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Bishop Ward shares with us the details of General Conference and the Clergy Day Apart. Continue Reading→

Reading Isaiah 58:11 reminds me of the nursery rhyme:Mary, Mary, quite contrary,How does your garden grow?With silverbells and cockle shellsAll in a row. I grew up in rural Maxton, North […] Continue Reading→

In January of 2015, I slipped on black ice and broke the tibia and fibula in my right leg. Apparently, my tibia had been shattered, and I required a lot […] Continue Reading→

Bishop Hope Morgan Ward announces a new configuration of responsibilities within the Cabinet and new Cabinet appointments, effective July 1, 2021, for the 2021-2022 Conference year. Rev. David Blackman, pastor […] Continue Reading→

Another Book Discussion with the AUTHOR!  Please join us for a discussion with another author on Monday, March 22 at 10:30 a.m. to discuss Hospitable Planet: Faith, Action, and Climate […] Continue Reading→

Since I was a little girl, I’ve never been able to keep a plant alive, let alone a garden! A couple of years ago, my daughter brought a gift to […] Continue Reading→

Dear United Methodist friends, Grace and peace to you in these Lenten days as we receive the projected next steps for The United Methodist Church. The Commission on the General […] Continue Reading→

Summers in Franklin County, North Carolina, were hot and dry. The hotter the weather, the more parched the land.  The sweltering heat covered us like a heavy wool blanket in August, smothering us,   changing […] Continue Reading→