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  • Lay Servant Ministries Basic Course

    Zoom

    This Zoom course is open to all laity. The Beacon district is offering a discount to anyone who registers for both this course and Living Our United Methodist Beliefs(UM History) the following week. Anyone who completes both courses will have all the needed coursework to become a certified lay servant.

    $15

  • Gathering with the Spirit Retreat

    Rockfish Camp and Retreat Center 226 Camp Rockfish Rd, Parkton, North Carolina

    Following the “Gathering with the Spirit” webinar hosted by the Center for Leadership Excellence on January 28, 2025, with Daniel Castelo, the Gateway District invites you to a deeper exploration […]

  • Beacon and Sound District Youth Beach Retreat

    Ramada Inn – Kill Devil Hills, NC 1701 South Virginia Dare Trail, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, United States

    On Friday, February 21, at 6:00 pm, we will begin the weekend retreat for the Beacon and Sound Youth. There will be guest speakers, music, fellowship, indoor swimming, and time […]

    $125

  • Living Our United Methodist Beliefs (UM History)

    Zoom

    The Beacon District is offering a discount to anyone who registers for both this course and the basic course offered the prior week. This Zoom course is open to all laity. In addition, it meets the UM History requirement for those seeking to become certified lay speakers or certified lay ministers. This course also counts as an “advanced course” for certified lay servants or anyone in need of continuing education to renew their certification.

    $15

  • Ash Wednesday Joint Worship Service at First UMC, Elizabeth City

    First UMC – Elizabeth City 201 S. Road St., Elizabeth City, North Carolina, United States

    The Albemarle Area Methodist Coalition, a collaboration of AME Zion and UMC clergy, will hold a combined worship service on Ash Wednesday (March 5) beginning at 7:00 pm in the […]

  • Called to Preach

    Hertford UMC 200 Dobbs Street, Hertford, North Carolina

    The Beacon District LSM team is pleased to present this course, open to all laity. In addition, it meets the preaching requirement for those seeking to become certified lay speakers. This course also counts as an “advanced course” for certified lay servants or anyone in need of continuing education to renew their certification.

    $25

  • Carolina Black Clergy Leadership Retreat

    Kingston Plantation 9800 Queensway Blvd, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States

    We are excited to invite you to the 2025 Carolina Black Clergy Leadership Retreat, a sacred time set apart for renewal, relationship-building, and communion with God and God’s people. This […]

    $175

  • ERT Recertification

    Buxton UMC 48221 Buxton Back Rd, Buxton, North Carolina
    $20

  • Preparing for the Feast of Creation

    Ecumenical partners from the World Council of Churches, World Methodist Council, Vatican, and several other worldwide denominational bodies have been working on an agreement to elevate the Feast of Creation […]

    Free

  • Green Burial: Creation Care at Bluestem Conservation Cemetery

    Bluestem Conservation Cemetery actively focuses on community, conservation, and cemetery. Located 10 miles north of Hillsborough on 87 acres, Bluestem is the state’s largest green burial cemetery, renewing historic burial […]

    Free

  • Eco-Mission: Serving the Community of All Creation

    Genesis 2:15 reads, “The Lord God put the man in the Garden of Eden to take care of it and to look after it.” (Contemporary English Version). The United Methodist […]

    Free