Latest Updates
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Embrace Your Call as a Lay Person – Join us June 1 for the Day of Discovery!
Do you have a ministry idea that you would like to implement at your church? Are you feeling God’s nudge to make a deeper commitment to service within your community […] Continue Reading→
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Creation Care District Trainings
Last year, both the North Carolina and Western NC Conferences passed similar resolutions urging local churches to form creation care teams or begin (or continue) creation care ministries. To assist […] Continue Reading→
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AC 2024: Disciple Making, Leader Forming, and Peace Building
Annual Conference 2024 will be at the Greenville Convention Center in Greenville, NC, on June 13-15, 2024. The theme is Disciple Making, Leader Forming, and Peace Building. Bishop Connie Mitchell Shelton […] Continue Reading→
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Wespath Insurance Webinar
All conference members are invited to attend a webinar hosted by Wespath on Wednesday, May 29 at 1:30 p.m. The webinar will look at a recommendation being proposed to Annual […] Continue Reading→
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Health Team Offerings at AC 2024
Check out some of the health events that will be offered during Annual Conference 2024. Shepherd’s Care Medical Clinic Bus Shepherd’s Care will have a primary care provider on-site Thursday, […] Continue Reading→
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Announcing Summer Quarter Lay Servant Ministries Classes
Your Lay Servant Ministries team is pleased to announce four courses for our “summer quarter” (June-August 2024). These classes are open and available to all UMC laity, whether or not you have taken a class with us before. Whether you are looking for something new, prefer to meet on two Sunday afternoons instead of a… Continue Reading→
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An Encouragement for May
After spending a couple of days as an observer during the second week of General Conference, I arrived back home to the high-pitched, high-decibel buzz of the cicadapocalypse. The emergence of the Brood XIX nymphs from their 13-year maturation period underground had begun, and the newly hatched adult cicadas were singing in the sun. I… Continue Reading→
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Two Churches Earn Silver Badge in Accessibility
Last year, two of our North Carolina Conference UMCs made facility changes and completed the UM Disability Ministries accessibility audit to achieve official Silver Badge status. Silver-status churches have worked to make most areas accessible and have accommodations for people with limited vision and hearing loss. Silver status is determined by self-reporting an audit score… Continue Reading→
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Clergy Moving Forms Available
Appointment season is upon us. The policy and forms needed to assist the clergy in moving well are available. Please follow this link to find the moving expense requisition advance, […] Continue Reading→