Here’s what you need to know to find books at Annual Conference 2025!
NC Conference Authors Book Signing
Please join us at the NC Conference Authors Book Signing on Thursday, June 12, at 7:00 pm during the Ice Cream Social. Several NC Conference authors will sell and sign their books in the Emerald Room of the Greenville Convention Center.
- Jason Miller-Villegas, Conference Director of Youth Ministries, is the author of When Methods Die: The Writing on the Wall for a Fading Church. Borrow. Buy.
- Won S. Namkoong, former District Superintendent and retired clergy, is the author of Laugh and Lead with Your Congregation. Borrow. Buy.
- Robert Simpson, pastor of Bethlehem UMC, Red Oak UMC, and professor at NC Wesleyan University, is the author of Who Moved the Table: The Spiritual Formation of the Eucharist. Buy.
- Francis Daniel, former District Superintendent and retired clergy, has a new book, The Day The Feeder Went Empty. Buy.
- Jerusha Neal, Duke Divinity professor and clergy spouse, has a new book, Holy Ground: Climate Change, Preaching, and the Apocalypse of Place. Buy.
- Arthur William Winstead, Jr., is the son of Arthur Winstead, Sr., who pastored several churches in our conference. His book, My Father’s Path to God, is a collection of his father’s writings. All proceeds from the sale of the book go to his father’s last appointment, Asbury UMC in Smithfield, NC. Borrow. Buy.
- Jeff Jenkins, regular contributor to the Beacon District Newsletter and former Beacon District Lay Leader, has a new book, A Carpenter’s Light: The Story of Jesus. Buy.
Book Signing with Michael Adam Beck
Rev. Dr. Michael Adam Beck is a featured speaker at Annual Conference this year. He will be selling and signing several of his books after his Learning Labs on Wednesday, June 11, in the registration area at the entrance to the Greenville Convention Center. See the Agenda for more information on the Learning Labs, which are free and open to everyone.
Free Books!
Make sure you stop by the free books table during Annual Conference. There will be lots of free books, studies, DVDs, and curricula for you to pick up and take with you. Visit early and often. Bring a box or bag to load up!
The giveaway tables will be located in the front hallway. After you enter the Greenville Convention Center, turn left down the hallway. You will see the tables in the hall on the way to the concession stand on the corner.
These giveaways are a mix of donations that cannot be added to the Media Center and items that have been removed from the collection to make room for new additions. There will be books, DVDs, small-group studies, youth ministry resources, children’s curricula, and more.
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