As we move into summer months and many local churches embark on missional exchange journeys, we offer this advice as we continue to serve God’s world in the midst of these challenging times. As always, we encourage you to reach out to the Conference UMVIM office at umvim@nccumc.org so we can support you and your work in […]
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Missionary from Liberia to Visit North Carolina
Priscilla Jaiah Gileyeneh, a missionary who is working in Liberia, will be visiting North Carolina July 1 – 10, 2022. She will be available to visit Churches in the NC Conference Area to talk about God’s work at Ganta Mission Station in Liberia. The Mission Station has a hospital that serves Nimba County, a large […]
UMVIM Winter Missions Academy
Join UMVIM for our 2022 Winter Missions Academy, January 31 – February 5! Register for as many workshops as you’d like. All sessions will be on Zoom at 12:00 p.m. EST. All sessions will be recorded for those who are unable to attend live. You should receive a confirmation message after submitting your registration. The […]
Project AGAPE in Need of Financial Assistance
Nara Melkonyan, Executive Director of Project AGAPE, shared this video message to update us on the current state of Project AGAPE in the immediate aftermath of the war between Armenia and Azerbaijan. As you can see from the story and the pictures, many of the buildings used by Project AGAPE have been severely damaged and […]
Pandemic Reimbursement
From one of our ministry partners! 2020 NC Pandemic Reimbursement Funding We are excited to announce reimbursement funding for COVID-related food relief. Livingstone College will disburse these funds, which are made available through the NC Pandemic Recovery Office, and in partnership with the NC Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health and The […]
Moving beyond Thanksgiving! Farm-to-Church Project
Is your congregation interested in building relationships with farmers in your community and purchasing fresh, healthy food? Join RAFI-USA/Come to the Table to learn about their newest initiative, the Farm-to-Church Project! Read more and learn how to register here.
Please Pray for Armenia & Project AGAPE
Early Sunday morning, Sept. 27, the Azerbaijani military launched a missile and serial cross-border attack on Artsakh. The attacks were launched along the entire length of the line of contact. The civilian settlements are being shelled in a plethora of cities and villages, including in the capital of Stepanakert. Peaceful people are under bombardment, including children […]
Mission Seed Fund Grant: Ministry to Public Schools
Cokesbury UMC – Henderson has received Mission Seed Funds to enhance our ministry with the elementary school in our community. We discovered that our members step up when they are asked to provide specific items—school supplies and Christmas gifts. We estimate that they provided at least $500 in school supplies and gifts for 52 students at Christmas in […]
All People Conference Abundant Health for All
Join us for the All People Conference on October 24-26. Learn how your church can build relationships with your community across race and class, and improve the social determinants of health so that all of God’s people can have abundant life. There will be great times of worship, informative plenaries and inspiring breakout sessions. There […]
Reserve A Food Box Now!
The Conference Missions Team and Society of St. Andrew are partnering once again to provide food boxes from the Farmers to Families program of the USDA. These particular boxes will contain produce, dairy, and meat products. Delivery dates to MERCI will be October 5 and 26, 2020. Churches may arrange to reserve pallets of 30 […]