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Archives & History

The mission of the North Carolina Annual Conference Commission on Archives and History is to collect, curate, and communicate evidence of Methodist life and ministry in the geographical boundaries of the conference and in the connection of conferences, congregations, clergy, and corporate institutions through which they have witnessed and served.

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Browse and search our online records of local church histories, clergy pictures, historical documents, and books.

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NC Conference Journal Archives

NC Conference Journals 2001-Present

NC MECS Journals

NC & The Foundation of Methodist Missions in China

Methodist History

Duke Divinity Archive

Duke Divinity Library

Methodist Review

Timeline of United Methodist History 1703-1996

UMC Agencies

Find-A-Church

Guidelines for Managing Records of the Local Church

General Commission on Archives and History

Southeastern Jurisdiction Archives and History

Archival Research

Atla Cooperative Digital Resources Initiative

NCpedia

NC Office of Archives and History

Internet Archive

For Local Church Historians

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

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Preserving Church History

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    How To Write a Local Church History

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      Memory & Ministry

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        Church Historian

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          Historic NC Conference Churches

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            United Methodism Family Tree

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              Wesleyan Family Tree

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                UM History Hub

                Local Church Historians’ School

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                  Latest Updates

                  • Honorary Membership Recognition for Rev. Dennis Cecil Lamm

                    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→

                  • Coronavirus and History

                    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→

                  • Archives Receives Gifts

                    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→

                  • Dr. Ashley Boggan Dreff Named General Secretary of GCAH

                    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→

                  • Methodism & Schism

                         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→

                  • Bishop Francis Asbury

                    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→

                  • Moved By the Hand of God

                         The following article was published by the Historical Committee of Providence United Methodist Church in 1982.      The history of the church “moved by the hand of God” in Continue Reading→

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                  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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                  Contact Us

                  NC Conference Historical Society

                  President: 
                  John Mitchell


                  Secretary:
                  Doug Jonas


                  Commission on Archives and History

                  Chair:
                  Rev. Haley Capps


                  Conference Historian:
                  Rev. William (Bill) Simpson

                  Address

                  NC Conference Archives
                  700 Waterfield Ridge Place
                  Garner, NC 27529

                  Email

                  archives-history@nccumc.org