Dr. Ashley Boggan Dreff, cradle United Methodist, professor and author of Entangled: A History of American Methodism, Politics, and Sexuality and #Nevertheless: American Methodists and Women’s Rights, has been elected as General Secretary of the General Commission on Archives and History (GCAH). Her nomination from the search committee was voted and approved at a special… Continue Reading→
Coronavirus and History
Looking for something to do during this time of having to stay home. Let me give you a couple of ideas for putting your time to good use. First, record what your church and church members are doing to get through this trying time and at the same time “be the church”. Secondly, now that… Continue Reading→
A Short History of the Formation of the North Carolina Conference
In the beginning (1795-1800), the territory known as North Carolina was divided between the Virginia and South Carolina Conferences of the Methodist Episcopal Church with the Virginia Conference getting “the lion’s share” of the territory. Then in 1800 the Western Conference was formed and included all of the territory that was west of the Blue… Continue Reading→
The Christmas Conference
Long before the Christmas Conference, the seeds of Methodism were planted in the American colonies by settlers who were part of Methodism in England. As the number of people with the Methodist tradition grew it was inevitable that Methodist Societies would be formed. The growth of such societies caused the Rev. John Wesley to see… Continue Reading→
Bible Study App for United Methodists
Connected Faith is a new bible study app from United Methodist publisher, Abingdon Press. Designed for individuals, small groups, and congregations, Connected Faith offers daily devotionals and weekly lessons. These quality readings and lessons are enhanced with lots of features including videos, discussion questions, action items, and scripture contained within the app. No matter where… Continue Reading→
Fall Meeting of the NCC Historical Society – October 12, 2019
The fall meeting of the North Carolina Historical Society and the Commission on Archives and History will take place on October 12, 2019, at the NCC United Methodist Conference Building in Garner, NC. We will meet at 10 AM and break for lunch at noon. Our guest speaker will be Dale Patterson. Dale has worked… Continue Reading→
Digitizing Your Church Records
What is digitization? The conversion of traditional records into digital or electronic form. When referring to digitization of church records, the main group of documents are the historic records of the church. This covers paper records such as correspondence, committee reports, and photographs. Another important group are new ones being received at the current time…. Continue Reading→
Give Books to the Students in Your C4C School
Two NC Conference churches have leveraged outside resources to provide books for the children at their Congregations for Children partner school. Trinity UMC in Louisburg purchased 1,500 books from Book Planet, a book warehouse in Raleigh that allows customers to fill up a bag of books for $10 or less if you purchase multiple bags…. Continue Reading→
Join Our Facebook Group for Small Group Leaders
Do you lead a small group? Are you a pastor, librarian, or discipleship leader that resources small groups? Join our new online community for United Methodist Small Group Leaders. This private Facebook group provides the opportunity for us to come together around our shared experiences. The NC Conference Media Center is excited to host this… Continue Reading→
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