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Upcoming United Methodist Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM) Training

August 1, 2024

The NC Conference United Methodist Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM) is excited to announce an upcoming UMVIM Team Leader Training offered by the Southeastern Jurisdiction UMVIM office. This online training is for mission team leaders who have led teams in the past but can benefit from reviewing the latest mission policies and UMVIM resources. This training… Continue Reading→
Katey’s Kits, based at St. James UMC, provides essential feminine products to young women in Eastern Carolina

August 1, 2024

Here in Eastern North Carolina, the non-profit Katey’s Kits is bringing feminine products to young women in schools. Katey’s Kits is an organization based in the St. James United Methodist Church (Newport) that provides feminine products to young women in need. Read more at WCTI12→ Read more at Carteret County News-Times→ Continue Reading→
August Monthly Resource Flyer

August 1, 2024

Each month, we publish this flyer to share timely Conference resources available to clergy and laity in local churches in the North Carolina Conference. It includes upcoming events, grant deadlines, Conference news, and more. The monthly theme for August is discipleship. The flyer includes related resources that can be borrowed from the NC Conference Media… Continue Reading→
Center for Leadership Excellence

Announcing Our Dementia Resourcing Series

July 30, 2024

The Center for Leadership Excellence invites you to join us for our Dementia Resourcing Series… This series will have three components: two webinars and a commissioned article. Register for one or all three. Webinar, October 1, 2024, 1-2 pm, Dementia through the Lens of Grace, with Bishop Kenneth Carder The Christian gospel of grace counters the stigma, isolation,… Continue Reading→
District Office

Training Scheduled for Charge Conference Season

July 30, 2024

The District Office is offering a virtual training session on August 22 at 7 pm for clergy and laity who need to complete charge conference forms. Whether you’re new to these forms or a seasoned pro, everyone is welcome to sign up for the training. You are asked to register below so that we are… Continue Reading→
Treasurer's Office

Avoid a Higher Insurance Deductible with the Virgin Pulse Health Check

July 30, 2024

Blueprint For Wellness The Blueprint For Wellness (BFW) health screening includes a blood draw and a few measurements, such as blood pressure and waist circumference. This screening is open to enrollees (participants and spouses) on the conference’s active health insurance plans. Attendees will receive: Schedule Your Blueprint for Wellness Health Screening Health Check This year’s… Continue Reading→
Riverside UMC helps woman told she owes Social Security $26K: ‘I was sleeping behind dumpsters’

July 29, 2024

When Strong’s payments ended in January, she had just “clawed” her way out of homelessness after living without a home for roughly two years. She had just started living with her partner, David, who also relies on SSI, with a sympathetic landlord two months earlier. Once the SSA cut their resources in half, though, Strong… Continue Reading→
‘Share the Bounty’: Salem UMC works to have a big impact on local food insecurity

July 29, 2024

The parking attendants arrive as early as 6 a.m. to begin letting in cars at Salem United Methodist Church, and before 9 a.m., a sheriff’s deputy is directing drivers along McDonald Street. It’s hard to imagine that this is necessary for a church with an average Sunday morning attendance of 89. But two Saturdays a… Continue Reading→
Center for Leadership Excellence

A New Opportunity for NCC Rural Churches!

July 25, 2024

Does your church seek vitality, growth, and most importantly, to offer a welcoming home for new people? We spent time listening to rural church leaders to hear what resources they were looking for. What we clearly heard was a deep desire to go from good to great. Our United Methodist churches know how to show hospitality, and yet Rooted in Love will move a… Continue Reading→