Calendar of Events for 2015

January

1^st January Service/Holy Communion Service (After the service)

5^th – 6^th D, min contact session

5^th – 11^th CAN WEEK of Prayer

12^th – 18^th Prayer and fasting for all the Districts

28^th – 30^th National Leader/C.D.S Prayer Retreat

February

6^th C.E. Board Meeting

13^th Establishment Board Meeting

20^th – C.E. Coordinator’s Meeting

23^rd – 27^th National Youth Outreach

March

6^th Missions Board Meeting

17^th – 18^th Executive, Ministerial and General Board Meeting

27^th Voluntary Organization Meeting (Northern zone at Kontagora).

29^th Palm Sunday

April

3^rd – Good Friday

5^th – Easter Sunday

6^th – Easter Monday

3^rd – 7^th UMCA Headquarters Easter Break 

10^th UMCATC Sandwich programme and Late entrance Exam/Interview

10^th Voluntary Organization (Southern zone at UMCA Headquarters Ilorin)

23^rd – 24^th Post Graduate Interview

26^th – UMCATC Day

May

1^st UMCA WEEK/SUNDAY (To be observed by all Churches of the Denomination).

5^th Missions Board Meeting

10^th – 13^th National Men’s Executive/District Leaders Prayer Retreat

18^th – 20^th National Women Executive/District Leaders Prayer Retreat

22^nd – 28^th UMCA National Women Week

            Please, don’t forget, to include church workers seminar in your calendar of events. It is to be conducted by C.E. Department. Therefore send the slated date, to the Department of C.E immediately.     

July

5^th – Holy Communion Service to be observed by Churches

3^rd Finance Committee

10^th C.E. Board Meeting

13^th – 19^th National youth Week

24^th Establishment Board Meeting

27^th – 1^st August – National Men’s Fellowship Week

August

1^st – Men’s Fellowship Sunday

6^th – 11^th Ordination Course

10^th C.E. Coordinators

11^th Executive/Ministerial Meeting

12^th General Board Meeting

12^th – 15^th General Conference

20^th – 23^rd National Youth Conference

27^th – 30^th September – National Women Conference  

September

3^rd – 6^th National Men’s Fellowship Conference

12^th UMCATC Graduation

17^th 0 19^th Dn & Dns Conference

28^th – 4^th October – UMCA Mission Week/Sunday

October

4^th – UMCA Mission’s Sunday

11^th – Holy Communion Service

12^th – 15^th Apex clergy Retreat Gboko

23^rd -  Evangelism & Mission Board Meeting 

November

1^st – Ministers’ Appreciation Day (In every Local church of the Denomination)

5^th – 7^th National Youth Executive/District Leaders Prayer Retreat

23^rd – 27^th national Children’s Week Day 

December

8^th – 10^th Executive/General Board Meeting

11^th – C.E. Coordinators meeting and collection of C.E. materials

14^th – 16^th End of the year National Prayer & Fasting (in all Local Churches)

23^rd Dec – 2^nd January 2016 – UMCA Headquarters Staff Holiday

2015 PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN NIGERIA

1.       New Year’s Day                January 1^st

2.     Palm Sunday                     29^th march 2015

3.      Good Friday                    3^rd April 2015

4.         Easter Sunday             5^th April 2015

5.         Easter Monday           6^th April 2015

6.         Democracy Day          May 29^th

7.         Independence Day     October 1^st

8.         Christmas Day             December 25^th

9.         Boxing Day                  December 26th