{"id":4581,"date":"2013-10-03T18:12:28","date_gmt":"2013-10-03T22:12:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/?page_id=4581"},"modified":"2013-10-03T18:12:28","modified_gmt":"2013-10-03T22:12:28","slug":"congregationsforchildrenstories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/congregationsforchildrenstories\/","title":{"rendered":"Congregations for Children"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stories of Hope, Stories of Life, Stories of Congregations for Children <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

We often speak of children as being God’s precious gift to God’s world. \u00a0And so they are. \u00a0 Many times Jesus spoke of the children in such manner. \u00a0He placed them at the center of the life of God’s kingdom. \u00a0At one point Jesus said, “Whoever welcomes a child, welcomes me.”\"TUTORIAL<\/a><\/p>\n

We in the North Carolina Conference are seeking to provide love and support for children through our support and connection with our neighborhood schools as Congregations for Children. <\/a>\u00a0In this, we encourage our congregations to embrace your local school and through relationship and presence discover ways that you can help children to a healthier and full life through:<\/p>\n

1- Helping to teach a child to read or to improve their reading skills
\n2- Helping a child access the basic needs for successful learning … food, clothing, supplies for school, etc.
\n3- Helping increase parental connections through support of students and teachers<\/p>\n

Thus, as we seek to offer the life and hope of Jesus to children, we find the presence of Jesus anew in the life of a child.<\/p>\n

For more information, please see:
\nNC Conference Congregations for Children Web Site\u00a0<\/a>
\nInitial Blog Posting for\u00a0Congregations for Children<\/a><\/p>\n

Contact Information for the District Coordinator for Congregations for Children:<\/p>\n

BEACON DISTRICT<\/strong>
\nDiane Fisher, dianefisher2012@gmail.com<\/a>
\nRev. Toni Wood, twood@nccumc.org<\/a><\/p>\n

CAPITOL DISTRICT<\/strong>
\nDavid Rockefeller, davidrrockefeller@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n

CORRIDOR DISTRICT<\/strong>
\nKenneth Roberts, jkenneth@nc.rr.com<\/a>
\nJohn Lott, johnbbsl@aol.com<\/a><\/p>\n

FAIRWAY DISTRICT<\/strong>
\nRev. Elaine Lilliston, elilliston@nccumc.org<\/a><\/p>\n

GATEWAY DISTRICT<\/strong>
\nRev. Scott Foster, scott.foster@haymountumc.com<\/a><\/p>\n

HARBOR DISTRICT<\/strong>
\nPatrick Litzinger, plitzinger@nccumc.org<\/a>
\n*NC Conference C4C Point Person<\/p>\n

HERITAGE DISTRICT
\nRev. Cathy Hoyle, choyle@nccumc.org<\/a><\/p>\n

SOUND DISTRICT<\/strong>
\nEd Mann, edwardmann@nccumc.org<\/a>
\nKim Smith, kimricesmith@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n

We invite you to share your own story at our Facebook page – Congregations for Children – NCCUMC<\/a>. \u00a0 Please join our group and share the joy and journey in our support for children, schools, and teachers!<\/p>\n

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