2026 Lenten Devotional | Week 5 – Awakening
John 11:1–45Pilgrimage FocusAwakening comes when God calls life out of death and hope out of despair. The story of Lazarus begins with his sisters sending word to Jesus that their […]
Women’s History Month: Women Who Shaped Mission and Community in the early days of TWK
By Hannah Ensley, TWK Communications Intern, and Gratia Strother, TWK Conference Archivist Women’s History Month invites us to remember the women whose leadership expanded the church’s mission far beyond the […]
2026 Lenten Devotional | Week 4 – Encounter
Scripture: John 9:1–41 I have a vivid memory of an encounter with God when I was a young girl. One night, while saying my nightly prayers, I had the overwhelming […]
BE Retreat Welcomes Over 100 Kids
Over a beautiful, sunny weekend at the end of February, Cedar Crest Camp hosted BE Retreat, our TWK Children’s Spiritual Life Retreat for 3rd-5th graders. Nine TWK churches and over […]
Praying for Peace – A Message from Bishop Graves | March 10, 2026
Dear friends, As we continue our Lenten journey, I want to encourage all of us to be in a spirit of prayer that peace would come to the Middle East, […]
Hannah’s Hope Receives Grant from 100 Women Who Care
The Community Foundation of West Tennessee awarded $15,000 in grants to two local nonprofits Thursday at the 3rd Annual 100 Women Who Care: West Tennessee Awards Luncheon at First United […]
2026 Lenten Devotional | Week 3 – Wilderness & Thirst
Pilgrimage Focus: The wilderness exposes our thirst—and God’s capacity to meet us there.John 4:5–42 In John 4, Jesus meets the Samaritan woman at the well with compassion, grace, and a […]
Rooted in Faith | Neil Letson
By Hannah EnsleyTWK Communications & Annual Conference Intern Thousands of seedlings find new homes each year through Tennessee Tree Day, a statewide initiative organized by the Tennessee Environmental Council that […]
A Symphony of Service | Linda Furtado
By Beth A. StockwellSecretary, TWK Conference United Women in Faith For Reverend Linda Furtado, the call to ministry is a melody played on many instruments. As a writer, musician, and […]
A Message from Bishop Graves | March 2, 2026
Dear friends, As headlines report expanding military action in Iran and rising instability across the region, many of us feel the weight of this moment. War weighs on us whether […]