Latest Updates
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From the Bishop: Celebrate Black History Month in the spirit of Sankofa
Dear United Methodist friends, Grace and peace on this first day of February. As Black History Month unfolds, we honor the active and retired Black clergy who serve among us. […] Continue Reading→
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Planning for the 2021 Annual Conference Session, June 16-19
The Lord will guide you continually, and satisfy your needs in parched places, and make your bones strong; and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of […] Continue Reading→
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connections: Thank You for Your Faithfulness
Bishop Ward gives us updates on the 2020 apportionments and the 2021 virtual Annual Conference, while thanking churches for their faithfulness in supporting the connection. Continue Reading→
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connections: Prayer for Inauguration Day 2021
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. Continue Reading→
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connections: There Can Be Change
Bishop Ward encourages us to continue learning and growing in our faithfulness toward anti-racism and to hold on to our hope for transformation in the world. Continue Reading→
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From the Bishop: An Epiphany Prayer for the United States
Arise, shine, for your light has come. (Isaiah 60:1) I give you as light to the nations that my salvation shall reach to the ends of the earth. (Isaiah 49:6) […] Continue Reading→
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connections: Generosity
Just as the Magi came and offered gifts to the Christ child, we offer gifts in this season to one another and to our friends and partners around the world. Continue Reading→
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connections: A Summons to Witness, Protest and Promise
As Bishop of the North Carolina Conference, I invite you to affirm this summons to witness, protest and promise. We offer this opportunity, realizing that if we were gathering in Greenville […] Continue Reading→