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Connectional Living and Connectional Giving – 5 Weeks!

The Corridor district Lay Servant Ministries team presents Connectional Living and Connectional Giving with Anggie Thompson…

Please plan to join all five sessions. If you must miss a session, let the facilitator know in advance and we can record the session for you. Anyone who misses more than one session of the course will not receive LSM credit

March 1 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

March 8, 2026 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
March 15, 2026 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
March 22, 2026 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
March 29, 2026 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Zoom

$15

Course scholarships are available to those in need of financial assistance. Scholarships reduce the cost of a course to $5. Please contact your district director or lsm@nccumc.org.

About the Course: This course will help lay servants understand and share the world-transforming power of connectional giving rooted in the biblical/Wesleyan tradition.

Participants will:

  • Develop an understanding of John Wesley’s admonitions—to earn, save, and give all you can;
  • Study various scriptures and how they relate to our connectional living, which leads to connectional giving and connecting to Wesley’s teachings;
  • Examine the ways in which an understanding of why we give and where we invest our resources is imperative to living our faith through the United Methodist connectional system;
  • Be able to describe the apportionment structure through the general church, jurisdictions, annual conferences, and districts, and how that relates to the local church and decisions made in the local church;
  • Become familiar with your own church’s apportionment statement and prepare a paragraph explaining apportionments to your church.

Order Your Book!
All participants are expected to read Earn. Save. Give. Wesley’s Simple Rules for Money, by James A. Harnish, prior to the course.

For questions about the course, please contact Allen Burden, aburden@nccumc.org or Vicki Ambrose vambrose@nccumc.org, Corridor district co-directors of Lay Servant Ministries.

To receive credit for a Zoom course, full attention and presence are required. Whether online or in person, staying engaged with the group and fully focused ensures the best learning experience. Zoom classes are interactive—expect breakout rooms, activities, and group discussions throughout the day.

This class has been cancelled due to low enrollment.

If you were hoping to participate, we would love to hear from you. Please email us at lsm@nccumc.org to let us know of your interest. Your response will help us determine whether to offer this course again in the future.

About the Facilitator:

Anggie Thompson is a Certified Lay Minister (CLM) in the Corridor District, where she serves as Lead Shepherd of the Certified Lay Minister Cohort, is a member of the CLM Steering Committee and the Corridor District Lay Servant Ministry Committee. She is a member of Lebanon United Methodist Church in Mebane, North Carolina. Anggie is passionate about teaching lay servant ministry courses for the Conference and through the Be a Disciple online program. Previously, Anggie was assigned to two small churches as their preacher for two and five years consecutively. One of her current ministry focuses is pulpit supply, providing pastors with opportunities for Sabbath rest.

Committed to service both within her community and beyond, Anggie volunteers with New Rattitude Rat Terrier Rescue and serves on the Board of Directors for her local fire department, in addition to maintaining full-time employment. 

Family is central to Anggie’s life, and she cherishes time spent with her husband, their three rescued rat terriers, her two sons and their families, including two granddaughters and two grandsons.