News & Stories
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From Wilson to Washington: Public Witnesses of Faith and Justice
Members of the NC Conference recently joined together with ecumenical and interfaith leaders and community members for public witnesses of faith, justice, and love in action. Love Forward On February 14, 2026, Repairers of the Breach concluded the Love Forward Together Mass People’s Assembly & Moral March Mobilization, traveling from Wilson to Raleigh, NC. The… Continue Reading→
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Achieving Dreams: An Endowment Now for Ministry for the Future
Join Discipleship Ministries for a webinar focused on how endowments can enhance the church’s ministry on March 26 at 7:30 pm. The webinar will feature helpful tools in the new Achieving Dreams Beyond the Budget manual. Register Now→ Continue Reading→
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Ministry Spotlight: Certified Lay Minister, Aldersgate UMC
John Hall currently serves as our North Carolina Conference Lay Leader and as a Certified Lay Minister at Aldersgate UMC in Durham, focusing on worship and administrative leadership. Before dedicating more time to ministry, John spent 23 years as an R&D development engineer with Hewlett-Packard, then joined SAS as a technical trainer specializing in computer… Continue Reading→
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2026 LEP Nominations Open
Lay members play a key role in linking the mission and vision of the local congregation with the mission and vision of the Annual Conference. One of the many ways that the laity can actively participate in the life and work of our conference is through attending our annual conference meeting June 18-20, 2026, at… Continue Reading→
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Methodist Women’s History Resources
In 1975, Gladys Ruth Williford and Helen Gray Crotwell (pictured above) were the first women to be ordained in the North Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church. March is Women’s History Month, and The United Methodist Church has a rich history of women’s leadership. Borrow these books to learn about this history and teach… Continue Reading→
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Nominations Open for Conference Committees
Are you interested in helping shape the ministry and mission of the North Carolina Annual Conference? Serving on a conference board, agency, commission, or committee is a meaningful way to share your gifts, connect with others across our Conference, and support our shared work of making disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the… Continue Reading→
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Curriculum Survey — Win a $100 Cokesbury Gift Card
How does your church choose curriculum for Sunday School, small groups, or Bible studies? The Evangelism & Discipleship Committee is gathering insight from across the conference about how churches select and use curriculum – especially resources rooted in Wesleyan/Methodist theology. Continue Reading→
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NFC February 2026 Newsletter
Rev. Tim Catlett, Director of the Office of New Faith Communities An Expansive Table, Set Together One of the most enduring images of God’s work among us is the table. Again and again, Scripture reminds us that God’s table is wider than we expect. “They will come from east and west, from north and south,… Continue Reading→
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Ministry Spotlight: Certified Lay Minister, Galilee UMC
Welcome to our series that spotlights ministries of the NC Conference. Read about other conference ministries as these stories are published weekly. Paul Baldwin Paul Baldwin has served as a Certified Lay Minister since the summer of 2019. He has served his home church, Galilee UMC in Laurinburg, as rotating liturgist, speaker, choir participant, and loyal congregation… Continue Reading→