– 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. […]
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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
From Your Creation Care Team: Nature’s Best Hope
What difference will it really make if our churches plant native shrubs and trees on the borders of our parking lots? What difference will it really make if we turn […]