Our vision is to partner in spreading the good news of Jesus Christ. Our mission is to work together in ways that promote healthy congregations and effective leaders in every place, making disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.
Please be reminded to come and join us for this great event. Whitley Memorial UMC – 300 Wilsons Mills Rd, Smithfield, NC 27577 Registration begins at 9:00 am Meeting runs from 9:30 am – 12:00 pm All are welcomed to attend. We really would like for all UMW Local Church Officers to attend. Serve One… Continue Reading→
This past Sunday in worship, our pastor offered a message on the Lectionary Gospel text for the day which was Mark 12:38-44. Most of us have all read this text many times, and have likely heard many sermons preached on it. Pastor Anne Ahl shared that earlier last week she felt prepared to preach… Continue Reading→
The Sunday after Thanksgiving is traditionally designated as “United Methodist Student Day Sunday”. We hope you will use the opportunity to highlight collegiate ministry across our conference. If you are looking for resources, the Raleigh Wesley Foundation has put together a short video which includes students talking about their campus ministry experience. We encourage you… Continue Reading→
As is often the case, I share what I am learning. I have a significant number of family members and friends who do not share my passionately held political and societal beliefs. Our current divisive climate is terrible, and sometimes I’m not sure how we are going to move beyond it. There is one thing… Continue Reading→
The needs in disaster response are still great, but the emphasis on our missional work together is changing. If you are working on cleaning kits or health kits, please wrap this up quickly and get these to the MERCI warehouse. If you have not started this type of project, it would be more helpful if you turned your efforts toward… Continue Reading→
Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it. I Corinthians 12-27 I was recently asked by some very committed new Christians why they “needed” to join the Church. They are in worship almost every Sunday, serve the Lord in a number of ways and give a proportion of their income. As… Continue Reading→
One of the things that most of us have learned is that it’s a whole lot more productive to celebrate positive things that are taking place than to focus on what’s not happening to our liking. There are lots of reasons for this, but one reason is that most of us respond much better to… Continue Reading→