FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 24, 2017 Washington, D.C. —- The Council of Bishops (COB) has called a Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church (UMC) to be held February 23-26, 2019 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. In announcing the call, COB President Bishop Bruce R. Ough said the Special Session will… Continue Reading→
Unity Dialogue – Possible Ways Forward – General Conference 2016
THE UNITY DIALOGUE General Conference 2016 Discussing Possible Ways Forward Regarding Human Sexuality Change – Choice – Continuance Where: Dixon Chapel – NC Conference of The United Methodist Church 700 Waterfield Ridge Place, Garner, NC When: January 13, 2016/Wednesday/2:00-4:00 p.m. Agenda for the Day A Service of Holy Communion Rev. Leonard Fairley – Sermon Welcome/Introductions/Revised Provisional… Continue Reading→
Delegation Selects Leonard Fairley as Episcopal Candidate
The Rev. Leonard Fairley, superintendent of the North Carolina Conference Capital District, has been selected by the conference delegation to the General and Southeastern Jurisdictional Conferences as their nominee to be elected a bishop in The United Methodist Church. “Selected by the delegation, following the process approved by the Annual Conference, the delegation is delighted… Continue Reading→
Voting Results Posted – Here’s the Link
nccumc.org/ac2015/voting
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Improvements in technology and challenges in the understanding of how votes are delivered, electronically transmitted, and counted mark the election experience of Annual Conference 2015. At registration, each delegate received a hand held device to replace paper balloting and hand tabulation, which the Annual Conference used in years past. This method has proved… Continue Reading→
A Letter from Bishop Hope Morgan Ward
Grace and peace to each of you in the name of Jesus Christ. As you may know, North Carolina marriage laws changed Oct. 10, when the state ban on same sex unions was overturned by judicial decision. The polity of the United Methodist Church did not change. The Book of Discipline, in paragraph 341.6, states… Continue Reading→
October Is Domestic Violence Month
The 2008 United Methodist General Conference re-adopted a resolution entitled “Violence Against Women and Children (#3423)” that is worth resurrecting this time of year. October is typically the month in which the world draws attention to the domestic violence. For more information and to see the steps for action, please see October is Domestic Violence… Continue Reading→