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ANNUAL CONFERENCE ANTI-RACISM GENERAL CONFERENCE THE UM COLLECTIVE From the Bishop General Conference Update #3: Bishop Connie Mitchell Shelton May 1, 2024 A message from Bishop Connie Mitchell Shelton on this historic day in The United Methodist Church. Continue Reading→ General Conference Experience GC 2020 The session of General Conference was held at the Charlotte Convention Center April 23 – May 3, 2024. View links to the on-demand sessions, resources, and more. Learn More Prayers for Appointments Join us in weekly prayers during the appointment-making season. Monthly Resources Upcoming events, grant deadlines, Media Center resources, and more. Pray As You Go Commit to a faithful, intentional prayer life this year, using Pray As You Go as a daily framework. Lighthouse Congregations Local churches equipped to be hospitable places for anyone whose church has closed or disaffiliated. Upcoming Events Here are a few of our upcoming events. Loading view. Events Search and Views Navigation Search Enter Keyword. Search for Events by Keyword. Find Events Event Views Navigation Summary List Month Day Today Now Now - 5/28/2024 May 28 Select date. May 2024 Tue 14 1:00 pm - 1:00 pm Commission on Equitable Compensation Meeting 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Preparing for Racialized Storms free Fri 17 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Event Series Sabbath Retreat Days $35 Sat 18 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Capital District: For the Common Good $25 Tue 21 9:30 am - 3:00 pm Embracing the Unexpected: Facing the Unknown with Grace and Humor $40 Tue 28 10:00 am - 11:30 am Creation Care District Training: Beacon and Sound Districts free Previous Events Today Next Events Subscribe to calendar Google Calendar iCalendar Outlook 365 Outlook Live Export .ics file Export Outlook .ics file View All Events→ Helpful Resources Here are a few of our frequently used resources. Church Lookup Find information about our churches. Search Now Media Center Free resources for your ministry. Find Resources Pastor Lookup Search public clergy information with our Pastor Lookup tool. Find a Pastor Online Data Collection Compensation, Audit, Charge Conference, and Statistical Tables. Visit the Site Get Email Updates Stay up-to-date with our weekly Connections email, announcements, and prayer requests from the conference. Name (Required) Greeting Name Last Name Email (Required) Enter Email Confirm Email You may opt out at any time. View our Privacy Policy . Phone This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Latest Updates Laity Ministries Announcing Summer Quarter Lay Servant Ministries Classes May 13, 2024 Your Lay Servant Ministries team is pleased to announce four courses for our summer quarter” (June-August 2024). These classes are open and available to all UMC laity, whether or not you have taken a class with us before. Whether you are looking for something new, prefer to meet on two Sunday afternoons instead of a… Continue Reading→ Center for Leadership Excellence An Encouragment for May May 10, 2024 After spending a couple of days as an observer during the second week of General Conference, I arrived back home to the high-pitched, high-decibel buzz of the cicadapocalypse. The emergence of the Brood XIX nymphs from their 13-year maturation period underground had begun, and the newly hatched adult cicadas were singing in the sun. I… Continue Reading→ Center for Leadership Excellence Two Churches Earn Silver Badge in Accessibility May 9, 2024 Last year, two of our North Carolina Conference UMCs made facility changes and completed the UM Disability Ministries accessibility audit to achieve official Silver Badge status. Silver-status churches have worked to make most areas accessible and have accommodations for people with limited vision and hearing loss. Silver status is determined by self-reporting an audit score… Continue Reading→ District Office Clergy Moving Forms Available May 9, 2024 Appointment season is upon us. The policy and forms needed to assist the clergy in moving well are available. Please follow this link to find the moving expense requisition advance, […] Continue Reading→ Last Month in the NC Conference: April 2024 May 7, 2024 We’d like to keep everyone up-to-date about the happenings all across the NC Conference offices and committees, so we’ll be posting a roundup of all the major news at the […] Continue Reading→ Office of Clergy Life Dates and Speakers Announced for the 2024 Convocation and Pastors’ School at Duke Divinity School May 7, 2024 Please save the dates of October 14 & 15, 2024 for the 2024 Convocation and Pastors’ School at Duke Divinity School. This year’s theme is Pulpits in Many Places: Embodying Christ […] Continue Reading→ Youth Ministries April Youth Ministries Updates May 7, 2024 Starting Soon, Free Relational Discipleship Kickstart Cohort! Are you eager to engage with youth in meaningful ways? The Relational Discipleship Kickstart is a research-based, ten-step process to assist your growth […] Continue Reading→ Center for Leadership Excellence Saying, Yes, And” in Ministry May 6, 2024 Join us for this Day of Learning where we’ll spend time considering the scriptural journeys of biblical figures whose yes, and” approach is a means to a greater path forward. We will also practice new models and ways to adapt, and at the same time explore the beauty of not having all the answers. Continue Reading→ Bishop’s Office Bishop Carlton P. Minnick, Jr. Dies at Age 96 May 5, 2024 Bishop Carlton P. Minnick, Jr. September 8, 1927 – May 4, 2024 With hearts filled with gratitude for a life well-lived, Bishop Connie Mitchell Shelton and the North Carolina Conference […] Continue Reading→ View More Updates Five Focus Areas As we strive to make disciples, we focus on these five areas. Healthy Congregations Effective Leaders Congregations for Children Anti-Racism Unity #BeUMC Christ-Centered People of God Let’s remind ourselves of who we are at our best — the spirit-filled, resilient, connected, missional, faithful, diverse, deeply rooted, committed, disciple-making, Jesus-seeking, generous, justice-seeking, world-changing people of God called The United Methodist Church. 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