Dear Pastor: Greetings!  I first want to wish you a very happy New Year, and I pray God’s blessings upon you and your family.  2012 will be an exciting year for Disciple Bible Outreach Ministries.  In 2011, expansion work began in five states where the DBOM ministry model is being Read more »

Nominations for service in the NC Conference are being received until Feb. 10. Anyone with an interest in the ministries and leadership of the Conference may submit a nomination form to be considered for positions on boards, commissions and committees for the 2012 – 2016 quadrennium. Also, anyone currently serving Read more »

GBOD is providing several opportunities of training. To register for any of these events, go to www.gbod.org/committee_resources. “Goal-Setting for Vital Congregations” Jan. 31, 6:30 p.m. CST: A guide for setting realistic numerical goals for your congregation on the website umvitalcongregations.org “10 Commandments for Church Websites” Feb. 9 at 6:30 p.m. Read more »

Cokesbury will be holding a VBS Preview event Saturday, Feb. 4, from 10 a.m.- noon at the United Methodist Building in Garner. A Christian educator will give a ten-minute overview of each of the VBS programs and then there will be time for questions to the presenters. All our VBS Read more »

Lake Junaluska presents Caring for Creation 2012 on March 15-18, featuring Dr. Bill McKibben of Middlebury College, author of a dozen books on the environment, founder of  350.org., lecturer, and United Methodist Sunday School. Along with over 30 other environmental leaders, McKibben will explore ways individuals and churches can become Read more »

From the Conference Transition Team: The Conference Transition Team has been working since Annual Conference to finalize their proposal for the new district lines and names.  This process involved making an initial proposal for lines and church placement within new districts, receiving requests for reconsideration, reviewing those requests and communicating Read more »