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Annual Conference 2022 Survey
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After a two session absence, the Western North Carolina Annual Conference meeting was held again at Lake Junaluska on June 16-19, 2022. We would love your feedback. Please take a few minutes to answer some quick questions about Annual Conference 2022.
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Means of Grace: Will There Be a Place For Me in the UMC?
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In this week’s episode, we get to listen in on a conversation that took place during the 2022 Annual Conference. On Thursday evening, Bishop Carter, along with a group of clergy from across the conference, of various races, ages, genders, and ministry roles sat down for a panel discussion on the future of the UMC. Their goal was to answer a question you may have asked yourself a time or two – will there be a place for me in the continuing United Methodist Church?
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The Church Development Office, in partnership with the WNCC Foundation and the Reynolds Ministry Fund, is excited to offer the 3rd 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 until July 1, or until we receive 30 applicant churches.
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UMsConnected, a new ministry based in the Florida Annual Conference of the UMC under the supervision of Bishop Ken Carter, has launched. It has come into being as the new United Methodist Church emerges. In this historic time of change, there are a variety of reasons why people feel disconnected. UMsConnected is a community walking together during this time of transition, "watching over one another in love," as John Wesley put it.
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Did you miss last week's edition of E-News?
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ANNUAL CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
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AC2022 Special Edition Newsletters & Highlights
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Are you looking for a brief overview of what happened at Annual Conference last week? We sent out three special edition newsletters covering all business, worship services, and events along with pictures to go with each section. Click the links below to catch up on what you may have missed!
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Congratulations Rev. Annalee Allen! This Year's Francis Asbury Award Recipient
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The Francis Asbury Award recognizes individuals who have made a significant contribution to supporting and advocating for United Methodist Ministries in Higher Education at the local, district, or annual conference level. Honorees are chosen by the Conference Board of Higher Education and Campus Ministry and reported to the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry.
This year’s recipient, Rev. Annalee Allen, since coming on the conference staff and working with the Board of Higher Education, has gone above and beyond the call of duty to support and advocate for the campus ministries and Wesley Foundations in our Annual Conference.
She’s worked with our Annual Conference Board of Higher Education to restructure and refine our mission and purpose which is to empower those responsible for ministry on campuses so that students will become “Disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.”
She has advocated for the establishment of a new Wesley Foundation on the campus of Lees McRae College called Common Ground. In 2019, this was the Wesley Foundation our conference had recognized and established since 1965.
During the pandemic, she took the initiative to apply for a grant from the Reynolds Foundation to make sure all eight of our campus ministries had the technology and resources they needed to do ministry in uncharted territory.
Congratulations Annalee!
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With postponement of the 2020 General Conference (GC) until 2024, Wespath has updated FAQs related to the potential impact to clergy, local churches, or annual conferences that may disaffiliate from the United Methodist Church (UMC) or otherwise change their relationship with the UMC.
Read more HERE.
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Associate Director of Communications at the Conference
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The Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church is seeking candidates for the position of Associate Director of Communications. This position reports directly to the Director of Communications, and would be located at 13924 Professional Center Drive, Suite 200, Huntersville, North Carolina. This is full-time, non-exempt position.
For more information about the job and to apply, click HERE.
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"Lessons from the Fresh Expressions Movement" Ft. Luke Edwards
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What can we learn from the Fresh Expressions movement’s novel approach to reaching people unlikely to attend church on Sunday mornings? Luke Edwards discusses a process of listening and relationship building that can lead to deepening discipleship and the formation of new, nontraditional worshipping communities. Listen to the podcast HERE.
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Western North Carolina Conference
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Huntersville, NC 28078
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Huntersville, NC 28070
Phone: 704.535.2260
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