Bishop Carter
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Kenneth H. Carter, Jr. is the resident bishop of the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church.
Along with the Cabinet, he gives pastoral and administrative leadership to over 1000 congregations, fresh expressions of church, campus ministries, and outreach initiatives in an episcopal area that stretches across the 44 western counties of the state.
Bishop Carter Offers Simple Guidance for Preachers on Christmas Eve
As pastors and congregations prepare to receive guests on Christmas Eve, Bishop Carter offers simple, heartfelt advice. Keep the sermon brief but ...
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WNCC Christmas Worship Service 2021
The Western NC Conference is pleased to offer a conference-wide virtual worship with a homily from the Bishop, music and liturgy from the Appointive ...
Bishop Carter and Appointive Cabinet Announce Final Clergy Appointment Change for January 1
In consultation with clergy and lay leadership (Book of Discipline, 426), the Bishop and Cabinet are pleased to announce a final appointment change ...
Bishop Ken Carter Shares a Message of Thanksgiving
As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, Bishop Ken Carter reminds us that we are Eucharistic people - people of connection and thanksgiving - who are ...
News
Bishop Carter and Appointive Cabinet Announce Final Clergy Appointment Change for January 1
In consultation with clergy and lay leadership (Book of Discipline, 426), the Bishop and Cabinet are pleased to announce a final appointment change ...
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Bishops Pledge to Take Action to Address the Climate Crisis
In an early November session of the UMC Council of Bishops, they recognized the current climate crisis to be “an existential crisis the Church cannot ...
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Bishop Carter & Appointive Cabinet Announce Additional Clergy Appointments
In consultation with clergy and lay leadership (Book of Discipline, 426), the Bishop and Cabinet are pleased to announce two more mid-year ...
Reflections
Bishop Carter Offers Simple Guidance for Preachers on Christmas Eve
As pastors and congregations prepare to receive guests on Christmas Eve, Bishop Carter offers simple, heartfelt advice. Keep the sermon brief but ...
Bishop Ken Carter Shares a Message of Thanksgiving
As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, Bishop Ken Carter reminds us that we are Eucharistic people - people of connection and thanksgiving - who are ...
Saturday Morning with Bishop Carter
Bishop Carter shares about his week in Western North Carolina, his thoughts on baseball, morning walks around Lake Junaluska, and the coffee he's ...
Sermons & Prayers
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Sermon: Bishop Carter welcomes the congregation of SouthPark Church "Home" during their grand opening worship
Bishop Carter recently had the privilege to preach during the grand opening worship celebration of SouthPark Church in Charlotte. After eight years, ...
A Letter from Bishop Ken Carter
Bishop Carter encourages WNCC churches to participate in a Special Sunday Offering on September 26 to support relief efforts in Western NC following ...