How can the church minister to a broken world increasingly indifferent or even hostile to faith? Recognizing that new realities require new approaches the North Carolina Conference has embraced a new plan for organization of Connectional Ministries.
A January 19th Ministry Summit involving The Conference Connectional Table, Board of Ordained Ministry, [Read the rest of this entry »]

The next gathering of the Unity Dialogue will occur on Friday, Feb. 19, from 5-7p.m. Avent Ferry UMC in Raleigh is hosting the dialogue at the church on Avent Ferry Road.
The Unity Dialogue is an open table for discussion about homosexuality, a topic that affects millions who live as gay, [Read the rest of this entry »]

Due to the recent disaster in Haiti and the need for a coordinated response from the NC Conference, Steve Taylor will continue to work in disaster response until February 28. Previously the Director of Missions and Justice Ministry, Taylor was one of four whose positions were discontinued effective January [Read the rest of this entry »]

The Service of Death and Resurrection for Sam Dixon service on Friday, Jan. 22, will be video-streamed by Edenton Street UMC. It can be viewed at 10 a.m. on Friday at the following link: http://esumc.org/Worship/SundayService.aspx

The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR), a part of the GBGM, is mobilizing resources and working with its partners to begin direct relief operations in Haiti. UMCOR has a four star rating from Charity Navigator and is one of the only organizations working in Haiti to have an A [Read the rest of this entry »]

(sent by the General Board of Global Ministries in New York – http://new.gbgm-umc.org)
By Elliott Wright
New York, NY, Jan. 17, 2010 – The Rev. Clinton Rabb, 61, a leader in The United Methodist Church’s extensive mission volunteer program, died on January 17 in a Florida hospital of injuries caused when he [Read the rest of this entry »]

(released by the General Board of Global Ministries)
New York, NY, Jan. 16, 2010—The Rev. Dr. Sam Dixon, head of the humanitarian relief agency of The United Methodist Church, died before he could be rescued from the rubble of a hotel destroyed by the earthquake that hit Haiti on January 12.
The [Read the rest of this entry »]

11:20am: United Methodist News Service is reporting that Sam Dixon is out of the rubble.
(UMNS) Two United Methodist mission leaders have been rescued from the rubble of the Montana Hotel, and workers are close to extracting a third church leader pinned under a concrete beam after the massive earthquake rocked [Read the rest of this entry »]

A member of Horne Memorial United Methodist Church in Clayton who is on her 43rd mission trip to Haiti continues to send e-mail messages about the devastation and needs on this poor Caribbean nation following earthquake damage.
Helen Little, 77, is on a Mission to Haiti team out of Miami, Fla. [Read the rest of this entry »]

The Rev. Jeff Severt, lead pastor at New Song Church in New Bern has been named director of New Faith Communities for the North Carolina Conference, The United Methodist Church, Bishop Al Gwinn has announced.
As director, Severt will utilize partnerships with congregations and the conference to launch new communities [Read the rest of this entry »]