News & Stories
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Retirements and Episcopal Staff Changes
Bishop Connie Mitchell Shelton announces upcoming retirements and changes in the Episcopal Office, effective July 1, 2023. Rev. Dr. Kenneth W. Locklear will enter retirement under Book of Discipline ¶ […] Continue Reading→
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Conference Committee on Youth Ministries Update
In a meeting with representatives from the Conference Committee on Youth Ministries (CCYM), Jason Villegas, the Conference Director of Youth Ministries led a devotion from John 3 and asked some […] Continue Reading→
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Pilgrimage 2023 website live, Youth Participation interest forms available, and more
Peace and blessings from NCC Pilgrimage. Did you miss us? It’s hard to believe that we are already planning for Pilgrimage 2023, but we can’t wait to see you and […] Continue Reading→
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Day 18 – Adam Charville
At Four Oaks UMC, our theme for this year is guided by Philippians 1:7, where Paul commends us to, “share in God’s grace.” We are celebrating how God has been […] Continue Reading→
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Day 17 – Mitzi Johnson
“Christ our Lord invites to His table all who love Him …” In 1951, Bishop Paul N. Garber was assigned as the episcopal leader for eastern North Carolina. During Bishop […] Continue Reading→
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Day 16 – José Luis Villaseñor
In 2008, on the cusp of one of our country’s most challenging economic times, Apex United Methodist Church took a step of faith by hiring Pastor José Luis Villaseñor. It […] Continue Reading→
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Day 15 – Tom Greener
People were bringing even infants to him that he might touch them, and when the disciples saw it, they sternly ordered them not to do it. But Jesus called for […] Continue Reading→
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Day 14 – Minoka Yonts
Kindred began to form in 2019 by a faithful group of people who were hopeful. They believed in what the Church could be and lamented what it wasn’t. They wanted […] Continue Reading→
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Living Into God’s Future at Jarvis Memorial UMC: A Documentary
As we continue to navigate this particular season in our North Carolina Conference, we want to share this story of one church’s journey through the disaffiliation process. If you are […] Continue Reading→