Healthy Congregations and Effective Leaders in Every Place Making Disciples of Jesus Christ for the Transformation of the World
Bishop Hope Morgan Ward and Global Ministries are pleased to announce the kick-off of a new US congregational health initiative as part of the Healthy Congregations, Healthy Communities forum, September 8-10, 2015 in Houston, Texas. The goal is to have teams of two to three people from multiple churches within the conference to attend the… Continue Reading→
Join the National Preach-in on Global Warming this Valentine’s Day, as an expression of your love for God’s creation. North Carolina Interfaith Power & Light (www.ncipl.org) invites you and your congregation to join with faith communities all across the country February 13-15, 2015. Events already are planned for the Raleigh and Chapel Hill metro area… Continue Reading→
The Come to the Table project works with people of faith to relieve hunger and sustain local agriculture. The project’s leaders include farmers, farm workers, food pantry directors, community gardeners, ministers, public employees and lay leaders. There is an upcoming event in the North Carolina Conference! 2015 Eastern Region Come to the Table Conference Friday,… Continue Reading→
Over 20 people from two continents met at Hertford UMC on September 4, 2014, to discuss how the NC Conference might best respond to the Ebola crisis in West Africa. The group heard first hand from UMC Global Ministries missionaries Kip Robinson and Priscilla Jaiah about the impact of the crisis on the lives of… Continue Reading→
We will have a broad conversation regarding efforts to respond to the Ebola Crisis in Western Africa. We will meet at: Hertford United Methodist Church 200 Dobbs Street, Hertford, NC 27944 Time: 1:00 PM, Thursday, September 4. We will be joined by Priscilla Jaiah, GBGM missionary in Liberia, and Kip Robinson, GBGM missionary… Continue Reading→
Wrightsville UMC, in conjunction with the NC Conference Mission Team, shipped a 40 foot container to Sierra Leone on August 23, 2014. The container was loaded with medical supplies, equipment, and medicine bound for Rotifunk Hospital (NCC #S-00281). The shipment contained urgent personal protection equipment for medical personnel to help stop the spread of Ebola… Continue Reading→
The Mission of Hope partnership with Rotifunk Hospital in Sierra Leone was reaffirmed July 31, 2014, by bishops from two conferences. Bishop Hope Morgan Ward and Bishop John Yambasu gathered at Wrightsville UMC to envision the future of joint efforts to improve healthcare in West Africa. In the midst of an Ebola outbreak threatening Sierra… Continue Reading→
Here is the latest letter from Global Ministries missionary Dr. Albert Willicor, Chief Medical Officer at the Ganta United Methodist Hospital in Liberia. Dr. Willicor is a co-worker of Victor Taryor, the hospital administrator and NC Conference supported missionary who will be visiting NC churches in March. Dear Friends, Greetings to you all from Liberia,… Continue Reading→
Victor Taryor, a GBGM missionary, will visit North Carolina churches March 3-17, 2014. Victor currently serves as a United Methodist missionary in Liberia, where he is the administrator of the Ganta United Methodist Hospital. He is a registered nurse by training and received a fellowship to train in public health at UNC-Chapel Hill. God has… Continue Reading→
Summoned Toward Wholeness: A Conference on Food, Farming, and the Life of Faith, September 27 and 28 at Duke Divinity School and Anathoth Community Garden. Scripture portrays God as a gardener, farmer, and shepherd. It describes Jesus as “the bread of life” who invites people to the Lord’s table so they can learn to… Continue Reading→