For over 25 years, the North Carolina and Western North Carolina Annual Conferences have supported ministries in Armenia and Artsakh (a.k.a. Nagorno-Karabakh). For most of those years, Nara Melkonyan and her family have been the face of AGAPE on the ground. Much assistance has been given to the poorest of the poor in a desolate… Continue Reading→
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Notes from Merci Warehouse
Greetings in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ! I just moved to my new appointment on June 25. Just one week later, my charge completed 100 cleaning buckets. They have been doing this type of project frequently, so I want to give a shout out to my new congregants! For the last several work… Continue Reading→
Register now for MISSION u!
Everyone welcome! WHERE: Methodist University in Fayetteville WHEN: July 25-27. WHAT: Three study offerings! ‘Practicing Resurrection: the Gospel of Mark and Radical Discipleship’ Author Janet Wolf explores what it means to live a life of radical discipleship today using the Gospel of Mark Facilitated by Jerline “Sandy” Miller, Steve Taylor, and Bill Haddock. “Women… Continue Reading→
A Sunday of Solidarity for Suffering Children | Sunday, June 30
In light of the recent news about children in U.S. government holding facilities along the U.S.-Mexico border, the United Methodist Committee on Relief has received numerous requests to respond. We have heard the plea for action from the church. Unfortunately, the facilities in question are managed in such a way that precludes even UMCOR’s assistance…. Continue Reading→
Mission Volunteer Placement Opportunities
Each month Mission Volunteers with Global Ministries is highlighting two placement openings with the goal of advertising specific placement opportunities and to receive applications. Please feel free to review these opportunities here.
Native American Ministries Sunday
Please remember that this Sunday, May 5, we will celebrate Native American Ministries Sunday. Did you know that more than 20,000 Native Americans are part of The United Methodist Church? We will receive a special offering that directly supports Native American congregations minister authentically with their communities while honoring creative expressions of culture and heritage…. Continue Reading→
News from Mozart Adevu
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→
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→
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