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Peace Conference 2025 Registration Open!
4/2/2025
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Register for the Peace Conference at Lake Junaluska taking place on April 3-6, 2025.
Repost Episode | Means Of Grace: Season of Lent and the Gospel of Mark: Bishop Ken Carter Interviews Dr. Clifton Black
4/1/2025
Means of Grace
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In this episode we revisit a great conversation that continues to edify us during the Lenten season.
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Vendor Applications Now Live for AC2025 Resource Fair!
4/1/2025
AC2025
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Would you like to have a display at Annual Conference this summer? Learn more about vendor display, sponsorship and advertising opportunities at wnccumc.org/ac2025-resource-fair-vendors and apply today! Applications are due by May 15.
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Join Bishop Carter and Friends for a One-Year Journey Through Luke and Acts
3/31/2025
Bishop - News
Bishop - Sermons & Prayers
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You are invited to join Bishop Carter and other leaders from our Conference and denomination on a transformative journey through two of the most impactful books of the New Testament—Luke and Acts. Together, they make up nearly 30% of the New Testament and offer a compelling narrative of hope, salvation, liberation, forgiveness, and healing.
Submissions for Creation Care Photo Display at AC
3/31/2025
AC2025
Creation Care
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For Annual Conference 2025, the conference Creation Care Ministry team is assembling two photo displays for their tabling area based on the themes "Arising from the Storm: Finding New Life in God’s Creation" and "Illustrating Local Church Creation Care Actions, Activities, or Events."
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The Latest Edition of E-News - 2025 Peace Conference, AC2025, Remembering Neill Caldwell, and more
3/27/2025
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Read this edition of the WNCC E-News published on March 26, 2025.
Annual Lake Junaluska Easter sunrise service, holiday meals set for April 20
3/27/2025
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Lake Junaluska will celebrate Easter Sunday, April 20, with its annual sunrise service at the amphitheater below the Cross.
Celebrating Women's History: Rev. Mamie Dennis Newell
3/27/2025
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Personal Reflections
Did you know that Rev. Mamie Newell was the first woman ordained Deacon in the Southeastern Jurisdiction of The Methodist Church in 1946? A passionate rural minister, her leadership helped revive churches and was cited at the 1956 General Conference in the fight for full clergy rights for women.
Lake Junaluska offering lodging specials for Theologian-in-Residence Program
3/27/2025
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Find spiritual renewal and engage in deep theological discussions with seven renowned theologians during Lake Junaluska’s Theologian-in-Residence Program.
National Day of Prayer service to be held at Lake Junaluska amphitheater
3/27/2025
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A National Day of Prayer service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 1, at the amphitheater below the Cross at Lake Junaluska.