Latest Updates
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United Methodists Meet to Approve Disaffiliations
FAYETTEVILLE, NC— Representatives from local United Methodist churches in eastern North Carolina met Saturday, Nov. 19, at Methodist University for a Special Called Annual Conference to receive requests and ratify disaffiliation for 249 churches. Bishop Leonard E. Fairley, the episcopal leader, presided over the conference. A process for disaffiliation was established by the 2019 General… Continue Reading→
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Preaching Amid Trauma and Change
These are challenging times in which to preach and minister. We live in a pandemic-scarred world where communities are being asked to reimagine what it means to be church. Denominational affiliations are shifting, with church members and leaders feeling adrift or in flux. Continue Reading→
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DON’T MISS IT–Annual Enrollment Ends THURSDAY
To set up your 2023 HealthFlex medical, dental, vision, and health account benefit enrollments, visit BenefitsAccess.org. Visit Wespath’s Annual Election website to learn more about these benefit options. Taking no action will result in your enrollment in the default plans: H3000 health plan, no dental plan, Exam-only Vision plan, and no health account contributions. To change your 2023 Basic and… Continue Reading→
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Rev. Dr. Sangwoo Kim to lead Board of Ordained Ministry
The North Carolina Conference Board of Ordained Ministry recently elected Rev. Dr. Sangwoo Kim as its Chairperson. Reverend Kim currently serves as Senior Director of the Methodist House of Studies and the Wesleyan Formation Initiatives at Duke Divinity School. Reverend Kim has been serving as the Board secretary and was chosen to follow Reverend Laura… Continue Reading→
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Annual Election Period ENDS THURSDAY
To set up your 2023 HealthFlex medical, dental, vision, and health account benefit enrollments, visit BenefitsAccess.org. Visit Wespath’s Annual Election website to learn more about these benefit options. Taking no action will result in your enrollment in the default plans: H3000 health plan, no dental plan, Exam-only Vision plan, and no health account contributions. To change your 2023 Basic and… Continue Reading→
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Health Ministry Encourages Flu Shots
From the NC Department of Health and Human Services: “The best defense against serious illness from flu is the annual vaccine, available for everyone six months and older. Studies have shown that vaccines reduce the risk of flu-associated deaths by half in children with high-risk medical conditions and by two-thirds in healthy children. Vaccination can… Continue Reading→