Bishop Carter
Kenneth H. Carter, Jr. is the resident bishop of the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church.
Along with the Cabinet, he gives pastoral and administrative leadership to over 1000 congregations, fresh expressions of church, campus ministries, and outreach initiatives in an episcopal area that stretches across the 44 western counties of the state.
News
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Conference Letter From Bishop Carter and the GC2024 Host Team
Bishop Carter, along with the WNCC Host Team, share the latest update on General Conference 2024.

Extended Cabinet Report September 2023
The Extended Cabinet of the WNCC met in early September. Check out their report from the two-day meeting.

Bishop Ken Carter to Preach on "Day 1"
Bishop Carter will be the guest preacher on "Day 1" on September 10th.
Reflections
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Conference Letter From Bishop Carter and the GC2024 Host Team
Bishop Carter, along with the WNCC Host Team, share the latest update on General Conference 2024.

Bishop Carter's Reflections with the 2023 Clergy Session of the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church
Bishop Carter's reflection with the 2023 Clergy Session of the Western NC Conference of The UMC.

Bishop Carter Announces a Virtual Special Session of the Western North Carolina Annual Conference
Bishop Carter announces a virtual Special Session of the Western North Carolina Annual Conference to be held on Saturday, May 6, 2023.
Sermons & Prayers

Patience, Peace, and the Promise of God: A Christmas Message from Bishop Carter
Read this Christmas message from Bishop Carter as we prepare for Jesus' holy birth this weekend.

An Advent Message from Bishop Carter
Celebrate the Advent season with us by watching these video messages from Bishop Carter. We will update this post each week leading up to Christmas as...

Bishop Carter Offers a Prayer of Lament in Response to the Mass Shootings in Buffalo, Laguna Woods, and Uvalde
"Almighty God, our prayers rise like incense. When we cry out to you, the Psalms teach us, you answer. The massacres of the innocent, in Buffalo, in ...