Check out the Online Learning Opportunities on the Treasurer’s Office page to learn more about upcoming webinars from Discipleship Ministries and view previously recorded webinars.
Making the Annual Campaign Your Own
July 12 ,2022, 6:30 p.m. CDT
Click to learn more and register to attend. The event will be recorded and made available after the live webinar.
Remember your time at AC 2022 all year long with some T-shirts, hats, and blankets. Come by the table in the Convention Center lobby to make your purchase. Supplies are limited but we can take orders if we run out!
#BeUMC (black)
Short-Sleeve – $15
Long-Sleeve – $20
NCCUMC (gray, denim [blue], pink, turquoise)
Short-Sleeve – $15
Long-Sleeve – $20
#BeUMC – $25
NCCUMC – $25
NCCUMC – $45
Cash, cards, and checks made payable to NCCUMC are accepted.
Cans of donated food help those who are food insecure in our communities. USDA statistics show that 20-25% of people in our Conference Area are food insecure depending on the county in which they live. Food insecurity is a lack of consistent access to enough food for every person in a household to live an active, healthy life.
To raise awareness of food insecurity in our part of North Carolina, we will have four models of iconic Eastern NC structures built out of cans of food located at the Greenville Convention Center during AC 2022.
These five thousand plus cans of food were procured at a discounted price by several major groceries in our state and will be given to the major Food Banks in Eastern North Carolina at the end of AC 2022. The Mission Team is coordinating this project and invites lay members and clergy members of AC 2022 to bring their own donations of cans to add to the total of cans donated to the Food Banks. There will be large bins scattered around the Convention Center for collection
Contact Rev. Bill Haddock if you have questions or need additional information. (910) 262-3831 or revbillh@nccumc.org
As we continue planning Annual Conference 2022, make sure to stay up-to-date with the latest details. Today, learn about the Special Offerings, an opportunity to share your ministry on our photo wall, and how you can volunteer to be an usher or offering steward.
At Annual Conference 2022, you will have the opportunity to give three Special Offerings: Ukraine Relief, Tornado Relief, and The Gary Wayne Locklear Mission Endowment.
Received during Opening Worship on Wednesday at 1:30 pm. These funds will support Advance #982450 International Disaster Response and Recovery, United Methodist Committee on Relief’s (UMCOR) humanitarian response in the region.
Received during Celebrate the Connection on Friday at 10 am. Gifts will support their Conferences and local churches to provide direct services of sheltering, feeding, cleaning, supporting volunteer teams, providing tools and materials, and meeting other developing needs.
Received during the Celebration of Laity Ministries on Friday at 2 pm. Invest in long-term, life-altering ministries within the geographical bounds of the NC Conference that impact the lives of innumerable people in the name of Jesus.
Highlight Your Ministry at Annual Conference
This year at Annual Conference, we would like to highlight how churches in the NC Conference are practicing acts of graceful justice. We are asking churches to email a photo with a description of your church practicing an act of graceful justice. The 8 x 10 photos will be displayed at Annual Conference. There is space for approximately 120 photos so please email your photo as soon as possible to Rev. Dr. Donna Thompson, Artist in Residence for the NC Conference, at dthompson@nccumc.org. The deadline for submitting photos is June 6, 2022.
We need volunteers to help ensure the success of our Conference. Thanks to all who have signed up already. For those who have not signed up, view the available opportunities and sign up today. Please call Caroline Jackson at 910-890-6687 if you have any questions or need help with signing up.
We are excited to be able to again meet in person for Annual Conference 2022. We look forward to seeing you in Greenville on June 15-18 as we worship, learn, conduct business, and fellowship together. We will be blessed in our gatherings by this year’s leadership: Bishop Leonard E. Fairley, the Rev. Janet Wolf, and the Rev. Dr. Kenneth W. Locklear. Learn more about them and when you can see them during Annual Conference below.
Bishop Fairley was elected to the episcopacy in 2016 from the NC Conference and became our bishop in September 2021. He is also the episcopal leader for the Kentucky and Red Bird Conferences. Bishop Fairley has served large and small as well as rural and urban churches and as a district superintendent for the Rockingham and Capital districts. He and his wife, Dawn, have a blended family with four children and seven grandchildren.
Bishop Fairley will preside over the business sessions and will preach at the Ordering of Ministry Service on Saturday morning at 10:30 am.
Janet has worked as a poverty rights organizer, UM pastor, college and seminary professor, and animator with think tanks inside prisons. She focuses on public theology, transformative justice, and nonviolent direct action organizing to disrupt and dismantle the cradle to prison pipeline. She is the author of Practicing Resurrection: The Gospel of Mark and Radical Discipleship. Janet and her husband, Bill Haley, have five sons and six grandchildren.
Janet will share with us during the Wednesday evening worship service at 7 pm and lead the Thursday morning Bible study at 8:30 am.
Ken has served in pastoral ministry for over 34 years. He has served seven churches, started a new church in Greensboro, NC, and served as Executive Director of Native American Ministries for the Southeastern Jurisdiction at Lake Junaluska. He is now serving as the Gateway District Superintendent. Ken is married to Janet, and they have one son.
Ken will be our preacher for the Memorial Service on Thursday morning at 11 am.
For more information about Annual Conference 2022, visit nccumc.org/ac2022.
Annual Conference 2022 will be at the Greenville Convention Center in Greenville, NC, on June 15-18, 2022. The theme for the quadrennium is Grace for the Future. Annual Conference 2022 will focus on Graceful Justice – Rooted in Our Baptism. Bishop Leonard E. Fairley will preside over the conference with the assistance of Conference Secretary, Rev. Dr. Gray Southern, and Conference Lay Leader, John Hall.
Save the Date: AC Briefing Session
Join us live on June 1 at noon for the Annual Conference Briefing Session. Stream and chat in the NC Conference app or watch on the AC 2022 website!
Volunteers Needed
Annual Conference requires many volunteers to be successful. We need your help in filling these positions throughout our time together. We will need:
Each group will have a lead person to provide guidance and instructions. Without your assistance and participation, Annual Conference would not be a success.
We are using SignUpGenius to organize volunteers for the roles and the time slots. See the available times.
If you are not familiar with this application, do not feel comfortable using it, or do not have access, you may call Caroline Jackson at 910-890-6687 or email her at caroline.jackson@nccumc.org. She will assist you and assure you are signed up.
You are encouraged to sign up for multiple time slots; there are many opportunities to serve. Thank you in advance for your support.
Important Deadlines & Information
Below, you will find information and deadlines relating to Annual Conference 2022. Please continue to visit the AC 2022 website or download the app for more details.
