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Disaster Response for Hurricane Ian
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Hurricane Ian made landfall as a category 4 hurricane on Florida's Gulf coast last week causing significant flooding and damage in the southwest area of the state and beyond.
Donate online to the Conference's Disaster Response and designate your donation as Hurricane Ian. You can also donate directly to UMCOR. If you prefer to pay by check, please make your check payable to WNCC Treasurer and mail to P.O. 2757, Huntersville, NC, 28070, attention Carol Bateman. Indicate "Hurricane Ian" in memo line.
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#BeUMC Video Series: Patricia Gilbert
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Check out our #BeUMC video series! This week we are featuring Patricia Gilbert, Lay Member in the Uwharrie District. Watch the video below as she shares her #BeUMC story.
WATCH VIDEO
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HISPANIC AMERICAN HERITAGE
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Celebrating Hispanic American Heritage Month in the WNCC: Raul Andriano
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Did you know that Raul Andriano is the first known person of Hispanic/Latino heritage to be elected by the Western North Carolina Conference to serve as a Lay Delegate to General Conference in 2004?
In this short bio, Conference Archivist and Historian Jim Pyatt tells a story of Andriano's influence in The United Methodist Church.
READ BIO
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Is The UMC Really...? Part 5
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At Ask The UMC, we have been answering an increasing number of questions from congregations wondering about the future of The United Methodist Church and whether they should consider disaffiliating from it. Some of these questions reflect widespread misperceptions or misinformation that some congregations are receiving as they discern their next steps. This is part 5.
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National Summit on Mass Incarceration
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Register today for this year's National Prison Summit in Charlotte on October 19-22!
The National Summit on Mass Incarceration has provided strategic training and resource development for persons working to improve the lives of those who are incarcerated and those impacted by incarceration.
LEARN MORE & REGISTER
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EQUITY & JUSTICE MINISTRIES
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As humanity’s understanding and discussion of the concepts of race, racism, and antiracism have evolved over generations, so have the words and phrases we use as we continue the work of obeying God and advancing racial justice.
In this “What Is?” series, the General Commission on Religion and Race offers this compilation of concise definitions, examples, and Biblical/theological foundations to create common vocabulary for Christians as we engage in anti-racism work.
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Annual Conference 2023 Children's Programming Team
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The WNCC Annual Conference Planning Committee is working to reinforce children’s programming during the planning efforts for Annual Conference 2023, and would love for some kid-loving brainstormers to join the team!
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Western North Carolina Conference
13924 Professional Center Dr, Ste 200
Huntersville, NC 28078
Mailing Address:
PO Box 2757
Huntersville, NC 28070
Phone: 704.535.2260
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