Healthy Congregations and Effective Leaders in Every Place Making Disciples of Jesus Christ for the Transformation of the World
Engage, Connect, and Grow as part of the [Gen]eration Transformation, mission opportunities in the UMC for young adults. Whether you are employed full time, still in college, or graduated and wondering what to do next, consider giving two years of your life to serving others, exploring how faith intersects with the world, and developing leadership… Continue Reading→
Imagine churches intentionally reaching out into the lives of families impacted by cancer. Imagine trained volunteers offering companionship and hope in the midst of a person’s cancer journey. Imagine a Christ-centered ministry called Cancer Companions making a difference in how churches reach out and support someone faced with cancer, either personally or in their family. … Continue Reading→
Over 160 people from 30 annual conferences, including six from NCC, attended a recent US Health Forum, sponsored by two UMC general agencies and one seminary. The event launched Healthy Congregations, Healthy Communities, a new congregational health initiative. Attendees were reminded that physical and emotional healing were intrinsic to Jesus’ ministry. John Wesley started medical… Continue Reading→
Stop Hunger Now is responding to support earthquake survivors in Nepal with meals and desperately needed medical supplies. Please prayerfully consider supporting these efforts as we partner with Stop Hunger Now in this critical response. Please visit Stop Hunger Now at Nepal Earthquake Response.
Thank you for the overwhelming response so far to the appeal for Food Buckets for the people of Sierra Leone who have been affected by the Ebola virus crisis. This crisis has made many people food insecure—particularly those who have been stigmatized by having the virus themselves or in their families. These food buckets will… Continue Reading→
This month we honor Deaconess Lisa Bachman and Home Missioner Thomas Gates, two lay persons consecrated and commissioned for ministry within the NC Conference. Lisa serves as Director of Lay Servant Ministries for NCC. Thomas ministers as Construction Project Supervisor for NCC’s Board of Mission, Incorporated (BOMI). Lisa Bachman (#S-00272) wears many hats. She may… Continue Reading→
The NC Conference proudly salutes new Global Mission Fellow Marcharkelti McKenzie (#3022000). “Mo”, as she is affectionately called, was commissioned July 19, 2014 in the Philippines, by Bishop Hope Morgan Ward. She begins working at the Open Doors ministry in Mobile, Alabama on August 25, 2014. Global Mission Fellows are young adults, aged 20-30, committed… Continue Reading→
Harry, Barbara, Carolyn, and David, from FUMC Washington, NC, received Disaster Early Response Training during April. They had no idea that their training and presence would become a blessing for tornado survivors so immediately! Here is part of their story as they respond to the disaster in their community. We need many volunteers. As… Continue Reading→
During the final days of April, multiple tornadoes touched down across areas of north-eastern North Carolina and damaged or destroyed more than 400 homes. Several hundred United Methodist volunteers from across the North Carolina Conference, the Western North Carolina Conference, Virginia Conference, and other conferences, began the initial work of serving the many people who were… Continue Reading→
April 12, 2014 Tornado Relief Effort (Beaufort & Hyde County) Here is the information for that effort; *We have made contact with 7 families that could use our assistance. *The primary work will be pick-up and clean-up debris and helping to salvage property from further damage. * Willing workers are needed. You do not need to be ERT… Continue Reading→