Latest Updates
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Achieving Dreams: An Endowment Now for Ministry for the Future
Join Discipleship Ministries for a webinar focused on how endowments can enhance the church’s ministry on March 26 at 7:30 pm. The webinar will feature helpful tools in the new Achieving Dreams Beyond the Budget manual. Register Now→ Continue Reading→
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Ministry Spotlight: Certified Lay Minister, Aldersgate UMC
John Hall currently serves as our North Carolina Conference Lay Leader and as a Certified Lay Minister at Aldersgate UMC in Durham, focusing on worship and administrative leadership. Before dedicating more time to ministry, John spent 23 years as an R&D development engineer with Hewlett-Packard, then joined SAS as a technical trainer specializing in computer… Continue Reading→
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2026 LEP Nominations Open
Lay members play a key role in linking the mission and vision of the local congregation with the mission and vision of the Annual Conference. One of the many ways that the laity can actively participate in the life and work of our conference is through attending our annual conference meeting June 18-20, 2026, at… Continue Reading→
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Methodist Women’s History Resources
In 1975, Gladys Ruth Williford and Helen Gray Crotwell (pictured above) were the first women to be ordained in the North Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church. March is Women’s History Month, and The United Methodist Church has a rich history of women’s leadership. Borrow these books to learn about this history and teach… Continue Reading→
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Nominations Open for Conference Committees
Are you interested in helping shape the ministry and mission of the North Carolina Annual Conference? Serving on a conference board, agency, commission, or committee is a meaningful way to share your gifts, connect with others across our Conference, and support our shared work of making disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the… Continue Reading→
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Curriculum Survey — Win a $100 Cokesbury Gift Card
How does your church choose curriculum for Sunday School, small groups, or Bible studies? The Evangelism & Discipleship Committee is gathering insight from across the conference about how churches select and use curriculum – especially resources rooted in Wesleyan/Methodist theology. Continue Reading→