Latest Updates
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Extension Ministry Spotlight: NCCU Wesley Campus Ministry
Welcome to our series that spotlights NC Conference pastors serving in extension ministries. Read about other extension ministers as these stories are published weekly. Rev. Dr. Gloria Winston Rev. Dr. Gloria Winston serves as the first executive director of the first and only Wesley Foundation/Campus Ministry at a historically black college or university (HBCU) in the NC… Continue Reading→
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Disaster Ministries Training Academy
Learn how to manage a site and/or deployment of volunteers, make initial assessments for early response needs, different response needs and activities related to wildfires, and more! Join us for a two-part training academy for certified Early Response Team members and team leaders at MERCI in Goldsboro, NC, on April 12 and May 3. Schedule… Continue Reading→
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An Encouragement for March
In 2003, 75,000 Verizon employees threatened to strike. In preparation, management employees, like me, were to be trained to fill the positions that would be impacted by the strike. I was assigned to “working aloft” or to be a repairperson who climbed telephone poles. Continue Reading→
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Extension Ministry Spotlight: AuthoraCare
Welcome to our series that spotlights NC Conference pastors serving in extension ministries. Read about other extension ministers as these stories are published weekly. Rev. Carolyn Burrus Rev. Carolyn Burrus grew up in Western North Carolina attending a small rural church near Pilot Mountain—a three-point charge. Her parents are still members and leaders in this congregation. Rev.… Continue Reading→
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First Time UMVIM Team Leader Cohorts
Leading a Mission Team for the First Time? Let’s Learn From Each Other! United Methodist Volunteers In Mission (UMVIM) will be hosting two cohort training opportunities for first-time Mission Team leaders who are leading short-term volunteer mission teams from local churches. Each training will be broken up into four, 90-minute sessions for the following date… Continue Reading→
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WesleyMen Lenten & Easter Devotionals
The World Fellowship of Methodist & Uniting Church Men, or WesleyMen, is offering the “On The Move” Lenten and Easter Devotionals 2025 to everyone for personal or congregational use. The weekly online devotionals are written by leaders of WesleyMen and the World Methodist Council and include Scriptures based on this year’s Gospel lectionary, moving stories,… Continue Reading→