News & Stories
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Bishop Shelton Announces Cabinet Transition Beginning January 2025
As we continue to “right-size” in the North Carolina Conference, Bishop Shelton announces a Cabinet transition, effective January 1, 2025. Rev. Tara Lain, current Harbor District Superintendent, will become the District Superintendent of the Harbor (39 churches) and Sound (43 churches) Districts on January 1, 2025. Rev. Jon Strother, current Sound District Superintendent, will fully… Continue Reading→
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Help Pack UMCOR Kits at MERCI
Are you looking for ways to assist with hurricane relief efforts in the Western NC Conference? We need your help packing UMCOR kits at MERCI on Friday, October 11, from 9 am – 1 pm. If you are interested in serving, please contact Rev. Bill Haddock at . Kits will be collected through October 11.… Continue Reading→
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Clergy Care Resources
October is Pastor Appreciation Month. The NC Conference Media Center offers books and DVD studies that help clergy care for themselves and be cared for by those around them. The Clergy Care pathfinder includes titles on: What is a pathfinder? Pathfinders are lists of books, studies, and DVDs that are available to borrow from the… Continue Reading→
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A Letter to My Pastor, by Lester Ruth
An objective of the Dementia Resource Series is to offer ways for pastors and worship leaders to connect with those with dementia in worship. Duke Divinity Professor, Lester Ruth, offers his perspectives in “A Letter to My Pastor: If My Mind Should Start to Slip, What to Do with Me in Worship.” This letter is a… Continue Reading→
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Last Month in the NC Conference: September 2024
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 September. NC Conference Center for Leadership Excellence Christian… Continue Reading→
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Bishop Shelton Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
Bishop Connie Mitchell Shelton celebrates Hispanic-Latinx Heritage Month with this video message honoring Hispanic-Latinx leaders in the NC Conference and the continuing work of Hispanic-Latinx Ministries. Continue Reading→
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NC Conference Pastor Won Namkoong Publishes New Book
Have you ever heard great humor in a sermon that stays with you for a long time? NC Conference Pastor Won Namkoong has published a new book, Laugh and Lead with Your Congregation, focused on using humor in preaching, specifically in cross-racial/cross-cultural appointments, a topic he wrote his dissertation on and is now reflecting on… Continue Reading→
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Hurricane Helene Disaster Relief Efforts
Bishop Shelton encourages churches to respond to the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene with love, compassion, and action by assembling UMCOR cleaning kits. Continue Reading→
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Media Center Resources for Weathering Storms
As we continue to support disaster relief efforts from Hurricane Helene, the NC Conference Media Center offers books, studies, and DVDs related to weathering the literal and figurative storms of life. The Weathering Storms pathfinder includes titles on: What is a pathfinder? Pathfinders are lists of books, studies, and DVDs that are available to borrow… Continue Reading→