Archives for 2009

Local Church Treasurer/Finance Training Local church treasurer and finance committee training will be held on Saturday, Dec.5, from 10 a.m.- 2:30 p.m. in Raleigh (location TBD). The format will change from previous years and will include a morning session focusing on an update on non-profit fraud trends, local church internal control minimum standards, and local… Continue Reading→

Meeting of the Unity Dialogue October 24 There will be a meeting of the Unity Dialogue at Benson Chapel, Louisburg College on Saturday, Oct. 24. The chapel will be open at 10 a.m. and the meeting should end about 12:30 p.m. All interested persons are invited to come join in this conversation.   Local Pastors… Continue Reading→

Local Pastors and Associate Members are invited to the Gathering with Bishop Al Gwinn this Saturday, Oct. 17th at Roseboro UMC in Roseboro (Fayetteville District). The meeting begins at 10 a.m. and ends at 12:30 pm. This will be a time of encouragement and renewal.

Advent Preaching Retreat to be held in November “Interpretation and Imagination,” a preaching retreat reflecting on the Lectionary Texts for Advent, will be held Nov.16 – 18 at Bergland Retreat Center (Camp Rockfish). Leading the retreat will be Dr. John K Bergland and Dr. Dennis R. Sheppard. The Fayetteville District is sponsoring the retreat. The… Continue Reading→

Commissioning of two from conference can be viewed live on Internet  The commissioning of two persons from the North Carolina Conference for mission service through the UMC can be viewed in a live broadcast on the Internet at www.ummissionaries.org. The service is  at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 13. Commissioned will be Rosanna Panizo-Valladares from… Continue Reading→

Writing on the walls and prayers for the new building All clergy and lay members of the North Carolina Conference are invited to a time of prayer for the ministry that will take place in the new conference facility under construction in Garner. All outer walls are up. Come to the building site (700 Waterfield… Continue Reading→

Worship in flu season   As many churches prepare for the Celebration of World Communion Sunday on October 4, congregants are expressing fear about the sacrament and the rapid spread of the H1N1 Virus.  Just how safe is it to observe the Sacrament of Holy Communion?  It is one of the great gifts of faith… Continue Reading→

UMCOR Responds to Philippines Flood After torrential rains on Saturday, Sept. 26 the Philippines is struggling with a devastating flood.  Over 400,000 people have been displaced.  Two-hundred-fifty people have lost their lives and the number is expected to increase.  The United Methodist Committee on Relief is responding to this horrific disaster.  Please support this effort… Continue Reading→

Mathison is guest evangelist during Sept. 27-30 Camp Meeting Dr. John Ed Mathison is the guest evangelist for the 8th Annual Camp Meeting, that will be held Sunday – Wednesday, Sept. 27-30, 7 p.m. nightly at Butler’s Horse Farm in Bladen County, Hwy 53, 5 miles west of Elizabethtown. The event is sponsored by the… Continue Reading→