Healthy Congregations and Effective Leaders in Every Place Making Disciples of Jesus Christ for the Transformation of the World
Our Friends at Methodist Home for Children brought this story to our attention. It happened in North Carolina recently – a 6-year-old boy appeared in front of a juvenile court judge on a complaint that he picked a flower near his bus stop. He was too young to understand where he was or what he… Continue Reading→
Have you heard of ZOE, but thought your church was too small to make a difference? Now you have an exciting opportunity to pool resources with other NCC churches, utilizing Mission Seed Funds, and make an incredible difference in the lives of 60 to 100 orphan and vulnerable children. The NCC Mission Team set aside… Continue Reading→
It is time once again to begin filling Christmas boxes for Armenia. For several years, the NC Conference has adopted Project AGAPE Christmas boxes as a conference-wide mission project. Please join us in 2015, as we fill plastic gift boxes with expressions of Christ’s love to send to Project Agape for the children of Armenia…. Continue Reading→
In her June Newsletter, our missionary Priscilla Jaiah (Advance #30359Z) proclaims the joy of Liberia being declared Ebola free and invites us to join in the celebration! She also thanks the NC Conference, Beacon District, and all other churches and individuals for our collective efforts, supporting the Liberian people with prayers, equipment and supplies, and… Continue Reading→
One of NC Conference’s newest Advance projects, White Plains Children’s Center (#S-00277) invites you to join them Saturday, June 6, 2015, 10 AM – 1 PM for a Carnival Celebration. Come see what makes this inclusive 5 Star Day Care so renowned in serving children with special needs. Born as part of the outreach ministry… Continue Reading→
Launched by Bishop Hope Morgan Ward at the 2013 Annual Conference, Congregations 4 Children will be one of the mission breakout sessions on Friday morning at the 2015 Annual Conference. Come and catch the vision for congregations connecting with schools across the state, to share our love for Christ with our neighbors (school children and… Continue Reading→
In many places around the world, people live in the midst of poverty, natural disaster and war. NC United Methodists – through the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) – repeatedly responds, expressing the compassion of Christ to those in need. Your help continues to be needed. Children are especially vulnerable. Public health and sanitation… Continue Reading→
As Christians, we are challenged to respond with compassion to the thousands of unaccompanied minors crossing the Southern border into the United States, regardless of our position on immigration. Bishop Hope Morgan Ward joins UM Bishop Minerva Carcano (California-Nevada Conference) in inviting us to join them in an Interfaith Weekend of Compassion and Prayer for… Continue Reading→
Annual Conference 2014 is fast approaching. Plan to participate in one or more of the hands-on mission projects. NCCUMC will be collecting UMCOR School Kits and hosting a Stop Hunger Now food packaging event. UMCOR School Kits. The school kits are destined for needy children in North Carolina, as part of our Congregations for Children… Continue Reading→
What could be so exciting that a pastor would write a 3 1/2 page letter to the Bishop describing what his local church was able to accomplish in the area of mission? For Rev. Brian Wellborn, Pastor of Outreach and Mission at Holland’s UMC (Capital District) it was the success of his church’s “Give Five… Continue Reading→