November is Native American Heritage month and we give thanks for the Native American contribution to The United Methodist Church.
Standing Rock – A Call for Solidarity
The North Carolina Annual Conference Board of Church and Society stands in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux Nation and the six Council Fires, and all those who are engaged in peaceful protest and resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline. Our church’s social teachings affirm “water is a sacred gift from God” and call us… Continue Reading→
General Conference 2016: May 19 Wrap Up
A day after tabling potentially contentious legislation on human sexuality, General Conference 2016 moved through its calendar at a steady clip, possibly noticing that time to finish its task is running short. Though discussion on the difficult subject was avoided, that other difficult subject — money — had to be addressed. Would the “way forward”… Continue Reading→