North Carolina Annual Conference
The North Carolina Conference is an Annual Conference (a regional episcopal area, similar to a diocese) of the United Methodist Church. This conference serves the eastern half of the state of North Carolina, with its administrative offices and the office of the bishop located in Raleigh, North Carolina. It is part of the Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference. The current Bishop of the North Carolina Conference is the Reverend Alfred W. Gwinn.
The North Carolina Conference provides funding to three institutions of higher learning:
- Methodist University in Fayetteville, North Carolina
- Louisburg College in Louisburg, North Carolina
- North Carolina Wesleyan College in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
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