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3/27/2020
A Sesquicentennial Moment 1 This year, 2020, marks 150 years since the North Alabama Conference was founded. A sesquicentennial is often a time used to look back with pride at what has been accomplished. But our forebears have not always had an easy time of it. Time and again they were forced to deal with new and unforeseen problems. They made their share of mistakes. But Methodists in north Alabama persisted. Their story—our story—is the subject of the forthcoming For Jerusalem’s Sake, I Will ...
2/6/2020
The North Alabama Conference Historical Society will convene at Trinity United Methodist Church on Saturday, March 14, 2020. The church is located at 1400 Oxmoor Road in Homewood. At the meeting, Bishop Deborah Wallace-Padgett will give an overview of her 8 years as the Episcopal leader of our conference. Additionally, Conference Lay Leader Steve Lyles, will present his thoughts on Conference, District. and Local Church Lay Leaders; giving consideration to Conference Lay Leaders of past years. ...
9/5/2019
The North Alabama Conference Historical Society's Fall meeting will be at historic Athens First United Methodist Church on Saturday, October 12, 2019. The church is located at 208 West Hobbs Street in Athens, Alabama. The meeting will be in the youth center. This church celebrated 200 years of continuous ministry in Limestone County last year. The theme of this Fall meeting of the Historical Society is the mission of the church. Presentations will highlight three great areas of this mission —...
10/11/2018
The North Alabama Conference Historical Society will convene for its fall 2018 gathering at historic St. Paul United Methodist Church in downtown Birmingham on Saturday, November 3, 2018. Registration will begin at 9 a.m. with the program starting at 9:45 a.m. The program will consist of a presentation by Dr. William Nicholas on the desegregation of the North Alabama Conference. Dr. Nicholas is the author of the recently published book entitled Go and Be Reconciled: Alabama Methodists Confront ...
8/1/2018
William E. Nicholas, retired Wood Professor of American History at Birmingham-Southern College, is the author of Go and Be Reconciled: Alabama Methodists Confront Racial Injustice: 1954-1974. The book was premiered during the 2018 North Alabama Annual Conference. In this video, North Alabama Conference Archivist Dr. Guy Hubbs interviews Dr. Nicholas about the new book. The book is now available from Cokesbury and Amazon. Alabama bishop who met race challenge A UMNS story by Sam Hodges No ...
2/13/2018
Each year at Annual Conference, the North Alabama Conference Commission on Archives and History presents the Wheeler Award for Church History and Archives and also recognizes certain historic churches with the Charter Church Award. Below is information about each award. This year's deadline for applications is April 1, 2018. The Glynn and Annie Ford Wheeler Award The award was established in 2011 to recognize and thank Glynn and Annie Ford Wheeler for their years of service and ...
3/29/2017
Each year at Annual Conference, the North Alabama Conference Commission on Archives and History presents Charter Church Awards and the Annie Ford and Glynn Wheeler Award. Nominations for both recognitions are now open until April 10, 2017. Charter Church Award If your church is a currently active United Methodist Church in the North Alabama Conference, and was founded before 1870 it might qualify for recognition as a Charter Church. A Charter Church might have been established in the Methodist ...
1/27/2017
The Spring meeting of the North Alabama Conference Historical Society will be held Saturday, March 4, 2017, at Canterbury United Methodist Church, (350 Overbrook Drive, Birmingham, AL). Dr. Wayne Flynt, Professor Emeritus in the Department of History at Auburn University, will present the program on the profound theological implications of Harper Lee’s two novels To Kill a Mockingbird and Go Set a Watchman. He will explore the roots of these in Methodism, and especially the powerful social ...
3/24/2016
Each year at Annual Conference, the North Alabama Conference Commission on Archives presents the Wheeler Award for Church History and Archives. The award was established in 2011 to recognize and thank Glynn and Annie Ford Wheeler for their years of service and accomplishments in the area of Church History. Their work included local church, conference and the jurisdiction. The Commission on Archives once again, is inviting conference-wide nominations of United Methodist Church members who have ...
2/4/2016
The North Alabama Conference Historical Society will hold its Spring Meeting on Saturday, March 5, 2016, at historic St. Paul United Methodist Church in downtown Birmingham. Registration begins at 9 a.m., with the program starting at 9:45 a.m. At the conclusion of the program, participants will be served lunch in the church dining hall. Two outstanding presentations will be made during the morning gathering. Rev. Wylheme Ragland will present a paper on The Central Jurisdiction And The Central ...
