January 8, 2024 Dear SEJ Delegates: Grace and peace to you from our Lord Jesus Christ as we begin the new year of 2024 with great confidence that God is …
Degrees of Light
By Rev. Neelley Hicks The bright lights of the Christmas season can glare against the shadows within where loss, anxiety, and depression are found. Giving collective attention to those feelings …
Our Connection Across the Pacific | A Reflection
In the early part of December this year, my wife Becky and I had the opportunity to visit our daughter and family in Hawaii. Our son-in-law is a captain in …
Items for Donation | Disaster Response
We receive inquiries about what items impacted families need after a disaster. While they will need many things, it will vary greatly from community to community and family to family. …
Clergy Spouse Retreat 2023
Grounded in Faith Tennessee – Western Kentucky UMC Conference Clergy Spouse Retreat 2023 The annual retreat will be at Beersheba Springs Assembly, 58 Hege Ave. Beersheba Springs, TN 37305 from …
The Shepherd’s Fund Provides Safety Net for Retired Clergy
August 2023 A few years ago, a generous benefactor created and endowed The Shepherd’s Fund to offer a safety net for retired clergy, their spouses (or widowers/widows), and disabled clergy …
Native Moccasins Rock Celebrates 21 Years!
Join the TWK Commission on Native American Ministries (CONAM) on August 11-13 at Lake Benson (6200 HWY 100 Bon Aqua TN 37025) for this year’s Native Moccasins Rock! This year …
Renfro Trust Fund Grants Available | Aug. 1 deadline
The Renfro Trust Fund awards annual “brick-and-mortar” grants to small rural United Methodist congregations in the Southeastern Jurisdiction. Applications can be found here and should be submitted to the TWKUMC Global Ministries Team (renfro.grant@twkumc.org) by August …
Take Action Against Kentucky Resuming The Death Penalty
“We oppose the death penalty (capital punishment) and urge its elimination from all criminal codes.” (Social Principles ¶164.G). There have been no executions in Kentucky since 2008 and only three …