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June 06

2018 Annual Conference Wrap Up

May 27

McCoy Adult Day Care fundraiser to be during Annual Conference on June 4, 2018

May 23

Bishops, The Upper Room launch Phase 3 of Praying our Way Forward

May 21

Chapel Named The Good Shepherd Chapel at Fair Haven

May 16

Re-Dedication of The Good Shepherd Chapel at Fair Haven to be May 20, 2018

May 15

Changing lives one button, ribbon and zipper at a time

May 13

Bishop and Cabinet announce additional appointments

May 10

Bethlehem UMC to celebrate 200 years in ministry on May 20, 2018

May 09

A Pastoral Letter and Expression of Deep Appreciation to the North Alabama Conference Clergywomen

May 09

Liberty Crossings UMC soon will become Grace UMC

May 08

The Upper Room launches Discovery Weekend for middle school students

May 07

Bishops announce results of five constitutional amendments; two fail to get required two-thirds majority

Message from Bishop Wallace-Padgett: Council of Bishops recommendation

May 04
Dear Friends, I write this blog at the conclusion of the Spring Council of Bishops meeting in Chicago. Many of you have been in prayer about this ...

Two North Alabama Church Planters are Asbury Church Planting Fellows for 2018-19

May 02
Two North Alabama Conference new church pastors are a part of Asbury Theological Seminary’s Church Planting Fellows Program for 2018-19. Rev. ...

Message from Bishop Wallace-Padgett: Council of Bishops Meeting

April 30
Dear Friends, Greetings from Chicago where I am meeting with my colleague United Methodist bishops from around the globe. We have come together from ...

Disaster Response Update: Response to March 19 storms

April 24
Tuesday, April 24, 2018 10:30 a.m. North Alabama Conference Disaster Response Coordinator Rev. Randy Burbank shares the following message regarding ...

2018 North Alabama Annual Conference to be June 3-5 in Huntsville

April 19
The North Alabama Annual Conference will gather on June 3-5, 2018, at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville under the theme of “Singing God’s Song in ...

Fountain of Love Offering focuses On Mother’s Day

April 16
As Mother’s Day approaches, it is Methodist Homes hopes that your church will celebrate mothers through the taking of a Mother’s Day Offering for the ...

The United Methodist Church celebrates 50th Anniversary of historic merger

April 16
Congregations across the connection are invited to celebrate the 50th anniversary commemorating the event on April 23, 1968, when leaders of the ...

Clergy spouses connect and encourage one another

April 12
The first week of January, eighteen clergy spouses gathered at Camp Sumatanga for the annual Clergy Spouse Retreat. This year's guest speaker was Mrs....

Bishop announces full-time appointment changes

April 08
Bishop Debra Wallace-Padgett and the Cabinet announce the following full-time appointment changes to take effect July 1, 2018. These appointments will...

Bishop Wallace-Padgett announces two new District Superintendents and two Extended Cabinet appointments

April 08
North Alabama Conference Bishop Debra Wallace-Padgett and the Appointive Cabinet have announced full-time clergy appointment changes to take effect ...

Volunteer marshals and pages sought for 2019 Special Session of the General Conference

April 04
Beginning April 4, 2018, volunteers will be able to apply online to serve as marshals or pages during the 2019 Special Session of the General ...

Message from Bishop Wallace-Padgett: Easter Joy

April 01
From Disbelief to Joy Luke 24:36b-48 The disciples can hardly believe it. Two days earlier all of their hopes and dreams of life in Jesus were buried ...

Disaster Response: Why We Go

March 27
At the very beginning of the Early Response Team Training you received the question "Why?" Why us instead of other volunteer organizations or ...

The Church at Stone River charters and celebrates continuing growth

March 21
On Christmas Eve 2017, the new United Methodist church in Decatur, The Church at Stone River, welcomed almost 600 worshippers during two candlelight ...

Ken Howle Elected Executive Director of Lake Junaluska

March 16
Pictured: The Lake Junaluska Executive Team: Rob Huckaby, Ken Howle, Mitzi Johnson and Jack Carlisle. The Lake Junaluska Board of Trustees has ...

Exit 456 sets attendance record and encourages tweens to seek their identity in Christ

March 13
EXIT 456, the North Alabama Conference’s annual retreat for “tweens” (4th-6th graders), was March 9-10, 2018, at Camp Sumatanga. This year’s retreat ...

Francis Asbury Award recognizes individuals who support and encourage collegiate ministries in the United Methodist Church — nominations due March 25

March 09
The North Alabama Conference Board of Higher Education and Campus Ministry is currently accepting nominations for the Francis Asbury Award. The ...

American Red Cross's "Sound the Alarm" program invites churches to volunteer

March 08
In 2014, the American Red Cross launched a new program called Sound the Alarm. The program is intended to reduce the number of deaths caused by home ...
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