The Annual Audit Report is now ready for uploading your data for the calendar year 2023, which is due from all churches no later than August 1, 2024. You will find this report on the ConferenceāsĀ Online Data Collection System.
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2023 Annual Audit Report
The Annual Audit Report is now ready for uploading your data for the calendar year 2023, which is due from all churches no later than August 1, 2024. You will find this report on the Conferenceās Online Data Collection System.
As usual, there is a series of questions you must answer to access one of three different reports, including:
- Your church was part of a larger appointment (Campus, Multi-site, Satellite, and so forth), and your financial audit was performed by the larger church. Tell us which church performed your audit and any comments related to your church.
- Upload a copy of your formal Audit Report and any related documents. PDF formatted files are required for this upload process.
- The standard Fund Balance report.
Your church needs to use only one of the three options to complete the audit process.
Please report any issues with the forms by emailingĀ
support@nccumc.orgĀ or by contacting your AADS or the District Office.
Last Month in the NC Conference: January 2024
Weād like to keep everyone up-to-date about the happenings all across the NC Conference offices and committees, so weāll 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 January.
NC Conference
- View tips on how to tell if an email is a phishing scam.
- The Conference announced the retirement of Mary Hartsell, Administrative Assistant to the District Superintendent.
- The Western NC and NC Conferences of The United Methodist Church announced the official launch of WelcomeToGC.org, an informational website dedicated to enhancing the General Conference experience for those serving and attending. Read the full press release and visit the website.
Center for Leadership Excellence
- Lay leaders and local church committee members attended a Conference-wide Leadership Training on January 7. Watch the recordings.
- Hosted a Day of Learning, āThe Good News of Shipwreck: What Does Church Look Like Now?,ā with Kenda Creasy Dean. View photos of the event.
- Registration opened for āTeaching So Kids Can Learn,ā a webinar to help equip those who teach and disciple children.
Media Center
Outreach Ministry
- Congregations for Children encouraged churches to serve our public school children and educators through their local C4C partnerships.
- Disaster Ministries hosted a chainsaw safety course on January 20.
Treasurerās Office
- Local church treasurers, finance committee members, and pastors gathered for a Treasurer training.
- View the 2024 IRS standard mileage rates.
- Registration opened for the Clergy Benefits Seminar.
- Nomination forms for Conference Committee positions opened. The application deadline is February 29.
Youth Ministries
Lay Equalization Plan Nominations Open on March 4
Nominations for the Lay Equalization Plan (LEP) delegates for Annual Conference 2024 will open on March 4, 2024. Nominations can come from pastors and congregational lay leadership, or interested laypersons can self-nominate. The link for nominations will be shared on our conference website as well as email distributions such as Connections.Ā
In 2021, our annual conference adopted a Lay Equalization Plan that helps guide the nomination and selection process for at-large lay members to our Annual Conference. The purpose of this plan is to ensure an equal number of clergy (active & retired) and lay members participate and vote in our NC Annual Conference. This plan calls for the District Superintendent, in partnership with the District Lay Leader(s), to nominate professing members from within their district as At-Large Members for participation in the NC Annual Conference meeting. Election is done by the Conference Board of Laity.
Remember, this is aĀ nominationĀ inĀ additionĀ to the name(s) you have already elected at your annual charge conference. All nominations will be reviewed by our conference Board of Laity, and all who have been nominated will be notified by April 6, 2024, as to their status – either elected or alternate.
Please submit all nominations by midnight on March 23.
We are asking both pastors and laity to help us seek, encourage, and ultimately send lay members of every age, gender, and ethnicity to Annual Conference as we work together for our conference and the glory of our Savior.Ā
Please note that elected lay members will be responsible for their own travel arrangements and accommodations. There is no funding available from the district or conference for travel, meals, or accommodations. College Hill Suites at East Carolina University provides very affordable lodging for Lay members to Annual Conference.
We are seeking committed and willing hearts to serve as at-large members to Annual Conference. Thank you in advance for helping us to ensure that our decision-making members are as creative and diverse as the God who created us all!
John Hall
NC Conference Lay Leader
TENx10 Relational Discipleship Kickstart
Are you a youth pastor, passionate volunteer, or someone who is looking for ways to deepen your faith and empower others to do the same? Join the TENx10 Relational Discipleship Kickstart and unleash your potential to cultivate a culture of discipleship! Through this ten-week encounter, youāll gain practical tools and strategies to equip yourself and others around you in ministry to effectively share your faith, disciple others, and develop a lifelong commitment to following Jesus.
Together, we will create a lasting impact for Christ. The yearly trend for students who have grown up in church shows that, in the United States, each year, 1 million youth will leave the church and never return. Through the TENx10 program, you can join in fostering an effective environment where students will desire to stay, to pray, to serve, to transform, and to fulfill the Great Commission. The second set of cohorts will begin in April. If you are interested, please fill out an interest form by March 15.
Local Church Creation Care Grant Application Now Open
The Creation Care Committee is seeking to assist local churches in creating a new local church Creation Care team or to assist existing local church Creation Care teams with a project. Grant applications are open through May 1, 2024.