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...]
Deaconess Lisa Bachman named to lead Lay Servant Ministries
April 1, 2013 by
Lisa Bachman of Hillsborough, a Deaconess in The United Methodist Church, has been selected as the conference director of Lay Servant Ministries (LSM), Gary Locklear, conference lay leader, announced … [Read more...]
Judicial Council issues rulings regarding NCC-related items and security of appointment
November 12, 2012 by
At their Fall 2012 meeting, the members of the Judicial Council issued decisions on a number of items with connections to the NC Conference. The council requested more information about the … [Read more...]
Post-General Conference, church agencies look forward, not back
September 1, 2012 by Linda Bloom - UMNS
Despite the recent collapse of an overall strategy for restructuring, the bureaucracy of The United Methodist Church is changing. Shrinking boards of directors — in some cases, to tiny … [Read more...]
General Conference 2012 addressed variety of topics
June 1, 2012 by Richard Peck
United Methodists from five continents addressed a wide range of challenging issues, including church structure and human sexuality, and engaged in an Act of Repentance toward indigenous people during … [Read more...]
NCC delegates reflect on successes and frustrations of GC
June 1, 2012 by Bill Norton
There were some exciting parts of the 2012 General Conference and there were some times that were frustrating, several members of the NC Conference delegation said in discussing their experience in … [Read more...]
“Small world experience” amid nearly 1000 global delegates
June 1, 2012 by
Two NC Conference delegates, Leonard Fairley and Steve Taylor, were surprised to learn before the conference that a photograph of them, taken during the 2008 General Conference, was on the cover of … [Read more...]
Understanding the role of General Conference and The United Methodist Church’s legislative process
April 1, 2012 by
The United Methodist Church’s top legislative body, the General Conference, will gather April 24-May 4 in Tampa, Florida. In 2012, 988 delegates from around the world will set policy and … [Read more...]
Restructure draws warning from church’s finance agency
April 1, 2012 by
By Heather Hahn * The denominational restructuring proposed by the Call to Action Interim Operations Team raises four areas of concern says a statement approved by General Council on Finance and … [Read more...]
NC Conference Delegation to General Conference
April 1, 2012 by
(with email and committee assignments) LAITY Emily Innes (chair) - emilyinnes@nccumc.org - Global Ministries Christine Dodson - christine@nccumc.org - General … [Read more...]
