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 with Jesus! The weekend will wrap up on Sunday, February 23, around 11 am with a worship and communion service.
The NC Conference provides training and support for local church administrative committees. This year, we are encouraging local church committees to either host watch parties or individually view our recorded trainings for each committee. We will also have live Q&A sessions that last up to 45 minutes.
Steps toward Beloved Community through a learning conversation on race and the church.Martin Luther King Jr. said the arc of the moral universe is long and it bends toward justice. If that’s true, then sometimes it’s helpful and necessary to survey the landscape to see where we are now as United Methodist Churches so we […]
“Summertime and the living is easy” Clara sings to open Porgy and Bess. For many of our members, it may seem that way. But for clergy, summertime can be a mixed bag of low attendance, a drop off in participation, and decreased giving (unless one is serving a coastal appointment when summer can be your busiest time of the year). How does one make the most of summer days in preaching, planning, and programming? How does one keep a congregation engaged? Join us for this conversation.
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 First UMC Sanctuary located in Elizabeth City, NC. Bishop Connie Mitchell Shelton (NC Conference) and Bishop W. Darin Moore (AME Zion, Eastern District) are presiding.
Camp Don Lee will host its annual Confirmation Retreat on the weekend of March 7th - 8th. Bring your confirmation group to Camp Don Lee as we explore Confirmation as an important step in the journey of faith. Confirmands will be led through a retreat that will serve as an opportunity to delve deeper into […]
Rest, reflect, and renew your spirit in creation. Invite a friend or your covenant group, or come for a private day of Sabbath on our 40-acre regenerative farm. You choose how to order your day in Creation. You choose which Friday(s), full day from 9 am - 4 pm or partial day. Dinner Bell Farm […]
The Harbor district LSM team is pleased to present this course, open to all UMC laity. Anyone who is called upon to lead public prayer may feel anxious and possibly inadequate for such a task. This course offers help for novices as well as veteran leaders of prayer as they create and deliver appropriate prayers in public settings.
Come to the Table is excited to announce the launch of our Food & Retreats for 2025, a two-day experience designed to deepen participants' collective understanding of food insecurity and its root causes. Registration for our first retreat is now open! Join us at Camp Rockfish (Parkton, NC) on March 12 - 13 to engage […]
Are you looking for a way to start your advocacy efforts? Are you stuck determining the best way to use your time and voice? Whether your focus is creation care, healthcare, or refugee rights, join this workshop to begin equipping yourself with strategies and tools.
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.
This Fairway district LSM team is pleased to present this course open to all laity and is a great way to learn about the many ways laity can answer their call to ministry in the UMC. This course is required for all laity seeking certification as a lay servant, lay speaker, or lay minister.
Did you hear? We have a District-wide mission event planned! With multiple opportunities to get involved, there will be ways for all ages to come together and help at a number of locations throughout the district. We will support local organizations such as WARM NC, food pantries, and others to give back to our community […]
In a world of so much hurt, how can we create communities of care and healing? While much of contemporary Christianity careens toward a spirituality of individual salvation and the afterlife, the call of Jesus to create communities that enact justice and bring peace on earth is often tragically ignored. This day of Looking Inward, Living Outward, based upon Daniel’s new book, will call us to a life of prayer and core spiritual practices that re-orient our gaze outward in acts of social transformation.
The Gateway district LSM team is pleased to present this course on personal prayer, open to all UMC laity. This course helps participants to examine their own prayer lives, and features practical suggestions to learn deeper approaches to personal prayer.
This course will help you learn much about the aging process and the developmental stage of older adulthood. It will also offer new ways of helping your congregation develop an intentional and comprehensive ministry by, with, and for older adults.
The North Carolina Annual Conference chapter of the Methodist Federation for Social Action is hosting the Jack Crum Conference on Prophetic Ministry at Benson Memorial UMC in Raleigh on Sunday, March 23, 2:00-5:30 pm. This event is co-sponsored by Benson Memorial's Church and Society Committee and the North Carolina Council of Churches. The topic is […]
Today, we will meet with our facilitator, Jeff Steward, with the Immigrant Worker Project in Ohio. Join us for an inspiring webinar series — Humanizing Immigration: Stories, Struggles, and Solidarity — sponsored by the Methodist Federation for Social Action (MFSA), the Order of the Deaconess and Home Missioners (DHM), and United Methodist Volunteers in Mission […]
This United Women of Faith event has been rescheduled because of the weather in February. It will now take place on Saturday, March 29, from 8:30 to 12:00 on the campus of Pittsboro UMC in the Family Life Center. There will be the Three Rs:Relaxing: Chair YogaRejuvenation: Praise MusicRenewal of the Spirit: Fellowship and Tim […]
Today, we will meet with our facilitator, Jeff Steward, with the Immigrant Worker Project in Ohio. Join us for an inspiring webinar series — Humanizing Immigration: Stories, Struggles, and Solidarity — sponsored by the Methodist Federation for Social Action (MFSA), the Order of the Deaconess and Home Missioners (DHM), and United Methodist Volunteers in Mission […]
Rest, reflect, and renew your spirit in creation. Invite a friend or your covenant group, or come for a private day of Sabbath on our 40-acre regenerative farm. You choose how to order your day in Creation. You choose which Friday(s), full day from 9 am - 4 pm or partial day. Dinner Bell Farm […]
