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The NCCUMC Health Ministry Team encourages you to attend! Care4Carolina believes that access to quality, affordable health care helps build a healthier, stronger North Carolina. Register here: https://care4carolina.com/event/prayer-breakfast/ We hope you will join us!
The Gary Wayne Locklear Mission Endowment and the Mission Seed Fund Grant applications are both currently accepting applications. So what’s the difference between the two? Mission Seed Fund Grants The Mission Seed Fund Grants comes from the NCCUMC Mission Team budget and applications are approved by the Mission Team. The purpose is to support new… Continue Reading→
Did you miss your chance to apply for Mission Seed Funds last fall? Has the Holy Spirit inspired you in new and innovative ways? Do you have new ideas about how to connect the church with your community? Now is your chance! Do not confuse this application with the Gary Locklear Mission Endowment pre-application! That… Continue Reading→
UPDATE 4/4/22: This post was updated to reflect the new deadline of April 18. The application process for The Gary Wayne Locklear Mission Endowment opens on April 1. This year’s application process will be different. Applicants will fill out a pre-application form that supplies basic information about their ministry/mission endeavor. The pre-application consists of short-answer… Continue Reading→
For more than 50 years, United Methodist congregations have been taking part in a special offering, laying the foundation for the United Methodist Committee on Relief’s ministry of relief and hope. UMCOR’s work of alleviating human suffering around the world includes disaster relief and supplies, disaster risk reduction, health, and humanitarian development. Gifts to the UMCOR Sunday… Continue Reading→
We are all praying for our sisters and brothers in Ukraine. Below you will find several links for donating funds to assist with transporting and serving the people fleeing the war zones. Here is the link for an article about United Methodists serving in and near Ukraine: https://www.umnews.org/en/news/united-methodists-in-and-near-ukraine-help-refugees TO HELP REFUGEES WITHIN UKRAINE: Advance #… Continue Reading→
Join our friends from RAFI – Registration is open! RAFI-USA’s 2022 Come to the Table Conference – March 15-16th , “Spirit, Power, and Connection: Owning Our Food Future. With funding support from The Duke Endowment, RAFI-USA’s Come to the Table Conference will feature keynote addresses from acclaimed author Natalie Baszile and Dr. Norbert Wilson, Professor of Food, Economics, and Community at Duke Divinity School. The conference will also… Continue Reading→
Project Agape Humanitarian Aid After the last war between Armenia and Azerbaijan ended in December 2020, Project Agape abandoned their headquarters in Berdzor and moved to Vayk in Armenia. While transitioning to its new place, Project Agape employees and volunteers began to reach out to persons who had been forced out of their homes during… Continue Reading→
That’s how much money is coming into the State of North Carolina over the next 18 years. WHY? Because of a settlement with pharmaceutical companies due to opioid misuse. WHAT does that have to do with me or my church? And what can we do? United Methodist Churches can make a difference! Join us Thursday,… Continue Reading→
Our Friends from Partners in Health and Wholeness are offering a webinar on February 10, to inform us about funds coming into the state and how we might help assure responsible, life saving measures are being taken. In 2021, it was announced that North Carolina would receive $750 million from the multi-state settlement with opioid… Continue Reading→