The Western North Carolina Conference is an

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(regional episcopal area, similar to a

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) of the

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. This conference serves the western half of the state of

North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and ...

, with its administrative offices and the office of the

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being located in Huntersville, North Carolina. It is part of the Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference. The current presiding Bishop is Bishop Kenneth H Carter.

Higher education support

The Western North Carolina Conference provides funding to five institutions of higher learning: *

Bennett College Bennett College is a private historically black liberal arts college for women in Greensboro, North Carolina. It was founded in 1873 as a normal school to educate freedmen and train both men and women as teachers. Originally coed, in 1926 it ...

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Greensboro, North Carolina Greensboro (; formerly Greensborough) is a city in and the county seat of Guilford County, North Carolina, United States. It is the List of municipalities in North Carolina, third-most populous city in North Carolina after Charlotte, North Car ...

Brevard College Brevard College is a private college in Brevard, North Carolina. The college grants the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree. History Brevard College was named for Ephraim Brevard, a teacher and one of the local leaders that produc ...

– Brevard, North Carolina *

Greensboro College Greensboro College is a private college in Greensboro, North Carolina. It is affiliated with the United Methodist Church and was founded in 1838 by Rev. Peter Doub. The college enrolls about 1,000 students from 32 states, the District of Columbi ...

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High Point University High Point University is a private university in High Point, North Carolina. It is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The university was founded as High Point College in 1924, and it became High Point University in October 1991. HPU of ...

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High Point, North Carolina High Point is a city in the Piedmont Triad region of the U.S. state of North Carolina. Most of the city is in Guilford County, with parts extending into Randolph, Davidson, and Forsyth counties. High Point is North Carolina's only city that ...

Pfeiffer University Pfeiffer University is a private university in Misenheimer, North Carolina. It is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. History Pfeiffer originated from a home school operated by Miss Emily Prudden in the late 19th century. The schoo ...

**Main Campus –

Misenheimer, North Carolina Misenheimer is an incorporated village in Stanly County, North Carolina, United States. It is in the southern Piedmont region of North Carolina, near the city of Richfield. The population was 728 as of the 2010 Census. The college town is domina ...

**Extension Campus –

Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County. The population was 874,579 at the 2020 census, making Charlotte the 16th-most populo ...

Districts

The WNC Annual Conference is further subdivided into eight 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 Western North Carolina Conference are: *Appalachian *Blue Ridge *Catawba Valley *Metro *Northern Piedmont *Smoky Mountain *Uwharrie *Yadkin Valley Prior to July 2012, the WNC Annual Conference had 15 districts. *Albemarle *Asheville *Charlotte *Gastonia *Greensboro *High Point *Lake Norman *Lexington *Marion *Northeast *North Wilkesboro *Salisbury *Statesville *Waynesville *Winston-Salem

References

External links

* Methodism in North Carolina United Methodist churches in North Carolina

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Higher education support

Districts

See also

References

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