November is Native American Heritage Month, and Native American Heritage Day will be observed on November 25th. This month, we explore the heritage, culture, and experience of Indigenous peoples both …
Reminder of Changes in Clergy Mental Health Benefits for 2023
Mental Health Care benefits for clergy and families will be administered differently beginning in 2023. Instead of benefits being paid by the Conference, beginning in January 2023, benefits will be …
Reclaiming Spiritual Leadership
By Tyler Sprouse, TWK Communications Specialist If, as a clergyperson or lay leader, you have recently felt ground down or burned out, you’re likely not alone. Feel like there’s …
Community Care Fellowship Receives $4.5 Million in Grant Funding from Metro Nashville for Mobile Housing Navigation Centers
After approval during Metro Nashville’s October Council Meeting, Community Care Fellowship (CCF), a non-profit organization that has served Nashville’s unhoused and socially displaced for more than 40 years, has received …
Lay Servant Training Opportunities Provided by the Red River District (October-November 2022)
The Red River District will offer Basic and Advanced Lay Servant Training during October-November 2022. These courses will be offered via Zoom and are available to our laity from the …
TWK Commission on Religion and Race | Observing National Hispanic Heritage Month
This month (Sept. 15 to Oct. 15), we honor the rich history and heritage of Hispanic Americans. We celebrate the many ways Hispanic Americans have enriched our society and we …
Conversation about the United Methodist Church in Africa
Sunday, Sept. 25 at 4:00 p.m. Bellevue United Methodist Church Or Live on Wesley College Foundation’s YouTube Channel Rev. Bonface Wanyama, head of theology at Wesley College in Tanzania, will be …
TWK Church & Society | September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
If you or someone you know is in an emergency, call or text 988. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2020: Suicide was the twelfth leading …
TWK Church & Society | Casino and Bingo Gambling Proposals in Tennessee
The Social Principles of the United Methodist church states “Gambling is a menace to society, deadly to the best interests of moral, social, economic, and spiritual life, destructive of good …
Tackling Disaffiliation Questions
In the third installment of the new “Is The United Methodist Church Really…?” series, Ask The UMC addresses questions related to the future of the church and disaffiliation, including the …