Elizabeth City District of the UMC

Upcoming Meetings in August

ecdistrict — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:02:32 +0000

The Elizabeth City District will have a Set-Up Meeting at City Road UMC on Tuesday August 3rd. All pastors are encouraged to attend this first meeting of the 2010-2011 season with Rev. Richard Stone, DS. Gathering starts at 9:30, the meeting promptly starts at 10:00, lunch will be provided, and after the aftenoon session, a planning meeting regarding the Resurrection Weekend will be conducted.

You are also invited to attend the Clergy Family Fun Day/Picnic at New Hope UMC on Saturday August 14th from 11 AM to 2 PM. All pastors and their families are encourage to come and enjoy all the festivities and meet the incoming pastors and their families. For planning purposes, please RSVP by August 2nd to this email with the number of people attending in your party. download flyer (pdf)

2010 Quadrennial Sexual Ethics Trainings

ecdistrict — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:27:01 +0000

Each quadrennium all pastors and certified lay ministers serving in the NC Annual Conference must attend the updated sexual ethics training, regardless of when they last attended. All persons who are under Episcopal appointment in the NC Conference (including clergy in extension ministry) must attend this training. Not attending may impact a clergy appointment therefore five dates have been provided so each pastor serving can make himself/herself available to attend.

To register, pastors must contact the host district office for the selected training location (see below). Ideally, pastors would attend on the day/location in the district where he/she serves, but if that is not possible due to a scheduling conflict, the pastor must (a) alert their DS and (b) connect with the host district for the site they plan to attend.

Each training day will begin at 10 a.m. and conclude at 4 p.m. – please plan to arrive by 9:30 a.m. in order to settle in prior to the beginning of the training. Lunch will be provided and pastors will be asked to pay a nominal fee to cover the cost of lunch, typically $5.00 or so.

October 25: Elizabeth City, Greenville, New Bern at St. James UMC Greenville
Host district: Greenville – Barbara Matthews @ 252-756-3918

September 27: Burlington, Sanford and Durham Districts at St. Luke UMC
Host district: Sanford – Peggy Hendley @ 919-775-7041

October 4: Raleigh, Goldsboro, Rocky Mount at Smithfield: Centenary UMC
Host district: Goldsboro – Gina Harr @ 919-734-5324

October 21: Fayetteville, Rockingham, Wilmington at FUMC Laurinburg
Host district: Rockingham – Sara Cameron @ 910-276-6641

October 25: Elizabeth City, Greenville, New Bern at St. James UMC Greenville
Host district: Greenville – Barbara Matthews @ 252-756-3918

Make-up Day November 4: United Methodist Building, 700 Waterfield Ridge Place, Garner, NC
Contact Kristin Grimsley at 919-779-6115

Attendees will meet with a large group from 10 a.m. until p.m. noon, break for lunch from noon to 1 p.m. and then meet in three small groups from 1-4.

The small group time will be centered around: 1. Social Media 2. The Fall Out after misconduct occurs 3. Boundary Issues. Pastors will rotate from group to group in the afternoon sessions.

Rev. Richard L. Stone III

ecdistrict — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 02:29:04 +0000

Rev. Richard L. Stone III

The Rev. Richard L. Stone III is the Elizabeth City District Superintendent.

“I feel extra affirmation and appreciation from Bishop Gwinn with this appointment,” Stone said. He earned his bachelors degree at UNC-Pembroke and M.Div. at Duke Divinity School. Stone served as a student pastor 1980-81 in the Bahama area at Ellis Chapel, and then full-time pastorates 1981-87 in the Laurinburg area at Caledonia-Jones, in 1987-93 at Wendell in Wake County, 1993-98 at Horne Memorial in Clayton, 1998-2001 at St. Andrews in Garner, 2001-2006 at Kitty Hawk, and 2006-2010 at Fuquay-Varina.

He and his wife Diane have celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary. They have two adult children and six grandchildren. “Diane and I lived in Kitty Hawk for five years. We feel it is a wonderful opportunity to go back to an area we love,” Stone said. “I look forward to serving with the pastors of the Elizabeth City District and to be a part of the ministerial team of that district. My plans are to visit pastors and worship with them on a regular basis and offer them encouragement in their ministry.”

(news article from nccumc.org)

2010 Annual Conference

ecdistrict — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:00:35 +0000

This year Annual Conference will be held in Greenville, NC at the Greenville Convention Center, June 10 – 12, 2010. The theme for this year will be A Future with Hope: Living For Jesus. For more information about Annual Conference please check out the links below.

Annual Audit Reminder

ecdistrict — Thu, 20 May 2010 15:56:50 +0000

Reminder: Let me remind you that at Charge Conferences last spring, it was stated that Annual Audits were due prior to Annual Conference. You may mail them to the office. If they have been completed on-line, please send Darlene an e-mail and let her know.