{"id":11109,"date":"2022-04-06T11:49:10","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T15:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/?page_id=11109"},"modified":"2026-06-11T09:04:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T13:04:07","slug":"project-agape","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/project-agape\/","title":{"rendered":"Project AGAPE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gb-layout-service-3 gb-layout-columns-2 gb-2-col-equal gb-columns-center alignfull\" style=\"padding-top:3em;padding-right:1em;padding-left:1em\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-2 gb-is-responsive-column\" style=\"max-width:1200px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:61px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/04\/AGAPE-Logo-2022-A.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11760\" style=\"width:900px;height:675px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/04\/AGAPE-Logo-2022-A.png 900w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/04\/AGAPE-Logo-2022-A-720x540.png 720w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/04\/AGAPE-Logo-2022-A-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/04\/AGAPE-Logo-2022-A-150x113.png 150w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/04\/AGAPE-Logo-2022-A-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Project AGAPE Armenia Ministry<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column gb-is-vertically-aligned-center\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Project AGAPE Armenia<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:clamp(15.197px, 0.95rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.83), 23px);\">This ministry to Armenia and to some of our most desperate Christian brothers and sisters is a collaborative effort of the North Carolina and Western North Carolina Conferences of The United Methodist Church, in partnership with the Armenian Apostolic Church.<br><br>All of our work in Armenia is totally funded by your financial support. Please prayerfully consider giving to this wonderful mission. 100% of your gift goes to the ministry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fc4fd283 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button gb-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/project-agape\/give\/\" style=\"border-radius:5px;color:#ffffff;background-color:#12798e;padding-top:10px;padding-right:1.2em;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:1.2em;font-size:clamp(16.834px, 1.052rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.975), 26px);line-height:1.8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donate<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:37px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gpb-authority-section-banner gb-layout-columns-1 gb-1-col-equal gb-has-custom-background-color gb-has-custom-text-color gb-columns-center alignfull\" style=\"padding-top:1.5em;padding-right:1em;padding-bottom:1.5em;padding-left:1em;background-color:#12798e;color:#ffffff;background-position:50% 50%\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-3 gb-is-responsive-column\" style=\"max-width:1200px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-gpb-no-margin has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ffffff;font-size:clamp(24.034px, 1.502rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.699), 40px);\"><strong>Some insights into Armenia&#8217;s History<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:59px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\"><strong>106 Years of Armenian Genocide<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:clamp(15.747px, 0.984rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.878), 24px);\">&#8211; Tired, hungry, thirsty, with torn clothes, we were walking barefoot through a village. If I\u2019m not mistaken, it was in the field of Moosh. Suddenly we saw water, and we all ran to the water as if gaining new strength. <a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/04\/106-Years-of-Armenian-Genocide-Newsletter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more<\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:57px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\"><strong>Christmas Boxes!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"416\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2015\/06\/Agape-1-boy-cr.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5994\" style=\"width:373px;height:430px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2015\/06\/Agape-1-boy-cr.jpg 416w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2015\/06\/Agape-1-boy-cr-130x150.jpg 130w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2015\/06\/Agape-1-boy-cr-260x300.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 416px) 100vw, 416px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:clamp(15.747px, 0.984rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.878), 24px);\">Share a smile with a Child!<br>It is time once again to begin filling Christmas boxes for Armenia.&nbsp;For several years, the NC Conference has adopted Project AGAPE Christmas boxes as a conference-wide mission project.&nbsp; Please join us in 2026, as we fill plastic gift boxes with expressions of Christ\u2019s love to send to Project Agape for the children of Armenia. Here are the items that will be accepted in the Christmas boxes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\"><hr style=\"height:7px\" \/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignfull is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/02\/2026-Female-Packing-List-Christmas-Box.pdf\" style=\"border-radius:10px;background-color:#378392;padding-top:25px;padding-right:25px;padding-bottom:25px;padding-left:25px;font-size:clamp(17.905px, 1.119rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.074), 28px);\"><strong>For Girls<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/06\/2026-Male-Packing-List-Christmas-Box-2.xlsx\" style=\"border-radius:10px;background-color:#378392;padding-top:25px;padding-right:25px;padding-bottom:25px;padding-left:25px;font-size:clamp(17.905px, 1.119rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.074), 28px);\"><strong>For Boys<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:158px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Project AGAPE UPDATES<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:clamp(15.747px, 0.984rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.878), 24px);\">Most every ministry has had to make some pivot\u2014some change of direction\u2014during the COVID-19 pandemic.&nbsp; Our ministry to Armenia and Artsakh, which we call Project AGAPE, also has to make a pivot.<br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/projectagape-armenia.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:74px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:clamp(15.747px, 0.984rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.878), 24px);\">Read the Project AGAPE Newsletters and see more Information<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:clamp(15.747px, 0.984rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.878), 24px);\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/project-agape-newsletters-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gpb-authority-section-banner gb-layout-columns-1 gb-1-col-equal gb-has-custom-background-color gb-has-custom-text-color gb-columns-center alignfull\" style=\"padding-top:1.5em;padding-right:1em;padding-bottom:1.5em;padding-left:1em;background-color:#12798e;color:#ffffff;background-position:50% 50%\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-3 gb-is-responsive-column\" style=\"max-width:1200px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-gpb-no-margin has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5a8dc91379f1735708f22c9365444fff\" style=\"color:#ffffff;font-size:clamp(24.034px, 1.502rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.699), 40px);\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/03\/Project-Agape-Brochure-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download the 2022 Project AGAPE Brochure<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gb-layout-columns-1 one-column gb-columns-center alignfull\" style=\"padding-top:5em;padding-right:1em;padding-bottom:5em;padding-left:1em\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-2 gb-is-responsive-column\" style=\"max-width:1200px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"latest-updates\" style=\"font-size:clamp(25.984px, 1.624rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.917), 44px);\"><strong>Latest Updates<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-spacer-divider gb-divider-size-1\"><hr style=\"height:40px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"columns-3 wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-6d3fbd8f wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-13649 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-announcements tag-outreach-ministry tag-project-agape\">\n<figure class=\"gpb-rounded-lg wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/2026\/03\/invite-nara-melkonyan-from-project-agape-to-your-church\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/09\/project-agape.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Invite Nara Melkonyan from Project AGAPE to Your Church\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/09\/project-agape.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/09\/project-agape-720x405.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/09\/project-agape-768x432.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/2026\/03\/invite-nara-melkonyan-from-project-agape-to-your-church\/\" target=\"_self\" >Invite Nara Melkonyan from Project AGAPE to Your Church<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:14px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-31T11:37:21-04:00\">March 31, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Project AGAPE has been an important ministry between the Armenian people and the two United Methodist Conferences in North Carolina for about 30 years.\u00a0Nara Melkonyan and her family have been <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/2026\/03\/invite-nara-melkonyan-from-project-agape-to-your-church\/\">Continue Reading\u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-13560 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-announcements tag-giving tag-healthy-congregations tag-missions tag-outreach-ministry tag-project-agape\">\n<figure class=\"gpb-rounded-lg wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/2025\/12\/letter-to-friends-of-project-agape\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/12\/Project-AGAPE-2025-Letter.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Letter to Friends of Project AGAPE\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/12\/Project-AGAPE-2025-Letter.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/12\/Project-AGAPE-2025-Letter-720x405.jpg 720w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/12\/Project-AGAPE-2025-Letter-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/2025\/12\/letter-to-friends-of-project-agape\/\" target=\"_self\" >Letter to Friends of Project AGAPE<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:14px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-12-08T15:10:20-05:00\">December 8, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Read a special letter from the Project AGAPE Board sharing both hopeful updates and the urgent needs facing this vital ministry. Reflecting on more than three decades of faithful partnership, <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/2025\/12\/letter-to-friends-of-project-agape\/\">Continue Reading\u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-13549 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-announcements tag-outreach-ministry tag-project-agape\">\n<figure class=\"gpb-rounded-lg wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/2025\/12\/a-season-of-giving-and-serving-with-project-agape\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/09\/project-agape.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"A Season of Giving and Serving with Project AGAPE\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/09\/project-agape.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/09\/project-agape-720x405.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/09\/project-agape-768x432.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/2025\/12\/a-season-of-giving-and-serving-with-project-agape\/\" target=\"_self\" >A Season of Giving and Serving with Project AGAPE<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:14px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-12-01T15:45:52-05:00\">December 1, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">&#8220;It&#8217;s a most wonderful time of the year&#8230;&#8221; Once again, MERCI in Goldsboro has received a number of Christmas boxes, which will go to the children of Armenia this year. <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/2025\/12\/a-season-of-giving-and-serving-with-project-agape\/\">Continue Reading\u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<nav class=\"wp-block-query-pagination is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-query-pagination-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-query-pagination-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Pagination\">\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query-pagination-numbers\"><span aria-current=\"page\" class=\"page-numbers current\">1<\/span>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"?query-14-page=2\">2<\/a>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"?query-14-page=3\">3<\/a>\n<span class=\"page-numbers dots\">&hellip;<\/span>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"?query-14-page=7\">7<\/a><\/div>\n\n<a href=\"\/outreach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11109?query-14-page=2\" class=\"wp-block-query-pagination-next\">Next Page<\/a>\n<\/nav><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>106 Years of Armenian Genocide &#8211; Tired, hungry, thirsty, with torn clothes, we were walking barefoot through a village. 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