Foundation celebrates investment growth in 2023
The Foundation’s managed investment funds performed extremely well for the first half of 2023. Returns were strong across all funds and continue to outpace the benchmarks.
Finding the sacred on the furthest edges of the kingdom
Haywood Street is a United Methodist church unlike any other. Operating as a mission congregation, the church brings together Asheville’s housed and unhoused to work and worship side-by-side.
Discerning God’s vision for the Foundation and its future
The Foundation will host a series of listening groups to gather input on a strategic visioning process.
How a Hickory church supports youth aging out of foster care
When young people age out of the foster care system, they are vulnerable to the risk of homelessness. A Hickory congregation is working to ease the transition for teens in Catawba County.
For East Charlotte church and its neighbors, meals are a common language
Four years ago, a United Methodist church in East Charlotte began delivering weekly lunches to seniors in low-income housing near the church. The ministry has become more than a meal. It's also an opportunity for connection with a group of folks struggling with loneliness and isolation.
Grant writing courses will help you apply and get funded
Hear from fundraising pros and confer with peers at a series of events to help you step up your game.
Two newcomers will bring expertise to Board of Directors
Rev. Glenn Kinken, senior pastor of Centenary UMC in Winston-Salem and Matt Sink, a member of Dilworth UMC in Charlotte, will bring unique skills and experiences to the Foundation's governing body.
New Reynolds director wants to help clergy stay in love with God
An ordained elder in the Western North Carolina Conference, Annalee has been a friend and partner of the Foundation for several years, most recently during her time in the Conference office.
When pandemic struck, he helped his home church adapt
Just about every small-town church confronted the same challenge in March 2020. But not every church had someone like Duncan LeMay.
At the ‘hot dog church,’ lunch comes with chili, slaw…and hospitality
Stop by Gethsemane UMC at lunchtime on a typical Saturday and you'll find working folks, older adults, and kids in little league uniforms -- all enjoying the church's famous hot dogs. The tradition goes back 20 years and models a spirit of Christian hospitality, chili and slaw optional.
How a Hickory church overcame complacency and wrote a new future for itself
Seeking new energy after years in "static mode," leaders of St. Luke's UMC sat down to define who they are as a church and how they are uniquely called to serve God. The vision that grew from this work prompted a wide-ranging slate of campus improvements.
Foundation team welcomes familiar face
The newest member of the Foundation team happens to be a familiar face around these parts.