The Center for Leadership Excellence invites you to a three-week workshop series. You can choose to attend one, two, or all three. When your church has a crisis, how can you be ready? Join us and learn the skills you need to provide an immediate response in crisis, develop successful strategies for pre-empting or managing… Continue Reading→
An Encouragement for May
My sister and I had the gift of being raised by both our maternal grandmother and our parents. Grandma was wise through faith and lived experience as a southern Black woman born in 1911. I cannot remember her ever raising her voice or causing alarm with her demeanor. She, however, was a quiet power who did not mince words or shy away from truth-speaking.
Last Month in the NC Conference: April 2022
We’d like to keep everyone up-to-date about the happenings across the NC Conference offices and committees, so we’ll be posting a roundup of all the major news at the end of every month. Here’s an overview of NC Conference events and updates from the month of April. NC Conference Episode 7 of “Grace for the… Continue Reading→
NC Conference to host Transition Seminar on Sunday, May 15
The North Carolina Conference will host a Transition Seminar for all churches and pastors experiencing changes in ministerial appointments. This year’s Transition Seminar will be on Sunday, May 15.
Disaster Ministries Training Retreat
On April 1 and 2, thirty-two Disaster Response Committee members and Early Response Team (ERT) leaders joined us in Goldsboro for a training retreat. Throughout the weekend, attendees learned about Disaster Ministries operations and received training to help prepare teams to respond to a disaster. The event commenced with an introduction from Disaster Ministries Director… Continue Reading→
NCCUMC Youth Week Theme Announced: “Salts of the Earth”
We invite you to NCCUMC Youth Week! Our theme is Salts of the Earth. Scripture tells us that “[we] are the salt of the earth”. We’ll spend time at Youth Week using this powerful image to explore and connect to all the ways we spread the word of God and share our faith with the world around… Continue Reading→
Conference Connectional Table: Meeting Updates from 3-29-2022
The Conference Connectional Table (CCT) met March 29th by Zoom for the second of its quarterly meetings in 2022. A meeting summary follows. DEVOTION Bishop Fairley reminded us that God always desires to communicate with us individually. We must be willing to give God space to speak to us because God asks us every day… Continue Reading→
An Encouragement for April
My sister and I had the gift of being raised by both our maternal grandmother and our parents. Grandma was wise through faith and lived experience as a southern Black woman born in 1911. I cannot remember her ever raising her voice or causing alarm with her demeanor. She, however, was a quiet power who did not mince words or shy away from truth-speaking.
Episode 7: The Great Thanksgiving (Paragraph 4)
Rev. Jaye White, of the North Carolina Annual Conference, and Rev. Jim Savage, of the Kentucky Annual Conference, join Bishop Leonard Fairley in our seventh installment of the Grace for the Future podcast and video blog. White is an ordained deacon who serves as Conference Director of Outreach Ministries. Savage, an elder in the Kentucky Conference, serves as Director of Missions and Outreach… Continue Reading→
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