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 November.
NC Conference
- We celebrated six months of The Duke Endowment investing in the future of the NC Conference of The United Methodist. Since May, several new initiatives have begun or have continued thanks to the generosity of The Duke Endowment. Read the full announcement.
- In Decision Number 1490, the United Methodist Church Judicial Council affirms the ruling of Bishop Connie Mitchell Shelton from the 2023 Annual Conference Session of the North Carolina Annual Conference held June 2023.
- Watch a video from Bishop Shelton addressing the inaccuracies and myths surrounding the Pilgrims and Native people narrative, urging us to confront the uncomfortable truths that history often looks.
Center for Leadership Excellence
- Hosted a webinar with Mary Gladstone-Highland on Navigating Church Conflict: Discovering the Heart of the Matter.
- Registration opened for the Conference-wide Leadership Training on January 7, 2024. Learn more and register.
- Registration opened for a Day of Learning focused on leaning into change and improvising called “A Church Reforming, a World Transforming: Faithful Ministry in a Chaotic World.”
District Office
- This year, we have the opportunity to support two vital ministries through the District Christmas Offering: Project AGAPE and Professors in Methodism. Learn more, watch videos from Nara Melkonyan, director of Project AGAPE, and Bishop Patrick Streiff, Professors in Methodism, and view resources on the District Christmas Offering Page.
Laity Ministries
- John Hall, Conference Lay Leader, reflects on the recent Annual Conference gathering, highlighting the importance of the laity’s role in the church’s discipleship-making process. Read more and watch the video.
- Registration for four winter quarter Lay Servant Ministries courses.
Media Center
Office of Clergy Life
- On November 16, Louisburg College hosted Bishop Connie Shelton and Rev. Beth Hood for the Whitehead Leadership Program. Bishop Shelton spoke to Whitehead Scholars about good and effective leadership, as well as owning up to one’s weaknesses. Rev. Hood shared about spiritual disciplines and practices that undergird Christian leaders.
Outreach Ministry
- Volunteers met at MERCI to pack Christmas boxes for Project AGAPE.
- NC Conference United Methodist Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM) hosted a Team Leader Training on November 11.
- Congregations for Children shared ways local churches can advocate for public education.
- Disaster Ministries shared ways you can prepare your home and church for the winter season.
Race Equity and Justice Ministries
- Approximately 35 people attended the Bishop’s Forum on “Peace on the Land: The Campesinx Struggle for Reclamation and Healing in Colombia.”
Treasurer’s Office
- Registration opened for local church treasurer training in January 2024. Registration closes on January 8.
Youth Ministries
- View the schedule for 2024 Conference youth events.
- Youth across the Conference gathered in Rocky Mount, NC, on November 11-13 for Pilgrimage 2023.