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We’re not Alone!<\/span><\/h2>\n

As a part of the United Methodist Church, our church is also part of the larger body and can access a host of resources available to all United Methodist Churches.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are a few of the resources that are available to us…<\/span><\/p>\n

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Delaware Bay District
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Our church is part of the Delaware Bay district of the Greater New Jersey Annual Conference,\u00a0 and it is led by our District Superintendent.\u00a0 There are 9 districts in the conference.\u00a0<\/p>\nDelaware Bay District<\/a>\n

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Greater New Jersey Annual Conference<\/span><\/h3>\n

Our church is part of the Delaware Bay District which is part of of the Greater New Jersey Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church.\u00a0 A bit of a mouthful, but it does open up a lot of useful resources to us.<\/p>\nGreater NJ Annual Conference<\/a>\n

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The United Methodist Church<\/span><\/h3>\n

The United Methodist church is a global denomination.\u00a0 Our Greater New jersey Annual Conference is but one of many of the annual conferences that make up the United Methodist church.<\/p>\n

To learn more about the United Methodist Church, check out their website:<\/p>\nUnited Methodist Church<\/a>\n

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The United Methodist Church also offers resources to local congregations through a series of Agencies or “Boards” (sounds kinda boring, but they really do provide a lot of support).\u00a0 UMC Agencies<\/a><\/p>\n

Here are a few of these agencies and links to their websites…<\/p>\n