The North Carolina Conference is an Annual Conference (a regional episcopal area, similar to a

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) of the

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. This conference serves the eastern half of the state of

North Carolina North Carolina () is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 28th largest and List of states and territories of the United ...

, with its administrative offices and the office of the

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located in

Garner, North Carolina Garner is a town in Wake County, North Carolina, United States and a suburb of Raleigh. The population is 31,159 as of the 2020 Census. The city limits are entirely within Wake County, though portions of unincorporated Wake County, as well as th ...

. It is part of the Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference. The current bishop of the North Carolina Conference is the Reverend Hope Morgan Ward.http://www.wral.com/asset/news/local/2008/06/25/3102766/Microsoft_Word_-_Wynn_from_Bish.pdf The North Carolina Conference provides funding to three institutions of higher learning: *

Methodist University Methodist University is a private university that is historically related to the North Carolina Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church and located in Fayetteville, North Carolina. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges ...

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Fayetteville, North Carolina Fayetteville () is a city in and the county seat of Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. It is best known as the home of Fort Bragg, a major U.S. Army installation northwest of the city. Fayetteville has received the All-America ...

Louisburg College Louisburg College is a private Methodist-affiliated two-year college in Louisburg, North Carolina. History Louisburg College has its roots in two schools: Franklin Male Academy, which was chartered in 1787, re-chartered in 1802 but held its fir ...

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Louisburg, North Carolina Louisburg is a town in Franklin County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 3,064. It is the county seat of Franklin County. The town is located approximately 29 miles northeast of the state capital, ...

North Carolina Wesleyan College North Carolina Wesleyan University (NCWU) is a private Methodist university in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. It was founded in 1956. North Carolina Wesleyan also offers evening courses at its main Rocky Mount campus, as well as satellite locations ...

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Rocky Mount, North Carolina Rocky Mount is a city in Edgecombe and Nash counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The city's population was 54,341 as of the 2020 census, making it the 20th-most populous city in North Carolina at the time. The city is 45 mi (7 ...

Districts

The NC Annual Conference is further subdivided into 8 smaller regions, called "districts," which provide further administrative functions for the operation of local churches in cooperation with each other. This structure is vital to

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, and is referred to as

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. The Districts that comprise the North Carolina Conference are: *Beacon *Capital *Corridor *Fairway *Gateway *Harbor *Heritage *Sound Prior to July 2012, the North Carolina Conference had 12 districts. *Burlingto

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*Raleig

*Rockingha

*Rocky Moun

*Sanford *Wilmingto

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North Carolina Conference of The United Methodist ChurchDistricts of the North Carolina Conference
Methodism in North Carolina United Methodist churches in North Carolina United Methodism by region United Methodist Annual Conferences {{Methodist-stub

Districts

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