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.
Digital Archive Search
Browse and search our online records of local church histories, clergy pictures, historical documents, and books.
For Local Church Historians
Resources for collecting and writing your local church history, as well as information on Methodist history.
Latest Updates
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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→
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Digital Archives Search
The NC Conference Commission of Archives & History is in the process of digitizing many of our holdings so that you can access these materials from home. Books published by Continue Reading→
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Clergy Pictures Online
Pictures from the Clergy Pictorial Directories are now available online through the Archives website. Pictorial Directories and supplements from 1971 through 2011 are available. Need a picture of your pastor Continue Reading→
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Past Newsletters
The NC Conference Historical Society/Commission on Archives and History newsletters from 2005 to the present are now available online. View them on the Newsletters page. Continue Reading→
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Historic NC Conference Churches
The Archives & History Committee has posted a 2016 PDF presentation on Historic Churches in the NC Conference. Continue Reading→
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Digitizing Your Church Records
What is digitization? The conversion of traditional records into digital or electronic form. When referring to digitization of church records, the main group of documents are the historic records of Continue Reading→
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A Short History of the Formation of the North Carolina Conference
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→
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.
Contact Us
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