Typically, when a church family commits to becoming a Congregations for Children (C4C) Partner with a local public school, a list of service possibilities follows. How can our church help these children and teachers? How can we show them the God we love? We often miss what these relationships can do for our churches and… Continue Reading→
C4C Community Connectivity Grant
The NC Conference Congregations for Children (C4C) Committee is pleased to announce a Community Connectivity Mini-Grant Opportunity. As distance learning requirements have increased dramatically for our public school children/youth, our conference C4C Committee seeks to support creative and innovative minds in local churches looking for ways to provide enhanced internet access for local public school… Continue Reading→
Congregations 4 Children
A recent letter from David Rockefeller, the Conference Director of C4C/UMAPS to District C4C Coordinators, is a great reminder to all of us to make the holistic welfare of ALL children a priority. “I have spent the morning reading article after article from a variety of reliable news and public education sources that all paint… Continue Reading→
C4C Success Story: Sharon UMC
Sharon UMC is partnered with Griggs Elementary School in Poplar Branch and Jarvisburg Elementary in Jarvisburg. Sharon has truly been engaged in the lives of children by providing books for the “Give Five – Read Five” summer reading program, as well as funding Each One Read One Reading programs during the school year. They have… Continue Reading→
C4C Success Story: Westview UMC
In the spring of 2013, Westview UMC reached out to Malpass Corner Elementary, located four miles from the church, asking what the church could do to help them. This led to the development of a partnership which provides weekend food backpacks for 67 students each week as well as family food boxes for these students… Continue Reading→
C4C Success Story: Tabernacle UMC
Tabernacle UMC is another small congregation with a big heart. They partner with Robbins Elementary and connect in relationship with both faculty and students. On opening school day, members of the congregation provided a big surprise “Welcome Back!” for staff on the first teacher work day. Many teachers were actually moved to tears in gratitude…. Continue Reading→
C4C Success Story: Fifth Avenue UMC
Fifth Avenue United Methodist Church is a small church with a big heart for children. This congregation with about 30-40 in worship on Sundays partnered with Douglass Academy – a school located in an impoverished neighborhood of Wilmington with students facing significant poverty and food insecurity issues. The church supplied weekend food packs for 20… Continue Reading→
C4C Success Story: Fuquay Varina UMC
The Read and Feed program at Fuquay-Varina UMC is a full-family learning program to help kids develop a love for reading.
C4C Success Story: Craven County
During the 2017 Teacher Appreciation Week nearly every United Methodist Church in Craven County, as well as, many AME Zion Churches, partnered to provide Sweet Tea for all 25 public schools during Teacher Appreciation Week. The Sweet Tea Partnership is designed to begin the conversation between churches and school families during that special week. All… Continue Reading→
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