The demand for personal protective equipment, such as masks, has drastically increased due to COVID-19. Shelves are empty and supplies are on backorder. Health professionals, who are placing their own lives at risk every day, are in great need of medical masks. Due to the shortage of masks, avid sewers, Facebook groups, and churches are… Continue Reading→
COVID-19: Assistance with PPP Applications
The General Council on Finance and Administration has partnered with LBMC, a tax and professional solutions firm, to offer free assistance completing the PPP application and potentially filing through a financial institution that has agreed to work with United Methodist churches. Guidance is available from GCFA and LBMC to explain the application process, including an… Continue Reading→
Livestreaming Jesus: Adapting to Preaching Online
The Center for Leadership Excellence webinars will return after Holy Week. Join us on Tuesday, April 14, for a free webinar with Christine Parton Burkett… Preachers everywhere are picking up what they have…from a 4-year-old iPhone to a webcam, an FM broadcast to 4K live-stream, preaching in empty churches and living rooms and backyards. Yet… Continue Reading→
CARES Act: First Day of PPP Applications
Chaos abounds today (April 3, 2020) on the first day of applications for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan program through the Small Business Administration (SBA). Local banks and financial institutions received guidance from the SBA one day before the opening of the application period and are scrambling to interpret and implement the program, signed… Continue Reading→
Holy Week & Easter Worship Resources
In these days of seeking new ways to gather and worship together, the North Carolina Conference is excited to announce the availability of at-home worship resources for Holy Week and Easter. Worship orders have been developed for Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil. There will also be two Easter Sunday worship services broadcast… 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→
COVID-19: Resource Listing Available
Several resources are available online providing guidance to individuals and businesses on various aspects of recently-enacted federal legislation responding to COVID-19. We have compiled a list of resources from trusted partners to assist you in your research of options available to assist you or your local church. We will add to this list as new… Continue Reading→
From the Bishop: Financial Assistance Available to Churches in this Time of COVID-19
Dear United Methodist friends, With thanksgiving for your ministry, I urge you to give attention immediately to the financial assistance available to churches in this time of COVID-19. Your seeking resources through the programs made available by the CARES Act will help maximize the financial resources that will follow through the North Carolina Conference. The… Continue Reading→
Multicultural Ministries Provides a Grant for Ethnic Churches to Receive Zoom Accounts
The ways in which we connect with others has shifted during the midst of COVID-19 in an effort to help flatten the curve. Worship services have shifted to live streams and recordings. Meetings are now via phone or video conference calls. While technology provides the opportunity to maintain interaction with others in our community, not… Continue Reading→
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