Growing and learning sessions set for Friday

Grow - Annual Conference 2013

Conference members can select from eight breakout sessions at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, June 14. Five of the sessions will be in the convention center and three in an adjacent hotel. The exact location for … [Read more...]

Special offerings, collections, projects, pledges during AC

Heart

Special offerings, a mission project, and a pledge are planned during the 2013 Annual Conference, June 12-15 in Greenville. Stop Hunger Now offering & meal packaging As part of the business … [Read more...]

5K Run/Walk on Friday

Annual Conference 5K Run/Walk

At 6:30 a.m. on Friday, June 14, conference members and guests are invited to gather in the parking lot behind the City Hotel, beside the Hilton, for a 5K run/walk. The event is intended to promote … [Read more...]

Stories of continuing disaster recovery in Eastern NC

Disaster Recovery Centers

Bruce Watson, construction coordinator of the United Methodist Methodist Vandemere Disaster Recovery Center in Pamlico County, tells of Mary Puckett, an 83-year-old widow living in the home she and … [Read more...]

Incoming pastor and church leaders must work together

Transition Meeting

Having a good transition in pastoral leadership depends on the incoming pastor and the church Pastor-Parish Relations Committee (PPR) working together and using the same priorities. That is the … [Read more...]

Apex UMC fire damaged space in Christian Life Center

Apex UMC

A fire in the Christian Life Center at Apex UMC on April 10 destroyed a room dedicated to “Nourishing Noggins,” a feeding program for children and families.   The fire erupted in the upstairs … [Read more...]

Disaster Response Centers Overview – May 2013

NCC Disaster Response Call Center 888-440-9167

Current United Methodist Disaster Response Centers in Eastern NC: Stumpy Point Swan Quarter Vandemere Roanoke Rapids Volunteers & projects 7,000 volunteers from 34 states and 4 … [Read more...]

Voting planned on Constitutional Amendments

Vote

Using a paper ballot, votes will be taken on four proposed Constitutional Amendments found in the United Methodist Discipline, the laws of the church. The proposals come from the 2012 General … [Read more...]

Financial discipleship team leads stewardship seminar

Stewardship Seminar 2013

The 2013 Stewardship Seminar for new clergy was held at Rockfish Camp and Retreat Center on March 11-12. Twenty-six participants heard presentations on topics ranging from growing a culture of … [Read more...]

All clergy requested to have photo taken for new directory

Pictorial Directory

Life Touch photographers will be set up in the Greenville Room in the Hilton Wednesday through Friday. All clergy should plan to go by the Life Touch room to have a photo made for the conference … [Read more...]