During the summer of 2020, organizations, companies, churches, and leaders across America struggled to respond to video footage of George Floyd being killed by a police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota. […]
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Creation Care: Sabbath During Lent
– Rev. Adam Benson A prayer by Walter Brueggemann: “Holy One, in our culture characterized by restless anxiety, we are indeed weary and heavy laden. Teach us about Sabbath rest. […]
Sabbath Retreat Days at Dinner Bell Farm
Third Mondays – February through November 2023Pre-register for one month, several months, or the whole year.
Moments with Mike: Good Start
It is a tradition in our family that prior to the opening of Christmas gifts, we read Luke’s account of the birth of Jesus. This year, in the lulls of […]
Mt. Sylvan UMC Creation Care team has a dream, and it involves buckets of garbage.
In May (https://corridordistrictnc.org/2022/05/creation-care-we-are-connected/) our Corridor District Creation Care team shared a link https://umcreationjustice.org/may-creation-justice-tips/ that included a tip on composting. It was about that time that we initiated a composting project […]
Creation Care: Connections
Connections are important: with friends, with family, with coworkers, within the church. Our connection is perhaps the most quintessentially United Methodist characteristic. We do not have to look far to […]
A Thank You Gift for Bishop Fairley
The NC Conference Cabinet invites you to give a gift to Partners in Ministry in honor of Bishop and Mrs. Leonard Fairley. Bishop Fairley will complete his service to us on December […]
Creation Care: Where Does One Begin?
Environmental Responsibility, Creation Care, Global Warming: Yikes! Just wrapping one’s head around these concepts and their complexities and consequences is terrifying in a myriad of differing paths. But once one […]
Rough Places Smooth – Book Launch Event
Sunday, November 13th from 3:00 pm to 4:30 pmFirst UMC in Graham @ Stafford Hall303 N. Main Street, Graham, NC