Latest Updates
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Insurance Annual Enrollment Starts Next Week!
Start making your Insurance Plan Enrollment choices on November 2nd. Visit Know Your Insurance Plans for directions. The Annual Enrollment Period ends November 17th. Continue Reading→
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Living the Word Ministry Workshops – Nov. 10 and 12
Welcome to the new Living the Word Justice and Equity Ministry Network!! The Aspen Institute recently stated that there is a news and information gap in rural America. The LtW-JE Ministry Eastern NC Network (virtual) helps to fulfill that gap and connect any and all congregations, faith-anchored, and activist community-based organizations that promote justice and… Continue Reading→
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NFC October 2022 Newsletter
Relational Discipleship by Rev. Dr. Tim Catlett Throughout the gospel of Luke, including our lectionary texts for this summer, Jesus challenges individuals and communities to reconsider how they engage in relationships with each other and with God. The story of the Gerasene demoniac (Luke 8) explores themes of fear of the other, and how one… Continue Reading→
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Thoughts from National Young People’s Ministry Gathering (Part 2)
On September 26-28, the Rev. Jason Villegas, our Conference Director of Youth Ministry, went to a gathering of other youth ministry leaders from other United Methodist Annual Conferences. He reflects on the gathering in this series of posts. Read part 1 here. My own contribution to the conversion with other Conference youth ministry directors centered… Continue Reading→
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An Encouragement for October
It seems there is so much tension in the air. Disagreements are at every turn…on the news, on talk shows, on social media, in our churches, and sometimes within our own families. Disagreements over things big and small, from theology to politics to the most heated debate of them all, “Does pineapple belong on pizza?”… Continue Reading→
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We Weep, We Pray, and We Act
It puts all things into perspective when shots are fired in a Cary High School bathroom, and a 15-year-old walks into a Raleigh neighborhood and kills five innocent people. Continue Reading→