Eastern North Carolina Association

ENCA News ... November 2011

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Eastern North Carolina Association Annual Meeting / Fall 2011 Summary Notes (by Nora Foust)

The Eastern North Carolina Association of the Southern Conference of the United Church of Christ met at Umpstead Park in Raleigh, NC on October 1st. The gathering opened with worship led by Rev. Dian Jackson of Mt. Zion UCC in Rockingham. Much of the morning was spent with representatives from the Southern Conference Board of Directors going over the restructure plan and working in small groups to affirm and revise the plan. Following lunch, the president, Rev. Yvonne Riddick offered her report asking "Who do we work for?" and reminding us that the answer is God, not ourselves. Following, Rev. Vertie Powers reminding our association that when you can’t see where the restructure is going to just say, "I will trust in the Lord and that when you can’t see the dollars being stretched far enough, just say, "I will trust in the Lord." This was not instruction to just sit on our laurels, but to be responsible to giving God what we have been given, to use these gifts to move the association and conference forward. We welcomed into full standing two congregations, Greater Grace Christian Church in Youngsville and Life's Journey UCC in Burlington. We closed our gathering with a mini-celebration of the ministry and service of Rev. Vertie Powers, Janelle Bunn and Linda Carter to our association.

Newly Elected Officers
Rev. Rick Edens, President
Minister Minne White, Vice President
Gerald Thaxton, Treasurer
Rev. Nora Driver Foust, Secretary

Also of note, when the ENCA Board of Directors met on November 7th in Burlington, Program District Contacts (see below) were appointed for churches to call during our transition time and a Church and Ministry Contact (Nora Driver Foust) was contracted to work with churches and pastors in the search and call process and with members in discernment on a stipend basis.

Minnie White – Henderson
Louis Wilkins - Burlington
Hunter Thompson – South Boston
Siechieh Redd – New Bern
Nora Driver Foust - Sanford
Rick Edens – Triangle.

2011 Annual ENCA Meeting - Photo Journal

ENCA Meeting was hosted by Umstead Park United Church of Christ

Photo Highlights... (photos by Willie Mae Hawkins)

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