SUNDAY, MAY 20, 2012, 3:00 – 5:00 pm St. Luke UMC, Sanford

Service of Celebration of the Life of the SANFORD DISTRICT

Sanford District Conference is similar to a Charge Conference for local churches.

In addition this is a very special event to worship together and to celebrate the Sanford District – before you become the Fairway District.

PLEASE PLAN TO ATTEND AND BRING YOUR LAITY!

There will be a brief meeting regarding the sale of the district parsonage,  a worship service, and a reception following.

Please extend this invitation to your laity and all of you plan to attend this celebration!

Reclaiming the Method in Methodism

As the NC Conference moves in a bold new direction for the sake of its mission, many are discovering that what’s needed is something quite old; to reclaim the method in Methodism. To become again a discipleship-centered church that might live into Jesus’ commission to make disciples.

United Methodists Gather for General Conference

April 19, 2012 TAMPA, FL —– Nearly a thousand delegates, including 18 from the North Carolina Conference, and an estimated 2,500 visitors will gather at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, FL. April 24-May 4 for the 2012 United Methodist General Conference.

As the top policymaking body of the worldwide United Methodist Church, the General Conference meets every four years to determine…     more here…

Do we understand how the church works?  an article at umc.org

By the Rev. Joan G. LaBarr* 7:00 A.M. ET April 23, 2012

If you did not, you’re not alone.

A serious knowledge gap exists in what United Methodists know about the official positions their denomination takes…   more at the link here….

Open House at Camps Chestnut Ridge and Rockfish

Come one, come all to Camp Chestnut Ridge (Apr. 29) in Efland or Camp Rockfish  (Apr. 22) in Parkton! (each location is less than 2 hours from Troy) On Sunday, April 29, enjoy a taste of the camp life at Chestnut Ridge with pony rides, canoeing, archery, crafts, hiking, hayrides, the zip line, and great food. Hours are 1-5 p.m.  Take the opportunity to get to know Rockfish on April 22 by touring the facility, and experiencing many of the activity areas including archery, canoeing, kayaking, arts and crafts, climbing tower, zip line, pedal boats, and environmental education. The day also includes a southern-style home cooked dinner served in the Dining Hall as well as a family worship experience. Rockfish hours are 1-7 p.m. on April 22. Make your reservation today by calling 910-425-3529 ext 21 or by email to: info@camprockfish.org.  Each one of these events is free. The spring open houses are open to church members, friends, and neighbors.

Accessibility Survey for the Local Church

Leonard Sweet has done it again. He has an uncanny way of throwing a wrench into things only to cause us to stop and think and question everything about where we thought we were heading. It’s irritating and at the same time imaginatively evocative… more from the review…

Order the book from Cokesbury.

District Church List

The Conference Transition Team has updated the church listing for the 8 new districts. Any changes to this document will be posted here.

District Superintendent Assignments

Bishop Al Gwinn has announced the name of districts where superintendents will be appointed. The appointments, effective July 1, are as follows:

Sermon audio is now being placed on this site.  You will be able to listen to sermons online or you can download them as a Podcast to your mobile device. You can download them to a CD (compact disc) and listen to them in your automobile. For a small fee to cover the cost of materials, Dean Sorg can do that for you or give you more information about the technology: deansorg@gmail.com

More of the older sermons will be put online as time permits.

Once you find the Pod cast player here on the site, look under “+Channel.”

Audio recordings of only the sermons is on  “Sermon Only Audio.”

Audio recordings of excerpts entire Church Services under “Service Excerpt.”

There are some videos of a typical Bible study class led by Pastor Kelli, a video of a sermon from December, and a video of an entire Church Worship service from October 2, 2011 at “Video Channel.”

April 2, 2012 – UPDATE:  Now we have added two new channels that include “Vesper Evening” and individual “Musical Worship”