News & Stories
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Preparing to Respond: Spring Disaster Training Academy
Join us for our annual spring Disaster Training Academy on May 1-2, 2026, in Goldsboro, NC, to strengthen your ERT skills, learn together, and continue preparing to serve communities when disaster strikes. Sessions will build on ERT training and include opportunities to learn more about North Carolina Emergency Management, chainsaw safety, and other topics that… Continue Reading→
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Psychological First Aid Training Opportunity
Wake Interfaith Disaster Team, in cooperation with the American Red Cross Greater Triangle Area, is offering a free 3-hour training on Psychological First Aid. This course equips participants with skills to support people experiencing distress during personal or community crises. Participants will learn how to recognize reactions to crisis, listen with care, and provide practical… Continue Reading→
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Bishop Shelton Announces New Cabinet Appointments Beginning July 2026
As the North Carolina Conference innovates in healthy, missional, and effective ministry, Bishop Connie Mitchell Shelton announces new Cabinet appointments, effective July 1, 2026. These appointments mark the conclusion of a two-year experiment in missional partnership, pairing district superintendents with local congregations. What we have learned is clear: 1) A pastoral leader rooted in an… Continue Reading→
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An Encouragement for March
Breath, water, food, movement, and sleep are the building blocks for our physical, mental, and spiritual health. Elijah often worked to the point of burnout, crying out to God in despair. And God would send help – a widow, ravens, and even angels to revive and nourish him for the next big thing. 1 Kings… Continue Reading→
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New Session Added: Local Church Treasurer Training
We’re offering another opportunity to attend the Local Church Treasurer and Finance Training. If you were unable to join the February session, we invite you to participate in this upcoming training for treasurers, finance committee members, and pastors. 📅 Training Date: March 25⏰ Time: 10 am – 3:30 pm📍 Location: NC Conference Office in Garner,… Continue Reading→
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Local Church Creation Care Grants
The Creation Care Committee is providing grants to assist churches in establishing a creation care team or to support existing teams in starting a new project. The application period ends on May 1. Apply Now→ Continue Reading→
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Miracle Sunday Launches with Conference Leaders
Thirty-one NC Conference leaders gathered on March 2 and committed $50,260 as lead gifts to the Miracle Sunday Campaign. Miracle Sunday, May 17, is the United Methodist initiative to fund The Endowment for Theological Education across the regional conferences of Africa, Europe, and the Philippines. The campaign established by the Council of Bishops in 2025 renews… Continue Reading→
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Ministry Spotlight: Office of Clergy Life
Welcome to our series that spotlights ministries of the NC Conference. Read about other conference ministries as these stories are published weekly. Office of Clergy Life The cornerstones of the Office of Clergy Life are calling, equipping, and sustaining. The Clergy Life team provides resources to clergy from early days of discerning through a lifetime of service… Continue Reading→
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Celebrating Faithful Ministry Across the Conference: Submit Your 2026 Award Nominations
We are excited to announce that we are now accepting submissions for three meaningful awards honoring the faithful work happening across the North Carolina Conference. Whether in a rural church, a city neighborhood, or somewhere in between, God is at work through our clergy, laity, and youth, and we want to celebrate it. 🕊️ Peacebuilding… Continue Reading→