Basic Lay Servant Training to Be Offered | Erin, TN
The Basic Course in Lay Servant Ministries will be offered in person at Erin UMC on August 2 and August 9, 2025. The Red River District sponsors this, but all TWKUMC laity and supply pastors are welcome to attend. More information

Advanced Lay Servant Course on Transforming Evangelism | Kirksey, KY
Laity and supply pastors from across the TWK UMC are welcome to attend an Advanced Lay Servant Course August 15-16, 2025, at the Purchase District UMC Campus on Transforming Evangelism, led by B. Andrew Halford. The registration deadline is Wednesday, August 6. Read more.

Advanced Lay Servant Training Hosted by the Harpeth River District | Columbia, TN
Registration is now open for Advanced Courses, to be held on Saturday, August 16, from 9 am to 3 pm at Columbia First UMC (plus 4 additional hours to be scheduled by participants). Register

• Soul Reset: Breakdown, Breakthrough, and the Journey to Wholeness, Rev. Kristin Clark Banks, instructor
• For the Common Good: Discovering and Using Your Spiritual Gifts, Rev. Betty Proctor, instructor
• Mission Impossible: A Simple Structure for Missional Effectiveness, Rev. Stephen Sauls, instructor

Rescheduled Advanced Lay Servant Training | Zoom and Dyer, TN
The Mississippi River and Tennessee River Districts had to cancel this training back in May due to severe storms in the area. It has now been rescheduled for August 15 and 16. The two required sessions can be attended via Zoom with an option to attend the second session on August 16 in person at Dyer UMC in Dyer, TN. More information