The Conference Connectional Table (CCT) met May 18 by Zoom for the second of its quarterly meetings in 2021. A meeting summary follows. STRUCTURAL UPDATES Bishop Leonard Fairley will come among us as episcopal leader in September. At Annual Conference, we will report the following shifts through the structure review process. Beth Hood will become… Continue Reading→
Conference Connectional Table Approves 2023 Budget & Sends to CFA for Approval
The Conference Connectional Table (CCT) met February 24 by Zoom to ready the 2023 budget proposal for presentation to the Council on Finance and Administration (CFA). After discussion, the budget submitted for vote totaled $11,840,262 in total Annual Conference requests, reflecting a $78,170 reduction (.51%) from the budget approved for 2022. Approved unanimously, it moved… Continue Reading→
Local Church Audits Webinar from Discipleship Ministries
March 9, 2021 – The Church Audit: You Can Do This! By: Ken Sloane, Discipleship Ministries DATE: Tuesday, March 9, 2021TIME: 7:30 p.m. EST Every congregation needs to do a church audit, but it doesn’t have to be a big expense or an insurmountable obstacle. There is an Updated Local Church Audit Guide, available free for United… Continue Reading→
Conference Connectional Table: Meeting Updates from 12-8-2020
The Conference Connectional Table (CCT) met December 8 by Zoom. A meeting summary follows. DevotionThe Reverend Alma Ruiz, lecturer and evangelism director of the Hispanic House of Studies at Duke Divinity School, offered a devotion based on Isaiah 58:6-9. These verses summarize the ministry God calls us to do: to loose the chains of injustice,… Continue Reading→