The North Carolina Conference is partnering with the Western North Carolina Conference to display billboards across our state with the message, “Hate Divides, Love Unites.” This billboard campaign began in the Missouri Conference.
Bishop Connie Shelton said, “We pray that the Holy Spirit will use these billboards as an instrument of hope and an invitation to find a loving community in The United Methodist Church!”
Watch this video in which Bishop Shelton of the NC Conference and Bishop Ken Carter of the Western NC Conference tell us more about the meaning behind this message.
We have at least one billboard in every district that will be displayed between November 2024 and the beginning of February 2025. Three of these billboards are static, printed boards while the rest are on a digital rotation. If you’re hoping to catch a glimpse of one in real life, you can find them at the locations listed below:
- Beacon District: Elizabeth City
1625 US 17 - Capital District: Goldsboro
2369 US 70 West - Capital District: Smithfield
I-95 at S. Brogden Rd. - Corridor District: Burlington
I-40/85 Exit 141 - Fairway District: Lillington
900 US 401 - Gateway District: Fayetteville
511 N. Bragg Blvd. - Harbor District: Supply
US 17 & Hwy 211 - Harbor District: Wilmington
Alternating between 4100 Oleander Dr. & 706 S College Rd. - Heritage District: Rocky Mount
N Winstead Ave. & English Rd. - Sound District: Morehead City
2500 Arendell St.
