options to print and save to your computer at the top right of the screen
PDF Bulletin inserts - see individual listings below to view/download
PLEASE NOTE: When printing the bulletin inserts, choose "Print on both sides of paper" and "Flip on short edge." Then print, photocopy, and cut each sheet in half.
