01/03/07

General Conference/SE Jurisdiction Delegation Elections
Any full deacon, elder, or layperson meeting the criteria is eligible to be a delegate to GC/SEJ. Pastors may visit http://www.nccumc.org/ac2007/gc_sejforms.htm to obtain forms and for the information on criteria, for distribution to interested laypersons. Nominees can also be designated by "write-in" on the first ballot at Annual Conference. Please be aware that being a delegate to GC/SEJ requires a large time commitment, not only to attend the Conferences themselves but also prior to and during the year of the General and SEJ Conferences.
Please note: Clergy nomination forms must be sent to the Office of the Conference Secretary, PO Box 10955, Raleigh, NC 27605.
Lay nomination forms must be sent to Robin Harry, Assistant to the Board of Laity, PO Box 10955, Raleigh, NC 27605.
The deadline for all form submissions is April 1. Please keep a copy of your submitted form for your records.

Deadlines for Reports and Resolutions to 2007 Annual Conference
The ABSOLUTE deadline for submitting reports to be included in the Book of Reports is Thursday, March 1, 2007. Anything that comes in after this will not be included. All reports must be 250 words or less.

Resolutions are due in to the Conference Secretary's office by Thursday, May 10, 2007.

Commission on Church & Society seeking Nominations for Crum Award
The conference Commission on Church & Society is seeking nominations for the Jack and Kay Crum Award for Prophetic Ministry. This honor is given to churches that are on "the cutting edge for incisive prophetic ministry, first in the North Carolina Conference, and, second, throughout the nation and the world." The UM Foundation administers this endowment and a financial contribution is provided to the selected ministry. If you would like to nominate a church that is meeting this challenge, please email your nomination with a brief synopsis of their ministy(ies) to Dr. Lawrence Johnson at ljohnson@nccumc.org no later than January 16.

MHC Sunday, February 18, 2007
On Sunday, February 18, many congregations across the Conference will celebrate your mission that serves children, youth, and families by taking up a special offering for Methodist Home for Children. If your church or charge needs bulletin inserts, envelopes, or would like a speaker, please contact Jennifer Cooper at jcooper@mhfc.com or 919-754-3625.

2006 Journal is now available online
The 2006 NC Conference Journal is now available online. It can be found at http://journal.nccumc.org <http://journal.nccumc.org/> . Hard copies have been put in the mail and cd copies will be available shortly. Questions about the Journal should be directed to Shannon Medlin at smedlin@nccumc.org.

As you plan your church's 2007 calendar -
A reminder that the 2007 Annual Conference is scheduled for June 13-16 in Greenville, NC.

Tables I, II and III Training
On-line training sessions are available on the NC Conference website in the Video Room .  These sessions cover completing the statistical Tables I, II and III.  If you have questions on filling out these tables, please view the on-line training sessions and email George Speake gspeake@nccumc.org   as needed.  The deadline for completing these tables for 2006 on the On-line Data Collection System is January 31, 2007.