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 ... 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 and ... Continue Reading→
Beulaville United Methodist Church History
Beulaville United Methodist Church in Beulaville, NC wrote this historical statement for their church. Previously located in the Goldsboro District, after the 2012 redistricting, the church is now in ... Continue Reading→
Brown, James C. P.
Click here to download the picture from the 1976 Clergy Pictorial Directory: James C. P. Brown ... Continue Reading→
Dunlap, Judson
Click here to download the picture from the 2009 Clergy Pictorial Directory: Judson Dunlap ... Continue Reading→
First United Methodist Church History
First United Methodist Church in Washington, NC published this history of their church in November, 2021. Previously located in the Greenville District, after the 2012 redistricting, the church is now ... Continue Reading→
Helping to Pave the Way
The Reverend Joseph Benjamin Bethea was born in Dillon, SC on September 9, 1932. He was the son of a Methodist Minister, the Rev. Rufus Emory and Ella Johnson Bethea. He graduated from Claflin College ... Continue Reading→
North Carolina UMC Apostolic Succession
A few years ago, Rev. Mitchell Lewis wrote an article entitled United Methodism and Apostolic Succession. Apostolic Succession was extremely important in the early Church. Nelson’s New Christian ... Continue Reading→
Windsor United Methodist Church
Windsor United Methodist Church in Elizabethtown, NC wrote this historical statement for their church for the years 1809-1984. Previously located in the Wilmington District, after the 2012 ... Continue Reading→