The United Methodist Collective
The UM Collective concluded on December 31, 2025. We give thanks for this faithful season of ministry. To learn more about the transition and membership details, please read the full announcement.
The United Methodist Collective (UM Collective) was established by the NC Conference of The United Methodist Church in collaboration with Office of New Faith Communities, local United Methodist pastors, congregations, and conference leaders to provide a temporary spiritual home for individuals who felt displaced or disconnected from their local United Methodist communities due to disaffiliation from the denomination. All are welcome who desire an ongoing connection to the United Methodist way of worship, discipleship, mission, sacrament, and pastoral care.
Transferring your Membership to the Conference
If the church where you hold membership is disaffiliating, and you haven’t found a new place to call “home,” we invite you to move your membership to The United Methodist Collective of North Carolina. This is a place to hold your membership “in the meantime.” Once you complete the form, the conference will receive your church membership and notify your current church.
Transferring your Membership from the Conference to a Local Church
If you have found a new church home and would like to move your membership from the Conference to your new church please fill out the form below.
Lighthouse Congregations
Local churches in The North Carolina Conference that are equipped and willing to be a caring and hospitable place that welcomes anyone whose church has closed or disaffiliated.