Southeastern Jurisdictional Agency for Native American Ministries
SEJANAM
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Mission
The mission of the Southeastern Jurisdictional Agency for Native American Ministries (SEJANAM) Inc. is to help: establish, train and service effective Annual Conference Committee on Native American Ministry; identify and engage Native Americans in dialogue with the leadership of the fifteen SEJ Annual Conferences; strengthen and create congregational and social ministries; enlist, equip and deploy lay youth, adult and clergy leadership; enable Native American communications and community across the SEJ for solidarity, evangelism, service and justice ministry; network Native American human, spiritual and fiscal resources to the whole Church and visa versa; advocate for increased awareness of and appreciation for Native American presence, history, traditions and spiritually; advocate for greater inclusion of Native Americans in the mission and administration of the SEJ Conference and the member Annual Conferences, promote and resource Native American Awareness Sunday; and to help proclaim and model all of the good news of SEJ Native American ministry for the whole Church.
Advance Special #791842-4
Living Out Our Mission
· Create Awareness of and dialogue with Native Americans in each Annual Conference
· Create new congregational and social ministries, strengthen existing ministries
· Help empower and train Conference Committees on Native American Awareness Sunday and Ministry for effective ministry
· Help with strengthening existing ministries
· Challenge the whole church to always be sensitive and inclusive in mission and administration
· Provide opportunities for Native Americans to be in communities across the southeast for solidarity, evangelism, service and justice ministries
· Share leadership, cultural, spiritual and service gifts and graces for the growth and mission of the whole church.
Contact Information
Mailing Address: SEJANAM
PO Box 67
Lake Junaluska, NC 28745
Street Address: Administration Building
759 N. Lakeshore Drive
Lake Junaluska, NC 28745
Phone: Toll-Free 1-888-825-6316 Haywood County Local (828) 452-2881
ext. 724 - Director; ext. 697 - Administrative Assistant
Darlene Jacobs, Director Elect SEJANAM - djacobs@sejumc.org
Anne Bridges, Administrative Assistant - abridges@sejumc.org
SEJANAM is a member of the General Advance of the National Division of the Board of Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church, code #791842. (Donations should be routed through your annual conference treasurer's office.)