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Guest Speakers for Annual Conference 2023
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We'd like to welcome and thank our two guest speakers for Annual Conference 2023! Rev. Dr. Candace Lewis, President-Dean of Gammon Theological Seminary will be preaching at the Opening Worship Service on Friday morning at 10:30am. Rev. Dr. Martyn Atkins, Former General Secretary of the Methodist Church in Great Britain and President of the Conference will be teaching the Bible Study Session on Friday afternoon at 3:30pm.
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AC2023 Publications Available Online
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The 2023 Annual Conference Program and Reports Book, Supplement, and Worship Book are available online. Clergy and Lay Members of the 2023 Annual Conference are invited to read about the ministries of the Western North Carolina Conference.
If you're planning to watch Annual Conference via livestream, these online resources will be helpful for you to follow along at home! If you're attending in person, you will pick up these printed supplies at registration.
AC2023 PUBLICATIONS
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Give to the AC2023 Offering
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The AC2023 Offering will be shared equally with two exceedingly worthy causes: The start of new churches in Ukraine following the war and the creation of trauma responsive, healing centered faith communities.
Churches are encouraged to take an offering ahead of Annual Conference for these ministries or make an offering from the church budget. Checks can be made payable to “WNCC Treasurer” and mailed to the WNC Conference Center at P. O. Box 2757, Huntersville, NC 28070 or make a donation through the website. Clergy and Lay delegates may also bring an offering from their church to Annual Conference.
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Pre-Annual Conference Video Reports Now Available
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Video reports from various WNCC committees, commissions, and task forces are available for viewing prior to the virtual Annual Conference session. Hear details regarding the proposed 2024 budget, pension & health benefits, what to expect at Annual Conference, and more. Full reports and petitions can be found in the AC2023 Program & Reports book.
VIEW THE VIDEO REPORTS
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Welcome Rev. Maegan Habich to the Conference Staff!
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We are excited to announce an addition to the Conference Staff: Rev. Maegan Habich! Maegan has been appointed as the Associate Director of Ministerial Services. Welcome to the Conference Staff, Maegan!
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RSVP for the BMCR Luncheon at AC2023
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You're invited to the WNCC BMCR (Black Methodists for Church Renewal) Luncheon on Friday, June 16th at 12pm! Lunch will be at the York Dining Commons at Lake Junaluska. Rev. Dr. Candace Lewis, President-Dean of Gammon Theological Seminary will be the speaker.
RSVP by June 12th to pay the discounted price of $22/person! You can pay online or mail a check to JoAnn Carter, 2405 Brewington Sibert Place, Greensboro, NC 27406.
**Cost at the door and payments received after June 12th will be $25/person.
PAY ONLINE
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RSVP for the UMRA Breakfast at AC2023
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You are invited to breakfast at Maggie Valley UMC Saturday, June 17th at 7:30 AM for the UMRA (United Methodist Rural Advocates) and Town and Country of WNCC!
It has been a long 3 years and if nothing else it has proven how we need each other. For Rural and small membership churches this is especially true. Our hope is that we can rebuild the UMRA in WNCC into a robust advocate for the rural and small membership churches. To do this we need each other. Let’s come together and begin the rebuilding work to better serve God as we announce Christ’s Kingdom and make disciples together. Come have breakfast and fellowship.
Luke Christy will bring devotion. Randy Wall will tell us a bit about what the national UMRA is doing and bring us encouragement. Jonathan LeMaster-Smith will bring resources to our attention.
RSVP to rhartman@wnccumc.net if you are coming to breakfast so we make sure to have plenty of food. Donations will be taken to cover the cost of the breakfast. Come join us!
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Apply for the Both/And Cohort Grant
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The Church Development Office, in partnership with the United Methodist Foundation of Western North Carolina and the Reynolds Ministry Fund, is excited to offer the 5th Round of the BOTH/AND Hybrid Worship Cohort Grant in an effort to help our churches improve the quality of online worship and provide a framework for hybrid worship in preparation for a post-pandemic reality. This is a rolling grant. When you apply you will receive a response as soon as possible. We will receive applications UP TO July 20, 2023, or until we receive 10 applicant churches.
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Summer Worship Series and Theologian in Residence Program Resumes June 25 at Lake Junaluska
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The annual Lake Junaluska Summer Worship Series will resume Sunday, June 25, with eight internationally known visiting theologians to share messages of hope and inspiration in outdoor, lakeside services.
Summer Worship Series services will begin at 9 a.m. on consecutive Sundays through Aug. 13 beneath a large, lakeside tent near Stuart Auditorium. Guest musicians will lead music. A limited amount of seating will be available, and attendees may bring their own chairs.
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HOOD THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY NEWS
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Hood Theological Seminary celebrated its twenty-second commencement on Saturday, May 20, 2023, at Varick Auditorium on the campus of Livingstone College. Family and friends gathered to support the 2023 graduating class of Hood Theological Seminary. Dr. Delores Brisbon was the 2023 Commencement Speaker. During her speech, Dr. Brisbon encouraged students to be their “authentic selves” in dealing with life’s challenges. The Doctor of Humane Letters was awarded to The Honorable Adele M. Riley, and the highlight of the graduation service was the conferring of nine Doctor of Ministry degrees, thirty-one Master of Divinity degrees, and two Certificates.
The Hood Theological Seminary (HTS) had its nineteenth Annual Bishop James Walker Hood Donor & Scholarship Recognition Program on May 19, 2023. This event is held annually to recognize and thank those donors whose support reaffirms Hood’s mission and unique investment in the future of the church and society.
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