News & Stories
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Planning for the 2021 Annual Conference Session, June 16-19
The Lord will guide you continually, and satisfy your needs in parched places, and make your bones strong; and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water, whose waters never fail. – Isaiah 58:11 This strong promise of God will be the scriptural focus for the 2021 Annual Conference Session. We… Continue Reading→
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connections: Thank You for Your Faithfulness
Bishop Ward gives us updates on the 2020 apportionments and the 2021 virtual Annual Conference, while thanking churches for their faithfulness in supporting the connection. Continue Reading→
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Applications & Donations for the Deacon Endowment
The Deacon Endowment is now accepting applications for all eligible clergy serving under deacon’s orders, or certified candidates pursuing ordination on the deacon track. Applicants must actively serve or intend to serve the NC Conference. The three categories of benefit include 1) Higher Education Scholarships, 2) Continuing Education Scholarships, and 3) Good Samaritan needs. Applications… Continue Reading→
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Clergy Tax Webinar Video Available
The video from the Clergy Tax Webinar on January 21, 2021, is available for viewing. Handouts of the slides used during the presentations with links to the resource materials mentioned can also be downloaded for your reference. Topics covered include how to do a clergy W-2 and employee classifications. While this video is only general… Continue Reading→
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January 2021 Pension Statements Now Available & With Extended Due Date
Thank you for your patience as we worked to finalize the January Pension Statements. The statements are available now on the Online Data Collection System.The usual due date is the 25th of the current month, but because these were not published until January 22nd, we are extending the payment due date for January invoices to… Continue Reading→
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Conference Connectional Table: Meeting Updates from 12-8-2020
The Conference Connectional Table (CCT) met December 8 by Zoom. A meeting summary follows. DevotionThe Reverend Alma Ruiz, lecturer and evangelism director of the Hispanic House of Studies at Duke Divinity School, offered a devotion based on Isaiah 58:6-9. These verses summarize the ministry God calls us to do: to loose the chains of injustice,… Continue Reading→
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Handbook for Local Church Lay Leaders
The role of Lay Leader in the local congregation is a position of responsibility and it opens opportunities to guide the mission and ministry of the congregation. There are numerous responsibilities in that role and how those roles are fulfilled is largely dependent upon the culture of the congregation and the gifts and abilities the… Continue Reading→
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Registration Open for Online Class: Spiritual Gifts
One of the most beneficial ways disciples can discover and respond to God’s call in their lives is by discovering and serving from their God-given gifts. Whether that service is inside the church or outside in the community, God’s gifts enable us to fulfill the ministry to which God calls us and thereby give glory… Continue Reading→
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Additional PPP Funding Available
Applications are now available for a second round of loans for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) through the Small Business Administration (SBA) and participating banks and lenders. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, allows nonprofit organizations, including churches, to apply for PPP funding, regardless of whether the entity received a loan in the first round. To… Continue Reading→