Archives & History

It shall be the duty of the commission to collect and preserve the historically significant records of the Annual Conference and its agencies, including data relating to the origin and history of the conference and its antecedents.

Latest Updates

Honorary Membership Recognition for Rev. Dennis Cecil Lamm

August 1, 2022

Honorary Membership RecognitionSoutheastern Jurisdiction Historical SocietyJuly 2022The Rev. Dennis Cecil Lamm The recipient of an Honorary Membership in the Southeastern Jurisdiction Historical Society is The Rev. Dennis C. Lamm of […] Continue Reading→
Bishop Francis Asbury

June 16, 2021

Bishop Francis Asbury came to Jones County, NC on February 10, 1788. On his second visit to Jones County, he wrote in his journal January 24, 1791, “Monday 24. I […] Continue Reading→
Methodism & Schism

January 14, 2021

It didn’t happen! The year 2020 was supposed to be the year in which a schism would take place in the United Methodist Church. Well, it would seem that […] Continue Reading→
Dr. Ashley Boggan Dreff Named General Secretary of GCAH

November 11, 2020

Dr. Ashley Boggan Dreff, cradle United Methodist, professor and author of Entangled: A History of American Methodism, Politics, and Sexuality and #Nevertheless: American Methodists and Women’s Rights, has been elected […] Continue Reading→
Archives Receives Gifts

May 11, 2020

The North Carolina Conference Archives has recently received two nice gifts. The largest gift ever received came from the estate of the late Rev. L. Franklin (Frank) Grill; former historian […] Continue Reading→
Coronavirus and History

April 1, 2020

Looking for something to do during this time of having to stay home? Let me give you a couple of ideas for putting your time to good use. First, record […] Continue Reading→
A Short History of the Formation of the North Carolina Conference

February 10, 2020

In the beginning (1795-1800), the territory known as North Carolina was divided between the Virginia and South Carolina Conferences of the Methodist Episcopal Church with the Virginia Conference getting “the […] Continue Reading→

For Local Church Historians

Resources for collecting and writing your local church history, as well as information on Methodist history.

Preserving Church History

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How To Write a Local Church History

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Memory & Ministry

Borrow from the NC Conference Media Center

Church Historian

Order from Cokesbury

Historic NC Conference Churches

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United Methodism Family Tree

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Wesleyan Family Tree

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Local Church Historians’ School

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Image from the General Commission on Archives and History for the United Methodist Church, Drew University.

Newsletters

Read the NC Conference Historical Society/Commission on Archives and History newsletters from 2005 to the present. The lists of Deceased Clergy and Spouses since December 2020 are also listed here.

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