Bishop Ward encourages us to be in a vigil of prayer today and tomorrow for the incoming leaders and for the future of our nation.
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Creation Care Moment for January: 10 Ways to Care for God’s Creation
Happy New Year! This January, we have an opportunity to improve upon how we care for God’s creation. Even though a few weeks have already passed in 2021, take a moment to reflect on how we can be better stewards of the Earth. These tips from United Methodist Creation Justice are a fantastic place to… Continue Reading→
Clergy Tax Webinar Video Available
The video from the Clergy Tax Webinar on January 21, 2021, is available for viewing. Handouts of the slides used during the presentations with links to the resource materials mentioned can also be downloaded for your reference. Topics covered include how to do a clergy W-2 and employee classifications. While this video is only general… Continue Reading→
January 2021 Pension Statements Now Available & With Extended Due Date
Thank you for your patience as we worked to finalize the January Pension Statements. The statements are available now on the Online Data Collection System.The usual due date is the 25th of the current month, but because these were not published until January 22nd, we are extending the payment due date for January invoices to… Continue Reading→
Conference Connectional Table: Meeting Updates from 12-8-2020
The Conference Connectional Table (CCT) met December 8 by Zoom. A meeting summary follows. DevotionThe Reverend Alma Ruiz, lecturer and evangelism director of the Hispanic House of Studies at Duke Divinity School, offered a devotion based on Isaiah 58:6-9. These verses summarize the ministry God calls us to do: to loose the chains of injustice,… Continue Reading→
Christian Transformational Leader online class open for registration
This course will guide lay servants and any interested laity seeking to be more empowered to lead their congregations toward health and vitality. In this course, participants will discover the three disciplines of Christian transformational leadership and the four qualities of Christian transformational leaders. Class sessions will begin February 8 and conclude on February 19…. Continue Reading→
Handbook for Local Church Lay Leaders
The role of Lay Leader in the local congregation is a position of responsibility and it opens opportunities to guide the mission and ministry of the congregation. There are numerous responsibilities in that role and how those roles are fulfilled is largely dependent upon the culture of the congregation and the gifts and abilities the… Continue Reading→
Registration Open for Online Class: Spiritual Gifts
One of the most beneficial ways disciples can discover and respond to God’s call in their lives is by discovering and serving from their God-given gifts. Whether that service is inside the church or outside in the community, God’s gifts enable us to fulfill the ministry to which God calls us and thereby give glory… Continue Reading→
Additional PPP Funding Available
Applications are now available for a second round of loans for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) through the Small Business Administration (SBA) and participating banks and lenders. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, allows nonprofit organizations, including churches, to apply for PPP funding, regardless of whether the entity received a loan in the first round. To… Continue Reading→
North Carolina History – 250 years ago today: White Enslavers Receive Money for Execution of Enslaved Black People in North Carolina
On January 18, 1771, the North Carolina General Assembly approved the disbursement of public funds to enslavers as compensation for the executions of Black people they held in bondage. Nearly a dozen enslavers received money from the state, including a white man in Duplin County who was given eighty pounds—the equivalent of over $18,000 today—following… Continue Reading→
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