Latest Updates
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Messy Church Information Session
The Center for Leadership Excellence is hosting a short information session about Messy Church to determine whether to bring Messy Church leaders in for a day-long training… Continue Reading→
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An Encouragement for November
As I learned the names and genders of the newly elected bishops of the Southeastern Jurisdiction, oh what joy that filled my soul when I realized that two of the three were our sisters in Christ. Not that we don’t have some amazing male bishops, but this was definitely a blessing for us as women in ministry. Continue Reading→
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United Methodists Meet to Approve Disaffiliations
FAYETTEVILLE, NC— Representatives from local United Methodist churches in eastern North Carolina met Saturday, Nov. 19, at Methodist University for a Special Called Annual Conference to receive requests and ratify disaffiliation for 249 churches. Bishop Leonard E. Fairley, the episcopal leader, presided over the conference. A process for disaffiliation was established by the 2019 General… Continue Reading→
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Preaching Amid Trauma and Change
These are challenging times in which to preach and minister. We live in a pandemic-scarred world where communities are being asked to reimagine what it means to be church. Denominational affiliations are shifting, with church members and leaders feeling adrift or in flux. Continue Reading→
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DON’T MISS IT–Annual Enrollment Ends THURSDAY
To set up your 2023 HealthFlex medical, dental, vision, and health account benefit enrollments, visit BenefitsAccess.org. Visit Wespath’s Annual Election website to learn more about these benefit options. Taking no action will result in your enrollment in the default plans: H3000 health plan, no dental plan, Exam-only Vision plan, and no health account contributions. To change your 2023 Basic and… Continue Reading→
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Rev. Dr. Sangwoo Kim to lead Board of Ordained Ministry
The North Carolina Conference Board of Ordained Ministry recently elected Rev. Dr. Sangwoo Kim as its Chairperson. Reverend Kim currently serves as Senior Director of the Methodist House of Studies and the Wesleyan Formation Initiatives at Duke Divinity School. Reverend Kim has been serving as the Board secretary and was chosen to follow Reverend Laura… Continue Reading→