• September 4, 2014, 8:30am - REQUIRED NORTHERN PIEDMONT CLERGY MEETING for ALL clergy serving appointments in local churches. Mark your calendar and plan to attend this important meeting.  Our time together will include a presentation from the conference about the details of the health benefits plan for 2015, with details about the plan, wellness program, necessary paperwork, etc. 
  
  Location:  Rehobeth United Methodist Church, 4475 Rehobeth Church Road, Greensboro, NC 27406. Get Directions
  
  Schedule:  Here is the expected schedule for the morning:
  
  8:30am  Gathering  (Coffee/juice/light breakfast food available)
  9:00am - 11:00am  Health Benefits presentation
  11:00am - Break
  11:15am - Announcements / Updates / Worship
  
  We expect to adjourn by about 12:30pm.
   

Do this first:  Click HERE to download PDF with initial instructions for Fall 2014 Charge Conferences.

 

Do this next:  Click HERE to download PDF of updated Missional Network Lists & Contact Information.

 

The business of charge conferences this fall will again be held in each local church/charge. (Note: The Missional Network Gatherings will be celebrations of ministry ONLY; no local church business will be conducted at those gatherings.

 

The schedule for the Missional Network Celebration Gatherings is included in the PDF download above. Your missional network leader will be working with your network to plan your network gathering. Please put your network gathering on your church calendar so that leaders/members of your church can plan to attend.

 

Charge Conference Forms:   Updated forms for 2014 are expected to be available by September 1st. Do not use the forms that are currently on the administrative services website. We will let you know when the updated forms are available. 

 

You may schedule your Charge Conference for your local church where you will complete the business items of Charge Conference in this manner:

• DEADLINE: All local Charge Conferences must be held by Monday, November 17, 2014, and all required Charge Conference reports, forms, and required minutes must be completed, signed, and delivered to the district office no later than November 19, 2014.
• You may schedule your local church/charge charge conference for a date and time of your choosing, provided that your scheduled date will allow you to meet the November 17th deadline. Please send an email to Lynne Gilbert (lgilbert@wnccumc.org) providing the date, time and name of the presiding elder for your planned charge conference. When we receive your request, we will send you the charge conference authorization letter. We need your request for charge conference authorization by September 4th.
• NEW in 2014:  Certain reports will be due in the district office two weeks IN ADVANCE of your charge conference. Details about that are on the instruction sheet.