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2021 Charge Conferences

2021 Missional Network Charge Conferences ATTN: All Missional Network Charge Conferences for 2021 will be held virtually on October 10th via Zoom unless otherwise requested. All participants will have the option to join on the web (with option ...

Clergy Health and Wellness Opportunities

Clergy Health and Wellness Opportunities In order to help BRD clergy further pursue spiritual, mental, and physical health, we are now offering the following opportunities: *New* Discounted YMCA Memberships - The Blue Ridge District has entered...

September 2021 BRD Monthly

COVID-19 Guidelines for In-Person Worship & Ministry (updated 8.9.2021) View & Download a copy of the guidelines here. For more resources related to COVID-19 visit https://www.wnccumc.org/covid Disaster Response Efforts The WNCC Committee on ...

Fall Offerings

Offerings to help develop your capacity to lead and to add tools to your toolkit. Several include laity. The costs are reduced thanks to the generosity of local church giving. Click on the links to learn more! Developing and Implementing an ...

First UMC Hendersonville Presents: Resting in God

Hendersonville First United Methodist Church is hosting a Centering Prayer workshop with Rev. Rob Carr, a student of Thomas Keating at Saint Benedict's Monastery in Snowmass, Colorado. Centering Prayer is a receptive method of silent prayer in ...

Preaching Like Peter Cohort

Clergy are invited to register for this cohort which will begin Sept. 30th. During this time, clergy will reflect on the sermons of Peter, practice, apply, improve sermons of their own, and enjoy peer review and fellowship. Follow the link below ...

MLAB: A Movement to Experience Space for Innovation, Creativity, and Collaboration

MLAB: A movement to experience space for innovation, creativity, and collaboration Do you have a problem you are trying to solve? Is there an adaptive challenge you are facing? Do you want to consider a new way of doing ministry? This ...

Rise! Anti-Racism & Ethics Training

Due to the rise in Covid-19 cases, this year's Anti-Racism Training has been moved to ZOOM. Workshops will be offered through 2024 with plans for in-person options beginning in 2022. Clergy are encouraged to identify and invite laymen to attend the...

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EARTH OUR ORIGINAL MONASTERY

CULTIVATING WONDER AND GRATITUDE THROUGH INTIMACY WITH NATURE Come join us for a guided outdoor retreat day! Together, we will explore how living contemplatively with an appreciation for the natural world makes us more aware of the presence of God in...

The Latest Edition of E-News - Bishop Carter Encourages Giving to Special Offering for Tropical Storm Fred Relief Efforts, Hear from Yadkin Valley District Superintended Rev. Dr. Sam Moore on Fulfilling the Message, and more

E-News is an email newsletter sent out by the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church. It contains important news, stories, and events from around our conference.

A Letter from Bishop Ken Carter

Bishop Carter encourages WNCC churches to participate in a Special Sunday Offering on September 26 to support relief efforts in Western NC following the aftermath of Tropical Storm Fred. Smoky Mountain District Superintendent Rev. Dr. Jae Lee offers ...

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Ruth Kapely

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Shonnie Streder

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