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9/2/2021
Over the last year the Bishop and Cabinet, New and Renewing Churches, Multicultural Ministries and the Board of Ordained Ministry have sponsored a series of continuing education opportunities called EVOLVE. These online sessions are designed to provide powerful tools, information, and resources to help the clergy and laity of the North Alabama Conference to courageously lead into a future we cannot yet imagine. They feature top-notch leaders presenting through the Zoom platform. The next EVOLVE ...
6/4/2021
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5/23/2021
Bishop Debra Wallace-Padgett and the Cabinet announce the following appointment changes. These appointments, along with appointments previously announced, will be fixed during the 2021 North Alabama Annual Conference, which will gather online on June 4-5. Unless otherwise noted, all appointments will become effective on July 1. District Church Appointment Part-time Appointments Central District CE Adamsville / Graysville Paul Weigert CE Mt. Carmel Michael ...
4/11/2021
Bishop Debra Wallace-Padgett and the Cabinet announce the following full-time clergy appointment changes to take effect July 1, 2021. District Church Projected Appointment Central District CE Aldersgate (Dora) Sammy Hodges CE Bluff Park Associate Ross Furio CE Fultondale Sarah Rochte CE Mt. Zion Wally Armstrong CE Pinson Bill Boggan CE Pleasant Grove Matt Andrews CE Taylor Memorial Keith Beatty Cheaha District ...
2/11/2021
Special Offer FLASH SALE: $5 Don't miss out! A special highlight for 2021 is an all-day workshop led by Tony Morgan and team entitled “Digital Strategies Masterclass.” One thing that church leaders have learned the hard way through this pandemic is that we truly can reach people and make disciples of Christ by expanding our digital outreach. Returning by popular demand to the North Alabama Conference, Tony Morgan (author of The Unstuck Church and popular podcast "The Unstuck Church”) is ...
1/28/2021
Dear Friends, During the COVID-19 pandemic, I have been reminded that healthy daily and weekly rhythms are essential for well-being and productivity. As United Methodists we understand rhythm, not only in our personal lives, but also in our process for appointing clergy to churches. Appointment-making is critical to our vision and mission. The North Alabama Conference’s appointment-making rhythm includes consultation, prayer, cabinet deliberations and transitions. Consultation: District ...
1/20/2021
Pacific School of Religion (PSR) has announced that North Alabama Conference elder Rev. Thomas G. Hermans-Webster will serve as Assistant Professor of United Methodist Studies beginning July 2021. David Vásquez-Levy, President of PSR located in Berkeley, California, stated in the January 4 announcement, “Rev. Hermans-Webster will be a great asset on our faculty and deepen our capacity to fulfill our mission. He brings a passion for the formation of spiritually rooted leaders committed to social ...
12/14/2020
Bishop Wallace-Padgett announces that beginning Jan. 1, 2021, Rev. Dr. Adlene Kufarimai, current Director of Ministry with the Poor and Missions and Advocacy will become Director of Connectional Ministries. Additionally, effective Feb. 1, 2021, Rev. John Fleischauer, current Leadership Development Administrator for Connectional Ministries, will move from a part-time to a full-time role as Associate Director of Connectional Ministries. These moves follow current Director of Connectional ...
11/23/2020
Photo by Kathleen Barry, United Methodist Communications Dear Friends, As we enter into the holidays, the uncertainty of this global pandemic continues to impact all of our decisions. We are grateful that a vast majority of North Alabama and Alabama-West Florida United Methodist Churches have honored our requests throughout the pandemic to follow protocols we developed in consultation with healthcare professionals for in-person worship services and other gatherings. While our guidelines have ...
8/11/2020
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 church leaders for this new normal, Bishop Wallace-Padgett, the Cabinet, Ethnic Ministries, New Church and the Board of Ordained Ministry are sponsoring an online continuing education opportunity designed to provide powerful tools, information and resources to help North Alabama Conference clergy and laity courageously lead into a future we cannot yet ...
