Faced with natural disasters, we also celebrate God’s goodness in rallying the faith community to work together ecumenically to rebuild homes and restore lives. After the Faustino Castro Lopez family lost its home to the May 21, 2015 tornado near Bolton, NC, Rev. Sam Loy, a trained NCC Disaster Response leader, organized community efforts to… Continue Reading→
Celebrating Lay Persons in Mission
This month we honor Deaconess Lisa Bachman and Home Missioner Thomas Gates, two lay persons consecrated and commissioned for ministry within the NC Conference. Lisa serves as Director of Lay Servant Ministries for NCC. Thomas ministers as Construction Project Supervisor for NCC’s Board of Mission, Incorporated (BOMI). Lisa Bachman (#S-00272) wears many hats. She may… Continue Reading→
Robeson County Work Teams Needed
Robeson County Church & Community Center (RCCCC, Advance #791742) provides food and emergency assistance to the poor and needy in Robeson County, NC, regardless of race or ethnicity. Many opportunities exist for mission work teams. The Center has a large number of requests to build wheelchair ramps and repair small floors, as well as repair… Continue Reading→
Introducing NC Deaconesses & Home Missioners
2013 marked the 125th anniversary of Methodist Deaconesses, lay women called by God to engage in full time vocations of love, justice and service. NC Annual Conference currently has three Deaconesses and three Home Missioners (lay men) appointed by the Bishop to various ministries within NC. Two of them, Deaconess Melba McCallum (#S-00195) and Home… Continue Reading→
Construction Update – Come & Join Us – Board of Missions Construction Ministry
We continue our work with the good folks of Crossroads UMC and we celebrate our completion at St. George UMC in Maxton! If you would like to volunteer in this movement of God’s Kingdom, we would love for you to come and join us. Please give our Construction Ministry Lead Contractor, JP McGuire, a call… Continue Reading→
St. George UMC Maxton – Building the Kingdom – Volunteers Welcome!
We continue to celebrate the volunteers who are are joining our church construction ministry. Everyone is welcome! To join us, please contact JP McGuire at: (919) 920-7282 or jpmcguire@nccumc.com A word from JP, Conference Contractor: This week saw a lot of change at the St George UMC site in Maxton. The update can be seen at:… Continue Reading→
Church Construction Update! Volunteers Welcome!
St. George UMC – Maxton … a great volunteer driven outreach ministry of the NC Conference Mission Team/Board of Missions. Please come and join us! To do so, please contact JP McGuire at: (919) 920-7282 or jpmcguire@nccumc.com A word from JP McGuire, NC Conference Lead Contractor – WOW! – what an incredible two weeks. Volunteers… Continue Reading→
Trinity UMC – Raleigh District – Construction Update – Local Church Ministry – Volunteer Opportunity in Work Team Ministry!
We, in the Board of Missions, Inc., Church Construction Ministry, including so many of you who volunteer your time and talents, continue to be engaged with local congregations, building the buildings to build the Kingdom! At Trinity UMC in Louisburg, we ended the week with all of the suspended ceiling installed and all of the… Continue Reading→
Construction Ministry Update – Tabernacle UMC – Walstonburg, NC
Volunteers Are Welcome!!! We will begin our work at Tabernacle about the first of January, 2011. This is expected to be a 30-60 day project replacing damaged structural timbers, drywall and flooring in this very historic church. Tabernacle UMC is located on Appie Rd, in Green County, between Stantonsburg and Snow Hill. Volunteers are very… Continue Reading→