At a meeting on Feb. 22, the Conference Connectional Table (CCT) reviewed the proposal for staff reorganization and raised questions about some aspects of the plan. 
 
The proposal calls for four staff leaders to function as a team to resource local churches in becoming “healthy congregations . . . making disciples [Read the rest of this entry »]

The Connectional Ministries staff begins taking shape as the position of Outreach Team Coordinator is filled.  Steve Taylor, former conference director of missions, is named to the new role.
“Taylor’s experience as a leader in the North Carolina Conference, especially in mission development and teaching in the local church, qualifies him [Read the rest of this entry »]

The Nominations to the Boards and Agencies of the NC Conference forms, along with listed vacancies are now available.  Forms should be completed and sent to the Office of Connectional Ministries by March 22.  Listed vacancies to be filled are in the areas of  Monitoring and Accountability, Criminal Justice and Mercy Ministries,  Evangelism, [Read the rest of this entry »]

One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS), a United Methodist Special Sunday, is March 14. This Special Sunday offering enables the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) to respond to disasters around the world by covering its operational and administrative costs. Unlike other mission programs, UMCOR receives no World Service or [Read the rest of this entry »]

The band, U2FX, is providing U2charist, a traditional communion service featuring the music of the band U2, in support of Disciple Bible Outreach Ministries. According to DBOM, the service, which features live music, “centers on these themes: desire for God, God’s love for the poor, and God’s call for justice [Read the rest of this entry »]

Remember that Sunday, Feb. 28 is Camp Sunday. Make plans to celebrate by having a camper, staff member or someone who has experienced camp speak to the congregation for 1-2 minutes during the worship services. Bulletin inserts can be found on the camping ministries website www.ncumcamps.org. If churches want [Read the rest of this entry »]

The NC Conference Board of Trustees has voted that the chapel and large meeting room in the new NC Conference headquarters facility will be dedicated in honor of the late Rev. Dr. Sam Dixon. Rev. Dixon was an Elder member of the NC Conference working with the United Methodist [Read the rest of this entry »]

CareNet East invites you to attend “What Keeps You Awake at Night? Sane Living in a Stressed Out World,” An Interfaith Clergy Enrichment Conference, featuring Rev. Dr. Paul M. Mullen, PhD, LPC, on 16 February 2010, 9:00 A.M. to Noon.
St. James United Methodist Church
2000 East Sixth Street
Greenville, NC
What you can [Read the rest of this entry »]

Purpose of the event:
Provide training related to school based health centers to communities and interested school based partners as a part of the Train the Trainer Grant.
What are School Based/School Linked Health Centers?
School based/school linked health centers provide comprehensive preventative services to children ages 10-19 who are enrolled in public [Read the rest of this entry »]

The deadline for completing statistical Tables I, II and III has been extended to February 15, 2010. Due to heavy usage during peak operating hours, data entry on the on-line forms is being delayed. Various memory and bandwidth issues are being resolved currently but are not producing the expected results [Read the rest of this entry »]