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Friday Greetings - October 7

The next New Member Sunday is October 16th. There will be an informational meeting about membership immediately following the 900 and...

Friday Greetings - September 30

“Famous last words.” That expression brings to mind a sense of impending doom. Famous last words are what a person utters before making a...

Friday Greetings - September 23

From Pastor Spivey In a time of great uncertainty, the Prophet Jeremiah had a word of hope for God's people. Does that word still hold...

Friday Greetings - September 16

From Pastor Spivey Pastor Spivey will be preaching at 830 and 900 this coming Sunday on Luke 16:1-13, the puzzling Parable of the...

Friday Greetings - September 9

Names This coming Sunday marks the twenty-first anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy. Did you know there are 2,938 names inscribed on the...

Friday Greetings - September 2

What does it really mean to carry the cross? What does really mean when Jesus says to the to the crowds to hate mother, father wife,...

Friday Greetings - August 26

You probably know John 3:16, “For God so loved the world …” but do you know John 3:17, or why it’s so often ignored? Is the Bible a book...

Friday Greetings - August 19

1. Have you ever heard that the God of the Old Testament is a deity of law and wrath and the God of the New Testament is a deity of love...

Friday Greetings - August 12

Bryan Huffman served as Associate Pastor of Centenary from 2007-2014. We are so happy that Bryan will be here this Sunday to share with...

Friday Greetings - July 29

Centenary United Methodist has the reputation—not only in New Bern but across North Carolina—of being a church where Jesus is lifted up...

Friday Greetings - July 22

There are a lot of moving parts in an authentic life of Christian discipleship, and no one excels at them all. It isn’t hard to find...

Friday Greetings - July 15

David Goehring served as Co-Pastor of Centenary from 1996 to 2001. We are so happy that David will be here this Sunday to share with us...

Friday Greetings - July 8

Have you ever heard the “Parable of the Good Samaritan”? Did you know that less than a thousand Samaritans still exist today? Did you...

Friday Greetings - July 1

How many advertisements does the average American see and hear each day? 10? 20? 30? Digital marketing experts estimate that most...

Friday Greetings - June 24

There is a scene in the operetta, Jesus Christ Superstar, shortly before the trial and crucifixion in which Peter and Mary sit on the...

Friday Greetings - June 17

Each year that Annual Conference gathers, the opening session has included the singing the words of “And Are We Yet Alive” for more than...

Friday Greetings - June 10

Carol Goehring served as Co-Pastor of Centenary from 1996 to 2001. We are so happy that Carol will be here this Sunday to share with us...

Friday Greetings - June 3

We are so incredibly fortunate to have such tremendous talent and dedication in our United Methodist Youth Fellowship (UMYF) here at...

Friday Greetings - May 27

Happy Friday! This has been an exciting week at Centenary. We shared our last F.E.A.S.T. meal Wednesday night until the summer is over....

Friday Greetings - May 20

Grace and Peace in the name of Jesus! This Sunday, we are excited to see the return of our Children's Choir taking the lead in our 9:30...