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Moved By the Hand of God

     The following article was published by the Historical Committee of Providence United Methodist Church in 1982.      The history of the church “moved by the hand of God” in Swan Quarter is impressive and unique. In fact, the phenomenal event is considered one of God’s miracles.      The location of the church became a… Continue Reading→

Dr. Ashley Boggan Dreff Named General Secretary of GCAH

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→

Archives Receives Gifts

The North Carolina Conference Archives has recently received two nice gifts. The largest gift ever received came from the estate of the late Rev. L. Franklin (Frank) Grill; former historian and Archivist of the North Carolina Conference. This gift consisted of most of his library and all of his personal and research papers on various… 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→