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Praying Our Way Forward – January 3, 2017

January 3, 2017

Edith Gleaves,  Harbor District Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.  Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. If anyone speaks, they should do so… Continue Reading→

Filed Under: Bishop, General Conference Tagged With: Edith Gleaves, Harbor District, prayer, Praying our way forward

Praying Our Way Forward – January 2, 2017

January 2, 2017

Randy Innes- Heritage District “God enacts justice for orphans and widows, and God loves immigrants, giving them food and clothing. That means you must also love immigrants because you were immigrants in Egypt.” (Deuteronomy 10:18-19) Each year, a Celebracion de Navidad (Celebration of Christmas) is held at La Estrella Resplandeciente (The Shining Star), located in… Continue Reading→

Filed Under: Bishop, General Conference Tagged With: Heritage District, prayer, Praying our way forward, Randy Innes

Praying Our Way Forward – January 1, 2017

January 1, 2017

Linda Taylor – Sound District “I’ve made your name known to them and will continue to make it known so that your love for me will be in them, and I myself will be in them.” (John 17:26 CEB) Frank appeared at my church office door, unexpected, with a look of suspicion. It was my… Continue Reading→

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Circles of Abundant Grace to meet Jan. 9-15

December 20, 2016

Bishop Hope Morgan Ward and the Cabinet of the NC Conference call clergy and laity to prayer for our church and to conversation as the new year begins. Each clergy-person, along with a key leader from his/her church or charge, is asked to participate in Circles of Abundant Grace the week of January 9-15, 2017…. Continue Reading→

Filed Under: Bishop, General Conference Tagged With: Circles of Abundant Grace, Commission on a Way Forward, Conflict Transformation Ministries

Council of Bishops Names 32 Commission Members

October 24, 2016

The United Methodist Council of Bishops has announced the membership of the Commission on a Way Forward. “After three months of diligent and prayerful discernment, we have selected 8 bishops, 11 laity, 12 elders and 1 deacon to serve on the Commission,” said Bishop Bruce R. Ough, president of the Council of Bishops. “This group… Continue Reading→

Filed Under: General Conference Tagged With: A Way Forward, Council of Bishops

Cokesbury Choir Robe Sale

August 30, 2016 Leave a Comment

“This fall Cokesbury and Murphy Robes are teaming up to offer churches a great deal on custom choir apparel in time for Christmas. Orders of custom-made Murphy choir robes, stoles, and other choral apparel placed with Cokesbury before December 1st, 2016 will be priced at 15% off, and orders placed before October 28th will receive… Continue Reading→

Filed Under: General Conference Tagged With: Choir Robe Sale, Cokesbury, Pre-Christmas

Pray for General Conference on Feb. 10

December 8, 2015 Leave a Comment

January 1 will lead off 131 days of continual prayer for the General Conference of The United Methodist Church (#UMCGC), which meets May 10-20, 2016 in Portland, Oregon.  The quadrennial legislative event begins 131 days after the New Year. By coincidence, there are 131 annual (regional) conferences in The United Methodist Church. The Council of… Continue Reading→

Filed Under: General Conference Tagged With: 2016 General Conference, Ash Wednesday, February 10, prayer, Vigil

Delegation Selects Leonard Fairley as Episcopal Candidate

August 31, 2015 Leave a Comment

The Rev. Leonard Fairley, superintendent of the North Carolina Conference Capital District, has been selected by the conference delegation to the General and Southeastern Jurisdictional Conferences as their nominee to be elected a bishop in The United Methodist Church. “Selected by the delegation, following the process approved by the Annual Conference, the delegation is delighted… Continue Reading→

Filed Under: General Conference Tagged With: Bishop, Capital District, delegation, General Conference, Leonard Fairley

Judicial Council Addresses 21 Items

November 6, 2009 Leave a Comment

The Judicial Council, the highest judicial body of the United Methodist Church, met November 2, 2009 in Durham, NC. The Judicial Council is composed of nine members elected by the General Conference, and determines the constitutionality of acts or proposed acts of the General, Jurisdictional, Central, and Annual Conferences. Twenty one docket items were addressed… Continue Reading→

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