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Introducing the C4C and UMAPS Website

You are invited to the unveiling of the merger of NCCUMC’s two laity-led and clergy-supported ministries focused on supporting our public schools – Congregations for Children (C4C) and United Methodist Advocates for Public Schools (UMAPS). To emphasize their natural relationship with each other, they are now housed together within the updated C4C website. In addition to… Continue Reading→

Community Connectivity Grants

Eleven churches and two NCCUMC organizations that work directly with public school children received over $9,000 to enhance during- and after-school programs that provide safe and supportive learning spaces equipped with sufficient internet access.

C4C Partnerships

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: 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→