Greetings from Ghana! I am sharing my first newsletter of 2019 with you today and hope the second newsletter will come alive soon with very interesting news from current happenings in the communities you have supported. We are embarking on training of farmers in organic agriculture with the hope to change from production of food… Continue Reading→
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Heritage District Disaster Recovery: Nadine Birth House Adoption
On Monday, April 1, Heritage DS, Randy Innes, ADS, Jin Lee, Tarboro Center Site Manager, Jason Duvall and the volunteers (clergy and lay) who worked on the house joined with World Renew for a House Blessing Service at Ms. Nadine Birth’s house. During worship, Ms. Birth was asked to speak and she said, “These are… Continue Reading→
Hurricane Florence Relief and Recovery Fund of Cumberland Community Foundation, Inc. Awards Two More Grants to NC Conference Disaster Response
Cumberland Community Foundation, Inc. awarded the NC Conference of the United Methodist Church (NC Conference) two grants totaling $95,286.00 from the Hurricane Florence Relief and Recovery Fund of Cumberland Community Foundation, Inc. Both grants were designated for our Hurricane Florence disaster response efforts in Cumberland County. One grant for $40,000, designated for case management services,… Continue Reading→
2019 Key Taylor Nominations
Rural church nominations for consideration of the Key Taylor Award are needed by May 17, 2019. Congregations can nominate themselves. For 2019, $1450 will be awarded. The award, sponsored through the United Methodist Foundation, is to call attention to the mission work of all rural churches by honoring the specific achievements of one rural church. To… Continue Reading→
New Advance Special Opportunities
The NCCUMC Refugee and Immigration Committee serves newcomers to the United States from all over the world. We help churches welcome these new neighbors, and we have special services to assist them as they flee violence, and use their education, training and skills to benefit our society. Leviticus 19:33-34 says, “When a stranger sojourns with… Continue Reading→
HELP!
It has been SIX MONTHS since Hurricane Florence blew through North Carolina. Some of our neighbors are still waiting for help as they watch their ceilings fall in and their walls grow over with mold for want of a tarp. Can you help? Would you take the need to your church in prayerful consideration? We… Continue Reading→
Hope, Healing & Recovery
Join the NC Council of Churches, people of faith, and the community alike for a summit on the opioid epidemic in North Carolina. Speakers from the following organizations will present at this moving event: The Attorney General’s Office, NC Harm Reduction Coalition, NC Child, and the North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church. Fairway… Continue Reading→
Raleigh Prayer Gathering
The International Justice Mission is sponsoring a Raleigh prayer gathering on April 5, 2019 at Imago Dei Church focusing on the fight to end modern-day global slavery. The event is free, but you are asked to register. You will worship with supporters from across the city, hear stories of urgency and hope about the work… Continue Reading→
Racial Equity Workshop
This training is for individuals, groups, governmental agencies, companies, nonprofits, churches and any others who are concerned about racial inequity. You can register online at oaralliance.org for the April 25 & 26, 2019 workshop at West Nash United Methodist Church.
Faith in Rural Communities Workshops – ABCD!
Rural faith communities are uniquely positioned to provide the leadership necessary to spur their communities FORWARD. The Faith in Rural Communities workshop will cover the basics of Asset-Based Community Development and how they can help a church expand its missional IMPACT. Additionally, we will cover some of the unique challenges and opportunities for those congregations involved in… Continue Reading→
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