Human Rights Day is Monday, Dec. 10. The Lectionary text appointed for Dec. 9 includes Luke 3:6, “and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.” As we journey toward Christmas and the celebration of Jesus’ birth, we recall that, in his death and resurrection, Christ ushered in the reality of God’s peace and liberation […]
Refugee, Immigration, and Welcoming the Neighbor
DREAM ON!
The NCCUMC Refugee and Immigration Committee would like to invite you to help us support the low-cost legal aid clinic, Apex Immigration Services! Update: This event is sold out, but donations are still being accepted! A DACA Fundraiser Come join us for an evening of music, refreshments, and community in support of local DACA recipients […]
2017 Seed Funds Available NOW!
The NC Conference Mission Team has some remaining Seed Funds for 2017. If your congregation has come up with a new ministry dream that will engage your members with your community, we’d like to help you make that dream come true! 2017 Seed Fund applications will be accepted until July 31, 2017. Applications will be […]
MERCI Warehouse Workdays in May
The MERCI Warehouse continues to be a place to organize, pack and send relief supplies to places of need around the world! Thanks to the Capital District Mission IMPACT event held last Sunday, many supplies have been collected and will need to be sorted. All of those items will be going to Armenia to help […]
Register for Envision
Register here: https://old.nccumc.org/multicultural/envision-2017/
Project Agape Special Offering
Please consider taking a special offering for the people of the Kashatagh Region, one of the seven regions of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic east of Armenia. Its capital is Berdzor, where Project Agape is located. Many refugees fleeing Syria have returned to their homeland in Armenia and there is a pressing need to assist them and the […]
Giving Tuesday
Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday! Several United Methodist agencies and ministries are participating in #GivingTuesday again this year, offering churchgoers a variety of ways to contribute online. You may support a missionary or one of our ministry partners. 100% of the money donated on Giving Tuesday goes to support the ministry you select. United Methodist Committee On […]
Last Chance to Register!
Faith & Immigration Summit September 17 @ 9:00 am – 3:30 pm Apex UMC 100 South Hughes Street Apex, NC United States The 2016 Summit promises to accomplish four main goals: · Offer a unique statewide, ecumenical gathering for faith leaders who work primarily with immigrant congregations; · Help equip these faith leaders to deal […]
Project Agape Christmas Box Drop Off Points
It’s that time of year again! Turn in your 2016 Christmas boxes for children who live in Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh. All boxes need to be at the MERCI Center Warehouse by October 1, 2016 so that they can be processed and readied for overseas shipment. Please carefully follow the list of contents for 2016 which is […]
Faith and Food Initiative Quick Survey
GRANT OPPORTUNITIES For Rural Churches! In partnership with The Duke Endowment, Resourceful Communities, a program of The Conservation Fund, is launching a Faith and Food Initiative to help rural churches strengthen their food ministries and community impacts. We’ll provide free-of-charge training, small grants to help implement priority projects, and networking to build new partnerships. To […]