Latest Updates
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Grants Available for Children with Special Needs
A special endowment called “One Who Is Loved” makes possible love gifts, not to exceed $1,000 per year per child to benefit children under the age of 18 who have […] Continue Reading→
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Are you prepared to respond to a crisis?
No one plans to have a crisis, but being prepared and knowing how to respond in the event of a crisis is essential. Join us for a three-week workshop series […] Continue Reading→
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The ABCs of Diversity: Helping Kids (and Ourselves!) Engage Our Differences
In partnership with the NC Conference Evangelism and Discipleship committee, the Center for Leadership Excellence invites you to a virtual workshop designed for children’s ministers, youth ministers, parents, and those who […] Continue Reading→
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2023 Apportionment Reports Sent Via Email
The 2023 apportionment calculation reports, along with related statistical tables from 2021, will be delivered via email today, Tuesday, July 12, 2022. Senior pastors – please check your conference email […] Continue Reading→
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Breakout Session – Impact of COVID on the Gender Pay Gap
On average, women make 79 cents for every dollar a man makes. This number is less for women of color, disabled women, and mothers. In The UMC, women pastors made […] Continue Reading→
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Breakout Session: Innovation in Worship, Discipleship, Mission
Rev. Tim Catlett, Director of New Faith Communities, shared how rethinking our approaches to worship, discipleship, and mission can help churches to be more intentionally innovative as we work to […] Continue Reading→
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Breakout Session – Hope & Healing for Creation: What Christians Can Do for the Earth
“Then God said, ‘Let us make humans in our image, according to our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of […] Continue Reading→
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Breakout Session – Changing the Lens: OPTICS
This breakout session, led by Suzanne Haley, was a thought-provoking workshop that allowed the participants to reflect on racial biases and unconscious assumptions that lead to inequality. Through videos like […] Continue Reading→