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→
Annual Conference Resource Swap
The NC Conference Media Center will once again be hosting a Resource Swap at Annual Conference. Come and find us among the display tables! This year, we are bringing lots of Christian books on a variety of topics for a variety of ages, and we hope you will, too! Everyone is invited to bring resources… Continue Reading→
5 Reasons Why You Should Buy from Cokesbury
You may still be upset that Cokesbury closed all of their brick-and-mortar stores, but they continue to offer the best online shopping experience for Methodists. Here’s why. 1. Cokesbury is owned by the United Methodist Publishing House. Not only are you financially supporting your church when you shop at Cokesbury.com, you are also seeing the… Continue Reading→
Updating Threads & Connections Emails March 6
We’ve been listening to your feedback about email volume and are merging Threads and Connections into one email called Connections. Connections will be a once a week, mobile-friendly email that contains a video update from Bishop Ward, news and events (inform), thoughts and stories (inspire), and actionable items and resources (engage). We hope that you… Continue Reading→