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Join Bishop Carter on Zoom Tonight for the Last Session of the Lenten Study
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Tonight is the final session of Bishop Carter's Lenten Study! We will wrap up this study with a Zoom conversation at 6pm.
Can't make the Zoom tonight? We will make sure to post the recording later this week! Check out this webpage to find the previous recording and written reflections.
ZOOM LINK
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Lay Information on the May 6th Special Session
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Get all the information you need about the May 6th Special Session. The webpage will frequently be updated with more information as the date approaches.
For Lay Participants: Get your Lay Participation Information HERE.
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Light Of Christ UMC Shares Their #BeUMC Story
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Light Of Christ United Methodist Church in Charlotte (Metro District) chose to be a part of the #BeUMC Campaign. Take a look at how this church is doing ministry and being United Methodist in their community!
Connect with them on their channels: WEBSITE, FACEBOOK, & INSTAGRAM.
#BeUMC honors the core values that connect the people of The United Methodist Church. No matter the challenges we face, God is with us, and we continue to have opportunities to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world! The campaign calls us to embrace our Wesleyan heritage and envision a promising future. Every day offers a chance to live into our mission and to strive to #BeUMC — to be the church our communities so desperately need. This grassroots effort, built upon powerful stories of congregations and people living their faith, celebrates what draws us to The United Methodist Church and what we aspire to be.
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Means Of Grace Podcast: A Holy Week Meditation from Bishop Carter
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As we prepare our hearts to journey with Jesus to the cross, the grave, and into resurrection, Bishop Carter offers these words of prayer and reflection.
LISTEN TO EPISODE
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LOCAL CHURCH LENTEN ARTICLE
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Check out this article written by Melissa Reed from Cashiers UMC titled "A Lent That Will Linger".
READ ARTICLE
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The Latest AC2023 News and Updates
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Delegate Voting: At the 2023 Western North Carolina Annual Conference meeting in June, there will be lay delegate elections for the General Conference and Jurisdictional Conference meetings scheduled in 2024. Laity will elect 2 or 3 lay delegates, as well as 3 reserve delegates, to fill openings that occurred because of lay member resignations since 2019 when the original elections took place.
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AC Displays: Applications for Annual Conference Resource Fair displays are live! You must apply by May 1, 2023 to have a display at the 2023 Western NC Annual Conference, June 15-18. Please take note of the new addition this year – sales! Groups may sell products to support their ministry/mission efforts.
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AC Special Events: Lake Junaluska is now accepting requests for booking special events at Annual Conference!
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A contemplative walk through Jesus' journey to the cross as painted by the men on TN's death row.
The “Execution Experience” is an interactive exhibit of Jesus’ final journey to the cross painted by inmates on death row in Tennessee’s Department of Corrections. This journey from conviction to execution, traditionally called the stations of the cross, will be on display from Thursday, April 6, through Saturday, April 8, at Covenant Community Church. The display will be open from 5:00-8:00 PM each day.
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Merlefest Meetup with Bishop Carter
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Join Bishop Ken Carter at Merlefest on Thursday, April 27th for a conversation around four questions. We'll meet up at the UMC Tent inside the festival at 3pm and find a place close by to chat. After our conversation we'll go listen to some good bluegrass! This is in partnership with the Fresh Expressions Adventurer’s Leadership Academy and the Appalachian District of the United Methodist Church’s presence at this festival. You don't have to register to attend the conversation, but if you do we'll bring you a free copy of Bishop Carter's new book! Contact Luke Edwards if you have any questions at ledwards@wnccumc.org.
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United Methodist Foundation Supports Retired Clergy and Loved Ones this Holy Week
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Each year around Easter, the Foundation expresses gratitude to retired clergy persons and their spouses with a distribution from The Superannuate Endowment Fund. This year’s distribution will be made via direct deposit on Good Friday, April 7.
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Celebrating Women's History Month in the WNCC: Lucy Henderson Owen Robertson
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Did you know that Lucy Robertson was the first president of the Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society of the WNC Conference?
In this short bio, Conference Archivist and Historian Jim Pyatt tells a story of Robertson's influence in The United Methodist Church.
READ BIO
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Messy Church Training Hosted by the Appalachian District
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On Saturday, April 22nd the Appalachian District and WNCC Fresh Expressions are hosting a Getting Started in Messy Church training at the Jefferson UMC (115 E. Main Street Jefferson, NC) from 9:30am to 2:30pm. This training will give you all the tools you need to start a Messy Church at your church.
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