Latest Updates
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April Monthly Resource Flyer
Each month, we publish this flyer to share timely Conference resources available to clergy and laity in local churches in the North Carolina Conference. It includes upcoming events, grant deadlines, Conference news, and more. The monthly theme for April is Creation Care. The flyer includes related resources that can be borrowed from the NC Conference… Continue Reading→
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Academy for Spiritual Formation to Offer “Taste of Academy” Event
This October, the NC Academy for Spiritual Formation invites you to a “Taste of Academy.” This two-day event on October 4-5 (Friday and Saturday) is designed to introduce participants to the Academy while providing a time of learning, fellowship, and growth together. If you have been curious about the 5-Day Academy for Spiritual Formation annual… Continue Reading→
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Easter Sunday: Christ is Risen!
Watch an Easter message from Bishop Connie Mitchell Shelton. “Do not be alarmed; you are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has been raised; he is not here. Look, there is the place they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going ahead of you to Galilee;… Continue Reading→
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General Conference Resources for the Past, Present, and Future
Photo illustration by Kathleen Barry, UMNS The General Conference of The United Methodist Church will be happening in Charlotte, NC, April 23-May 3, 2024. The NC Conference is sending a delegation of eight clergy and eight laypersons to attend. Anyone else who would like to experience this worldwide event happening in our home state is… Continue Reading→
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A New Lay Servant Ministries Class!
District Superintendent Jon Strother will teach Discipleship Begins with Relationship: Creating a Spiritual Growth Plan to See All the People. This course helps lay servant leaders understand and adapt an intentional discipleship plan for their church context using resources from the See All The People movement. Continue Reading→
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Prayer for Appointment-Making Season: Diversity and Inclusivity
As we are in appointment-making season, Bishop Shelton has encouraged all of us to pray for the Cabinet, clergy and their families, and congregations. We will be sharing prayers over the next few weeks and encourage you to share them with your church. Read the next prayer in the series written by Rev. Seyun Hwang. God… Continue Reading→