Outwardly focused on making disciples who will make disciples.
Clergy – Check your Conference email for an opportunity to participate in theNation’s longest running study of clergy health and well-being. If you cannot locate your survey, you are asked to email clergyhealth.panel@duke.edu.Once your survey is completed, you will receive a link to a $50 online gift card.
Dear Friends, Grace and peace to you. If you are finding yourself overwhelmed by the world around us, you are not alone. The events that have transpired over the past few days and weeks fill us with questions, fear, awe of the earth’s power, and grief for our fellow humans who have lost loved ones,… Continue Reading→
Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. – Ralph Waldo Emerson The E in ALIVE stands for enthusiasm in all that we say or do every day. That isn’t easy. Just think for a moment about all that is expected of us or that we expect of ourselves every day in our church life. Some… Continue Reading→
The following changes are happening immediately regarding Bishop Fairley’s Welcome Service and District Gatherings as well as Charge Conferences. As we continue to monitor the COVID-19 trends, including increases in cases and hospitalizations, and out of a desire to “do no harm” as we look ahead to opportunities to gather across our connection, the Cabinet… Continue Reading→
Dear Harbor Friends, Grace and peace to you this summer day! I invite you to read Psalm 84 devotionally with me today. When I was at Duke Divinity, one of my professors (Dr. Wacker) invited us to join him in reading a psalm devotionally each class period. It became our “pause and pray” time, our… Continue Reading→
Saturday, October 9th at Wrightsville Beach Park – beginning at 8 am. Register at https://its-go-time.com/son-run/
Try not to become a man of success,but rather try to become a man of value. Albert Einstein The V in ALIVE stands for values that are lived every day. All of us, regardless of our age, have already made choices about our values. We may have chosen some values after careful and intentional consideration;… Continue Reading→
Dear Harbor Readers,Grace and peace to you this rainy and yet hot July morning! (Written July 19) Isn’t it good to know we are people of God, people of hope? I spent the weekend reflecting on the blessings of getting to know you, clergy and laity, throughout the district. I don’t have one congregation I… Continue Reading→
Located in downtown Wilmington (New Hanover County), Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard serves those who are hungry in the Wilmington area through distribution of emergency food. This service is provided by volunteers in partnership with the community, without regard to race or religion and with care to preserve the dignity of the individuals being served. Hungry individuals… Continue Reading→