Bishop Ward encourages us to begin the new year in prayer for the North Carolina Conference and The United Methodist Church.
From the Bishop: A Prayer for Unity and Mercy
Dear United Methodist friends in Christ, You are in my prayers today as you lead in your church and community. Together we pray for Bishop Paul Leeland, our friends in Charlotte and the Western North Carolina Conference. I offer this prayer and urge unceasing prayer for our communities, our state, our nation and our world…. Continue Reading→
connections: The Season of Transition
Bishop Ward discusses the appointment-making process and asks for prayers for locations which will be experiencing transition in the upcoming months.
connections: Therefore Go
In this video, Bishop Ward talks with Gary Locklear, Conference Lay Leader & Delegate to General Conference, about the 2016 General Conference.
connections: Laying Down the Decorations
Bishop Ward describes Mardi Gras as a time to give thanks to God for all that has been given to us and then to lay down the decorations and bow before the Lord as we enter Lent.
connections: Praying for General Conference
The North Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church will have a day of prayer for the 2016 General Conference.
connections: More Like Christ
Bishop Ward asks us to pray for the “Let Us Pray” gathering for clergy on Feb. 1 and draws upon the prophet Isaiah’s writing that we “shall be a thing of beauty in the hand of the Lord.”
connections: We Belong To God
In this video, Bishop Ward reminds us that we belong to God and asks for prayers for Pilgrimage 2015.
connections: Praying for the Land Where Jesus Lived
Bishop Ward recounts her personal experiences and encourages us to pray the prayer below for all people living there as they deal with conflict daily.