{"id":7083,"date":"2023-11-01T13:20:09","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T17:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/laity\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=7083"},"modified":"2024-01-31T10:41:32","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T15:41:32","slug":"be-um-history","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/laity\/event\/be-um-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Beacon District: UM History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gb-layout-columns-2 gb-2-col-equal has-theme-white-background-color has-theme-secondary-color gb-columns-center alignfull\" style=\"padding-top:5%;padding-bottom:10%\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-2 gb-is-responsive-column\" style=\"max-width:1200px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Beacon District presents <em>Living Our United Methodist Beliefs<\/em> (UM History) on Zoom with <a href=\"#facilitator\">Tom Santa<\/a>&#8230;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><div  class=\"tribe-events-schedule tribe-clearfix\" >\n\t<p class=\"tribe-events-schedule__datetime\">\n\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__date tribe-events-schedule__date--start\">\n\t\t\tFebruary 17, 2024\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__separator tribe-events-schedule__separator--date\">\n\t\t\t\t @ \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__time tribe-events-schedule__time--start\">\n\t\t\t\t8:00 am\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__separator tribe-events-schedule__separator--time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t &#8211; \t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__time tribe-events-schedule__time--end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t5:00 pm\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"tribe-block tribe-block__venue tribe-clearfix\" >\n\t\n\t\n<div class=\"tribe-block__venue__meta\">\n\t<div class=\"tribe-block__venue__name\">\n\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/laity\/venue\/\" title=\"Zoom\">Zoom<\/a><\/h3>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"tribe-block tribe-block__event-price\" >\n\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-block__event-price__cost\"> $15 <\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-light-gray-background-color has-background\">Course scholarships are available to those in need of financial assistance. Please contact your district director or&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:cle@nccumc.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cle@nccumc.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About the Course:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This course will explore the special gifts of theology, witness, and organization that The United Methodist Church brings to the church universal, how we got where we are today, and how our distinctive emphases are still needed in the 21st-century church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Participants will:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Gain an understanding of the distinctive traditions and emphases of The United Methodist Church;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Learn about the journey of the people historically known as Methodists and Evangelical United Brethren, who united in 1968 to form The United Methodist Church;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Learn about the contributions of the early leaders of these churches \u2013 Wesley, Otterbein, Boehm, Albright, and many others;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Develop skills in interpreting United Methodist heritage and emphases to the local church and its members.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-secondary-color has-theme-light-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/store.upperroom.org\/product\/living-our-beliefs-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Order Your Book!<\/a><\/strong><br> <br>All participants are expected to read <strong><em>Living Our Beliefs: The United Methodist Way<\/em><\/strong>, by Kenneth L. Carder, prior to the course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"facilitator\"><strong>About the Facilitator:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/laity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2023\/11\/BeUMC-TomSanta-1440x810.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7106\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/laity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2023\/11\/BeUMC-TomSanta-1440x810.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/laity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2023\/11\/BeUMC-TomSanta-720x405.jpg 720w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/laity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2023\/11\/BeUMC-TomSanta-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/laity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2023\/11\/BeUMC-TomSanta-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/laity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2023\/11\/BeUMC-TomSanta.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tom Santa<\/strong> is a certified lay minister and lay speaker from Moyock UMC. He is passionate about becoming a better disciple and helping others to grow in relationship with God and with one another. He is the husband of Michelle, who introduced him to the Methodist church, and father of Mary Elysse and Lauren. 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