ZOE Ministry (Advance #982023, Lane 4), founded by Rev. Greg Jenks in 2004 as a mission of the North Carolina Conference, celebrates 10 years of helping orphans in Africa. What began as a relief ministry, was transformed from 2007-2010 into an orphan empowerment program, after Rev. Jenks was introduced to a successful empowerment model operating… Continue Reading→
Rotifunk Hospital – Our Newest NC Advance
What began as an invitation for Rev. Edie Gleaves to preach at the Sierra Leone Annual Conference has become the NC Conference’s newest outreach – Rotifunk Hospital: Mission of Hope (#S-00281). Edie and a team from Wrightsville UMC visited Sierra Leone in March 2013 and discovered an impoverished West African country, still devastated from… Continue Reading→
Plan Now to Change the World – May 17-18, 2014
Join with thousands of Methodists around the world in a weekend of service, May 17-18, 2014. Change the World 2014 marks the 5th year of this United Methodist Communications sponsored event, inspired by Mike Slaughter’s book, Change the World: Recovering the Message and Mission of Jesus. Mike’s challenge is simple and direct. Quit worrying about… Continue Reading→
Robeson County Work Teams Needed
Robeson County Church & Community Center (RCCCC, Advance #791742) provides food and emergency assistance to the poor and needy in Robeson County, NC, regardless of race or ethnicity. Many opportunities exist for mission work teams. The Center has a large number of requests to build wheelchair ramps and repair small floors, as well as repair… Continue Reading→
Give 5, Read 5 – Congregations for Children – Give a Book and bring Life to a Child
State Superintendent launches Give 5 Read 5 Campaign for 2014 A word from June Atkinson: “There is no question that literacy skills serve as the foundation for student learning at every grade level and every course. Students with strong reading skills are more likely to remain in school and graduate prepared for higher education and… Continue Reading→
Introducing NC Deaconesses & Home Missioners
2013 marked the 125th anniversary of Methodist Deaconesses, lay women called by God to engage in full time vocations of love, justice and service. NC Annual Conference currently has three Deaconesses and three Home Missioners (lay men) appointed by the Bishop to various ministries within NC. Two of them, Deaconess Melba McCallum (#S-00195) and Home… Continue Reading→
Gary Locklear – Home Missioner – Mission Greetings and Thanks
Gary’s Mission Update (Pictorial Letter) Thank you friends and supporters of my ministry. At this Advent season I just wanted to let you know how your support has “POSITIVELY” impacted families in this community. The attached letter is just a sampling of those projects and places you helped me support. Thank you for your presence, financial… Continue Reading→
Ministry With* The Poor
What Is With* All About? With* is a United Methodist campaign to raise awareness, educate, and inspire people around Ministry with the Poor. With*, including this website, provides resources for learning, mobilizing, connecting, and engaging with ministries and people to eradicate poverty. We want: 1) to create a space for visitors to encourage, share with, and… Continue Reading→
Bob Lupton, author of Toxic Charity, Leads Training
Bob Lupton, author of Toxic Charity and Theirs is the Kingdom, and founder/president of FCS Urban Ministries (Focused Community Strategies – fcsministries.org) will lead sessions about how we can be in “healthy and life-giving ministries with the poor” at Covenant United Methodist Church at 4015 Corey Road, Winterville NC . Dr. Lupton reminds us that poor people have capacity… Continue Reading→
Summoned Toward Wholeness
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→
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