Latest Updates
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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, June 13, and Friday, June 14, outside of the Convention Center’s side door near the Hampton Inn. The primary care provider can see any type… 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, itinerant checklist, and moving expense requisition that must be completed during and after your move. Continue Reading→
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Last Month in the NC Conference: April 2024
We’d like to keep everyone up-to-date about the happenings all across the NC Conference offices and committees, so we’ll be posting a roundup of all the major news at the end of every month. Here’s an overview of NC Conference events and updates from the month of April. NC Conference Center for Leadership Excellence Laity… Continue Reading→