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FROM THE BISHOP
Transitions
As we look ahead to a time of transition across our connection, Bishop Shelton prays for God’s comfort, peace, joy, and hope to be upon you and your church.
Read and subscribe to daily Lenten reflections, with a theme of Graceful Hospitality.
Engage Small Groups and Sunday School classes in a six-week study from Rev. Adam Hamilton.
Local churches equipped to be hospitable places for anyone whose church has closed or disaffiliated.
Commit to a faithful, intentional prayer life this year, using Pray As You Go as a daily framework.
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Grace-Filled People of God
Let’s remind ourselves of who we are at our best — the spirit-filled, resilient, connected, missional, faithful, diverse, deeply rooted, committed, disciple-making, Jesus-seeking, generous, justice-seeking, world-changing people of God called The United Methodist Church.
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Latest Updates
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Day 29 – Kyle Meier
The Peak Church is a testimony of not only God’s ability to do something new but to resurrect and rejuvenate something in need of a new direction. Over 10 years […] Continue Reading→
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Wilmington Church Closure Brings Rebirth and Opportunity
Wilmington, NC — The NC Conference of The United Methodist Church announces the closure of Fifth Avenue UMC after over 170 years of faithful service to the community. This decision […] Continue Reading→
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Day 28 – Tracy Sexton
Rapid change confronts us daily. The dark valleys of the pandemic, political divisions, inequity, mass violence, natural disasters—and for United Methodists, denominational disaffiliation—threaten us. We live in the tension between […] Continue Reading→
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Day 27 – David Blackman
Welcome one another, therefore, just as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God. – Romans 15:7 A milkshake, a straw, and a spoon? Upon our arrival at Saint […] Continue Reading→
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Day 26 – Patrick Murphy
We were glad not only to share God’s good news with you but also our very lives because we cared for you so much. -1 Thessalonians 2:8 Knightdale UMC came […] Continue Reading→
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Day 25 – Angelo Sanchez
This April, Wrightsboro UMC will celebrate 65 years of ministry in northwest New Hanover County. Initially sponsored by the Men’s Club of Grace United Methodist Church, Wrightsboro UMC has been […] Continue Reading→
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CFA Shares Updates as they Prepare 2025 Budget for Annual Conference
The NC Conference Council on Finance and Administration (CFA) met on March 21, 2023, to prepare proposals for the 2023 Annual Conference at the Greenville Convention Center in June. CFA […] Continue Reading→
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AC 2023: Graceful Hospitality
Annual Conference 2023 will be at the Greenville Convention Center in Greenville, NC on June 15-17, 2023. The theme for the quadrennium is Grace for the Future. Annual Conference 2023 […] Continue Reading→
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Day 24 – Mark Gustafson
See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. – […] Continue Reading→
Five Focus Areas
As we strive to make disciples, we focus on these five areas.
Healthy Congregations
Effective Leaders
Congregations for Children
Anti-Racism
Unity