Latest Updates
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Announcing Winter Quarter Lay Servant Ministries Classes
Your Lay Servant Ministries team is pleased to announce three courses for our “winter quarter.” These classes are open and available to all UMC laity, whether or not you have taken a class with us before Continue Reading→
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Local Church Treasurer Training
Local church treasurers, finance committee members, and pastors, join us for a training event on January 17, 2024, from 10:00 am – 3:30 pm at the NC Conference building. We […] Continue Reading→
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Need Time Away With Clergy Colleagues?
After challenging seasons of ministry, time away with others who have experienced similar things can be life-giving. Last year, one of our thoughtful North Carolina Conference laity offered her family’s […] Continue Reading→
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Judicial Council Affirms Bishop Shelton’s Ruling from the 2023 Annual Conference Session
In Decision Number 1490, the United Methodist Church Judicial Council affirms the ruling of Bishop Connie Mitchell Shelton from the 2023 Annual Conference Session of the North Carolina Annual Conference […] Continue Reading→
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Celebrating Six Months of The Duke Endowment Grant Investing in the Future of the NC Conference of The United Methodist Church
Six months ago, we celebrated the announcement of a five-year grant from The Duke Endowment to support the creation of new United Methodist Faith Communities and the strengthening of existing […] Continue Reading→
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Stranger to Neighbor
On September 19, the Center for Leadership Excellence hosted thirty laity and clergy for a Day of Learning with Daynette Snead Perez. The curriculum, Stranger to Neighbor, was designed to […] Continue Reading→
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Judicial Council Reverses Call for Extra General Conference
In a memorandum released on November 2, the Judicial Council of The United Methodist Church reversed its earlier decision calling for an additional General Conference sometime between 2025 and 2027. […] Continue Reading→
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UMC Bishops To Meet, Elect New Officers, Discuss Future
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church will meet November 6-11, 2023, at Lake Junaluska Assembly, North Carolina, in the United States to discuss the […] Continue Reading→
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Sheep, Goats & Retreats at The Church at Spring Forest
It was a gorgeous Fall day to gather for Bible study, teaching, and fellowship at The Church at Spring Forest in Hillsborough, NC. Spring Forest is a new faith community […] Continue Reading→