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September 19

Annual Conference Business and Reports

September 19

Annual Conference Live Streaming

September 19

Annual Conference Virtual Training and Tech Help

September 19

Annual Conference Online Voting Help

September 19

Annual Conference Special Offering

September 19

Annual Conference Special Worship Services and Recognitions

September 19

Annual Conference Voting Member Roll

September 08

The United Methodist Publishing House is extending permission to use UMPH resources for online worship through December 31, 2020

September 03

Message from Bishop Wallace-Padgett: Final details for virtual Annual Conference

August 27

Disaster Response Update: Hurricanes and US Disaster Response

August 26

Upper Sand Mountain Parish, Society of St. Andrew partner to feed the hungry

August 18

Message from Bishop Wallace-Padgett: Three Understandings of Pivoting

2021 Mission Grant application deadline is October 2

August 14 2020
The North Alabama Conference Mission budget provides grant funds for new mission projects and continuing projects with connections to the United ...

EVOLVE continuing education series designed to equip courageous leaders in the new normal

August 11 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic means we are living in a new normal and we need new tools to reach people for Christ. In order to help equip North Alabama ...

Message from Bishop Wallace-Padgett: Annual Conference 2020

July 24 2020
Dear Friends, We have planned three 2020 North Alabama Annual Conferences under the leadership of Director of Connectional Ministries Linda Holland ...

Help incoming college students connect with a Wesley Foundation this fall

July 23 2020
Even under normal circumstances moving from high school to college is a stressful time in students' lives, and that is especially the case right now ...

Silent Retreats postponed until 2021

July 22 2020
After prayer and discussion with Sacred Heart Retreat Center about the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing requirements, Silent Retreat leaders ...

Global Ministries still in mission throughout the world

July 21 2020
Our world has been rocked by the COVID-19 pandemic. Every country has had its share in many aspects of human life. We are encouraged daily by stories ...

Dismantling Racism

July 14 2020
Dear Friends, We, the North Alabama Conference Leadership Team, are dedicated to leading clergy and churches in addressing racism in ongoing and ...

Message from Bishop Wallace-Padgett: The Best Interests of Others

July 07 2020
Dear Friends, Like many of you, I am wearing a mask in public places during the pandemic. I am not doing this as a political statement or because of ...

New appointment year begins July 1

July 01 2020
Today, July 1, 2020, marks the beginning of the new North Alabama Conference appointment year for 2020-2021. Historically called "Moving Day" in North...

Adult Discipleship Blog: Racial Relationships within American Methodism

June 25 2020
I have been blessed by the opportunity to teach in the Alabama Course of Study School for several years now. The work continues to be rewarding to me,...

North Alabama Annual Conference postponed until September 26 and will have a multi-venue format

June 23 2020
Due to the recent spike in COVID-19 cases in many parts of Alabama, the in-person North Alabama Annual Conference planned for August 16-17, 2020, at ...

Message from Bishop Wallace-Padgett:  Pivot Forward into the Future

June 17 2020
Dear friends, Perhaps some of you saw my recent video that compared two basketball moves: a pivot and a pause. An offensive player pivots away from ...

Council of Bishops statement on the Scourge of Racism

June 08 2020
The past few weeks have left many hurt, angry and outraged as we have witnessed the deaths of unarmed Black persons at the hands of police and racism;...

A Pastoral Letter to United Methodists of the Southeastern Jurisdiction

June 05 2020
Picture: The Southeastern Jurisdiction College of Bishops gathered at the conclusion of the 2016 Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference at Lake ...

Bluff Park UMC continues to support mission work in Chile

June 04 2020
Bluff Park UMC has supported missionary Rev. John Elmore’s work in Chile since 2007. One of about 65 United Methodist Churches throughout the U.S. ...

Fair Haven welcomes new Medical Director

June 03 2020
Methodist Homes of Alabama and Northwest Florida has announced that Dr. Lee Thomas Wimberly has taken on the role of Medical Director at Fair Haven, ...

Rural United Methodist congregations are eligible for bricks-and-mortar grants through the Renfro Trust

June 02 2020
The Renfro Trust Fund awards annual bricks-and-mortar grants to small rural United Methodist congregations in the Southeastern Jurisdiction. Churches ...

Message from Bishop Wallace-Padgett: George Floyd’s killing

June 01 2020
Dear Friends, The senseless killing of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, has shaken our nation to the core. The fact that the inhumane and unjust ...
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