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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→

Centenary United Methodist Church

Methodism has a rich history in New Bern, NC.  Beginning with George Whitefield bringing the Gospel message in 1739 to Joseph Pilmore preaching to Methodists in New Bern on December 25, 1772, the ... 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 what your church and church members are doing to ... 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→

Archives and History Fall Meeting

The Fall Archives and History Meeting which was originally scheduled for October of 2020, will not be meeting in person, instead we will have a zoom meeting on October 10th at 10:00 am to elect ... 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→

Annual Conference 125 Years Ago

Was held  November 1884 Front Street Church, now Grace United Methodist Church, Wilmington, NC. --- the fourth window of the church was designated the bar of the Conference ---only 16 lay ... Continue Reading→

AMERICAN METHODISM PROJECT

An electronic resource Project has been created and is managed by 13 UM seminaries on internet using the Archives.org website. At present they are placing close to 100 books into the archives that ... Continue Reading→

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 the NC Conference, ... Continue Reading→

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 ... Continue Reading→

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→

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→