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Clergy Care Resources
October is Clergy Appreciation Month, and we are incredibly thankful for the clergy across our connection for their dedication and commitment to serving others. We celebrate our clergy during October and every day of the year. Thank you for all you do for your communities and congregations! As we celebrate our clergy, here are some… Continue Reading→
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Resources for the Christ-Centered People of God #BeUMC
With every breath, with every thought, we strive to focus on Jesus. We recommend these resources to help us keep Jesus in our focus. Continue Reading→
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Insurance Annual Election Webinar Series
A webinar series is being offered to help prepare participants for the Annual Election period (November 1 – 16). All participants will benefit from these educational opportunities. Participants enrolled in the HSA health plans are especially encouraged to attend so they may learn about the changes to those plans for next year. Register today. Continue Reading→
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NC United Methodists Meet Virtually to Ratify Disaffiliations
GARNER, NC – Lay and clergy members from local United Methodist churches in eastern North Carolina met virtually on Saturday, October 7, for a Special Called Session of Annual Conference to ratify disaffiliation agreements of 18 churches. Bishop Connie Mitchell Shelton, the episcopal leader, presided over the conference. Dr. David Peele, North Carolina Conference Board… Continue Reading→
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The Good News of Shipwreck
Research on congregations after Covid is mixed: attendance, giving, volunteers are on the rise–while American church life overall continues to shrink in influence and size. Many congregations still feel shipwrecked – an experience that we will reframe using the story of Paul’s shipwreck on Malta. Continue Reading→
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Change for a Change
Are you ready for an October challenge to support babies and their mothers in Sierra Leone, West Africa? Mission of Hope: Rotifunk Hospital, an organization that was started in 2015 by the NC Conference of The United Methodist Church and the Sierra Leone Annual Conference along with members of Wrightsville United Methodist Church, hopes to… Continue Reading→