Vaughn UMC Rebuilds After Tornado

Two years after a tornado destroyed Vaughn UMC in the Griffin District, the church is settled into their new building.

START: Lovett Weems at Bethel UMC

Photos from START (Strategic Appointment Roundtable) day at Bethel UMC in Atlanta where Dr. Lovett H. Weems, Jr., was the speaker. Weems is distinguished professor of church leadership and director of the Lewis Center for Church Leadership at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, DC. LaGrange College brought Weems to North Georgia to do a presentation at the college for clergy and laity the previous day.

Bob Farr Meets with AMRY District Pastors

Bob Farr, author of the book "Renovate or Die: 10 Ways to Focus Your Church on Mission," spent two days with Atlanta-Emory District clergy. He also met with the 2013 START class (Strategic Appointment Roundtable) while he was in North Georgia. Farr serves as Director of the Center for Congregational Excellence in the Missouri Annual Conference.

Union Town: A Journey Into Imagination

Union UMC in the Griffin District recently completed a vibrant, interactive children's area.

Children's Home Gets New Playground

The United Methodist Children's Home in Decatur got a new playground thanks to generous donations from fans of the Children's Home and The Home Depot Foundation. The Children's Home came in second place in a Facebook competition put on by The Home Depot, but challenged their Facebook community to help raise the funds to make the playground a reality anyway. Less than a year later that dream has come true and the playground was installed by none other than volunteers from The Home Depot!

2012 AC - 06-13 - 2 - Session 3

2012 AC - 06-13 - 3 - Session 4

2012 AC - 06-13 - 4 - UMW Assembly Project

2012 AC - 06-14 - 1 - Session 5

2012 AC - 06-14 - 2 - Clergy Spouse Luncheon

2012 AC - 06-14 - 3 - Laity Luncheon

2012 AC - 06-14 - 4 - Session 6

2012 AC - 06-14 - 5 - Service of Sending Forth

2012 AC - Group Photos

2012 AC - Miscellaneous Photos

Kindling The Fire 2012

Photos from Kindling the Fire: Lectionary Reading Week 2012 at Glisson Retreat Center. To register for Kindling the Fire: Lectionary Reading Week in Feb. 2013, visit http://www.ngumc.org/Events/Detail/5981

Honoring Deborah Marlowe

The North Georgia Conference recently honored attorney Deborah Marlowe for more than 10 years of pro bono service to the Conference around issues of immigration.

START Retreat Fall 2012

Clergy participating in the START (Strategic Roundtable) pilot program for 2012 met for a retreat in August. Rev. Mike Slaughter, lead pastor at Ginghamsburg UMC in Ohio and a denominational leader in the United Methodist Church, spoke at the event which was held at Hinton Rural Life Center. Photos by Rev. Chris Branscomb

5k Run Annual Conference 2012

Housing and Homeless Council 5-K Fun Run - All the photos from the Annual Conference 5K

2012 Clergy Luncheon

Clergy Luncheon in Athena Ballroom of the Classic Center