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Your Lay Servant Ministries team is pleased to announce seven courses for our “spring quarter.” These classes are open and available to all UMC laity, whether or not you have taken a class with us before.

Invite a friend to join you, and get ready to deepen your UMC knowledge alongside other laity from across the conference. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Registration is open. Claim your spot today!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Basic Course in Lay Servant Ministries<\/strong><\/a>
Facilitated by Sandy Core and Ernest Leatherman
March 16, 2024
in-person (Oak Island)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Public Prayer<\/strong><\/a>
Facilitated by Rev. Vermel Taylor
March 16, 8:30am-5pm
Zoom<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Basic Course in Lay Servant Ministries<\/strong><\/a>
Facilitated by Mamie Alley
March 23, 8am-4:30pm
in-person (Cary)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Called to Preach<\/strong><\/a>
Facilitated by Carl Frazier
March 23, 8am-4:30pm
in-person (Cary)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Basic Course in Lay Servant Ministries<\/strong><\/a>
Facilitated by Ken Ripley
April 13, 8am-4:30pm
Zoom<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sharing Your Faith<\/strong><\/a>
Facilitated by Ken Ripley
April 20, 8am-4:30pm
Zoom<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading in Prayer (Public Prayer)<\/strong><\/a>
Facilitated by Stephan Margeson
April 27, 8am-4pm
in-person (Durham)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the Common Good<\/a>
Facilitated by Deborah Horton
May 18, 8:30-5pm
in-person (Goldsboro)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interested in Other Courses?<\/strong>\u00a0We are actively planning classes for the summer (June-August) quarter and we are beginning to sketch out our course offerings for the next year. If there is a specific class you need, let us know<\/a>! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We hope to see you at a Lay Servant Ministries class soon!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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View All Upcoming Courses<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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