North Alabama Conference of the UMC, Birmingham, AL Videos
Videos by North Alabama Conference of the UMC in Birmingham. We are the connection of the 290 United Methodist churches in the northern half of Alabama.
Human Relations Sunday
Today is Human Relations Sunday, a United Methodist Special Sunday celebrated each January. It is rooted in the belief that everyone has the right to reach their full potential. Our church cares about acknowledging the overlooked and ignored and being a voice for the voiceless.
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Human Relations Sunday
Today is Human Relations Sunday, a United Methodist Special Sunday celebrated each January. It is rooted in the belief that everyone has the right to reach their full potential. Our church cares about acknowledging the overlooked and ignored and being a voice for the voiceless.
Moving Forward Together
"Moving Forward Together" is an initiative created by New and Renewing Churches in partnership with Bishop Wallace-Padgett and North Alabama Conference leaders, pastors, and congregations. The purpose of this resource is to provide support and resources for people feeling abandoned or displaced from their local United Methodist Church due to disaffiliation. Resources are listed at www.umcna.org/moving-forward-together include ways to connect online, receive pastoral care, attend a virtual worship service, get discipleship resources, move your membership, give, or contact one of the Conference's newly-created District Developers who will assist in determining next steps.
This year’s Annual Conference special offering, "Love & Support for Ukrainian Refugees," will support United Methodist Churches in Baltic countries providing care and assistance for Ukrainian Refugees. This is another opportunity to continue our Conference's 30-year partnership with our United Methodist brothers and sisters in Eastern Europe to support their ministries and witness in this time of dire emergency and great opportunity to extend the love of Christ. See more, including resources for your congregation, at www.umcna.org/postdetail/16501171
Annual Conference 2021: Parliamentary Procedure "Interrupting Motions"
We are interrupting your newsfeed to remind you the Annual Conference Parliamentary Team has prepared some resources to help members be ready for Annual Conference business sessions this weekend. Take a moment to watch this video about Interrupting Motions before you moooo-ve on with your social media consumption.
Annual Conference 2021: Parliamentary Procedure "Motions"
It's Annual Conference week! Does that make you want to dance? Maybe this video will inspire you and also help you to understand the Parliamentary Procedure concerning motions. It's one of several resources the Annual Conference Parliamentary Team has prepared to help members be ready for business sessions. For more resources visit www.umcna.org/ac21parliamentaryprocedure.
Annual Conference 2021: Parliamentary Procedure "Reports"
To help prepare members to best participate in the 2021 Annual Conference, the Annual Conference Parliamentary Team has prepared some resources including a series of short videos that give a humorous but informational look at the workings of Annual Conference business. Here is the video on Reports. For more resources visit www.umcna.org/ac21parliamentaryprocedure.
Easter 2021 Message from Bishop Debra Wallace-Padgett
Bishop Debra Wallace-Padgett shares words of hope with the North Alabama Conference on Easter 2021.
Message from Bishop Wallace-Padgett - Feb. 6, 2021
Bishop Debra Wallace-Padgett talks with Guntersville First UMC senior pastor Rev. Ricky Smith and Mountain Lakes District Superintendent Rev. Terry Bentley about the Guntersville congregation's Worship on the Lake. What began as a safe way to regather the congregation for worship during the pandemic became an exciting community outreach.
Message from Bishop Wallace-Pagett: Christmas 2020
Bishop Debra Wallace-Padgett shares a Christmas message reminding us that God is always with us.
Message from Bishop Wallace-Padgett: An experiment in the Northeast District
Bishop Debra Wallace-Padgett speaks with Owens Cross Roads UMC senior pastor Rev. Chris Powell and Northeast District Superintendent Rev. Tom Parrish about an experiment the Owens Cross Roads congregation has undertaken during 2020 in the spirit of innovation, experimentation and implementation.
Message from Bishop Wallace-Padgett: Evolve 2021
Bishop Debra Wallace-Padgett has a conversation with Executive Director of New Church Rev. Suzanne Katschke about Evolve 2021. EVOLVE is a continuing education opportunity in the North Alabama Conference top-notch leaders to speak to us through the Zoom platform. It is 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.
Find out more at www.umcna.org/evolve2021.
Message from Bishop Wallace-Padgett: Read Together 2021
Bishop Debra Wallace-Padgett talks with Assistant Director of Communication Lyn Cosby, who serves as the staff representative for the Conference Adult Discipleship Team, about the team's Read Together initiative. The initiative will be in its third year in 2021. Each year the team has offered a different reading plan to read through the entire Bible.
Thanksgiving Message from Bishop Wallace-Padgett and the Conference Leadership Team
Bishop Debra Wallace-Padgett and the Conference Leadership Team share a message of gratitude for North Alabama Conference clergy and laity.
Golden TV is coming Nov. 13, 2020!
Golden TV will take place online this Friday, November 13 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. North Alabama Conference local church leaders have worked together to create a great program that will allow participants to learn about the history of Methodism, how to protect yourself from scams, caregiver support, cooking for 1 or 2 for the holidays and even a time to laugh together with a comical look at the year 2020. Find out more and register today at https://www.umcna.org/postdetail/14327843.
Golden TV is coming Nov. 13, 2020!
Local church leaders who work with God’s older children are developing an online event for those who remember the golden age of television. Golden TV will take place on Friday, November 13 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. using the Zoom platform. It will feature information, education and entertainment. Find out more at https://www.umcna.org/postdetail/14327843.