Latest Updates
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The Sights of Sound: Let’s Grow in 2024
– Kim R. Smith, Sound District Lay Leader So often, seeds are planted within our hearts, but we fail to nurture their growth. The busyness of our lives and Continue Reading→
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“I Love To Tell The Story: Connecting The Biblical Story To Our Own”
January 9-10 – Greenville, NC, with internationally acclaimed storyteller Donald Davis. The Beacon and Sound District Clergy will host this outstanding learning opportunity. We will begin at Jarvis Memorial UMC Continue Reading→
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How Sweet the Sound: The Sounds of Silence
I started singing in the church choir at around age five. At that age, my voice was pitched a bit higher than many of the female voices in the choir. Continue Reading→
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The Sights of Sound: Taking a Risk
– Kim R. Smith, Sound District Lay Leader On a crisp Sunday morning, my cold feet moved quickly past the historic cemetery of Beaufort, where I would typically wander Continue Reading→
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The Sights of Sound: Messy and Beautiful
– Kim R. Smith, Sound District Lay Leader On a cold and rainy Sunday afternoon, I pulled up to Trinity United Methodist Church in New Bern. Before I even Continue Reading→
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How Sweet the Sound: ‘Quiet, Delicate Snowflakes’
By this all people will know that you are my disciples,if you have love for one another. John 13:35 Though many 21st-century Christians are drawn towards the BIG and sparkly manifestations of Continue Reading→
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The Sights of Sound: See, Listen, and Love
– Kim R. Smith, Sound District Lay Leader As we all struggle to find ways to serve and advocate for those marginalized people within our communities, we often forget Continue Reading→
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Dismantling Racism Team Update
How many strangers are in your community? This is the question I pondered on October 3rd as the Sound District and Beacon District Anti-Racism teams met to discuss Dr. Perez’s Continue Reading→
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Sights of The Sound: Learning to Finger Paint
– Kim R. Smith, Sound District Lay Leader If you were going to channel your inner artist this afternoon, would you pick up a paintbrush and strategically cover the details Continue Reading→