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 had a most dreary ride to ... Continue Reading→
Fall Meeting of the NCC Historical Society – October 9, 2021
This is a reminder that the Fall NCC Historical Society and the Commission on Archives and History meeting will take place this Saturday, October 9, 2021 at the NCC United Methodist Conference ... Continue Reading→
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Are there are some Methodist historians or Methodists that want to learn more about and discuss this subject that we call Methodism? Whether we are talking about John Wesley, or local church issues, ... 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 Covid-19 came along and ... Continue Reading→
North Carolina and the Foundation of Methodist Missions in China
by William C. Simpson, Jr, Conference Historian of the North Carolina Annual Conference The exponential growth of Methodist mission work in China can be traced to an almost happenstance occurrence ... Continue Reading→
Revival
Rev. William Lee Grissom defined Methodism in one short sentence, “It is a revival of religion.” These words come from his book “History of Methodism in North Carolina, from 1772 to the present ... Continue Reading→
The Christmas Conference
Long before the Christmas Conference, the seeds of Methodism were planted in the American colonies by settlers who were part of Methodism in England. As the number of people with the Methodist ... Continue Reading→