{"id":16,"date":"2009-02-14T09:39:38","date_gmt":"2009-02-14T14:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nccumc.net\/archivesandhistory\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2009-02-14T09:39:38","modified_gmt":"2009-02-14T14:39:38","slug":"helps-for-the-local-church","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/history\/helps-for-the-local-church\/","title":{"rendered":"For the Local Church Historian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Who is going to record\u00a0our local church history!??<br \/>\n<\/strong>Here is\u00a0a pamphlet with information and suggestions to help you collect information and begin to write a church history. Scarcity of experience or funds is not the chief concern. Willingness and creativity will help you and the TIME is now!\u00a0 The file for this brochure: <a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2009\/02\/preservingchurchhistory1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Preserving Church History<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Additional resources:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gcah.org\/resources\/how-to-write-a-local-church-history\">How to Write a Local Church History<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2011\/10\/memory-and-ministry.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1606\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2011\/10\/memory-and-ministry.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2011\/10\/memory-and-ministry.jpg 120w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2011\/10\/memory-and-ministry-110x150.jpg 110w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Memory &amp; Ministry: Caring for Your Church&#8217;s Heritage. This DVD from the General Commission on Archives and History can be <a title=\"Media Center Catalog Record\" href=\"http:\/\/nccumc.hl.scoolaid.net\/bin\/search\/recDetailPage?rid=1985\">borrowed<\/a> for free from the <a title=\"NC Conference Media Center\" href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/mediacenter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NC Conference Media Center<\/a> or purchased from <a title=\"UMCom Online Store\" href=\"http:\/\/secure.umcom.org\/Store\/memory-and-ministry-dvd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">United Methodist Communications<\/a> for $14.95.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_185\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-185\" style=\"width: 108px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2009\/03\/history-guidelines.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-185\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2009\/03\/history-guidelines-108x150.jpg\" alt=\"Church Historian\" width=\"108\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-185\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Church Historian<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Helpful Official UMC Guideline booklet from the The Church Leadership series, 2009-2012 \u00a0Available from <a title=\"Cokesbury\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cokesbury.com\">Cokesbury<\/a> $2.95<\/p>\n<p>What do you keep? How to celebrate Church Anniversaries. Recording oral memories and more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who is going to record\u00a0our local church history!?? Here is\u00a0a pamphlet with information and suggestions to help you collect information and begin to write a church history. 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