Announcements

Press ReleaseFebruary 25, 2021 WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to the further postponement of the 2020 General Conference, the Council of Bishops (COB) is calling a Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church (UMC) to be convened online on May 8, 2021. According to the call letter signed by COB President Bishop …

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Commission on the General ConferenceFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 25, 2021 General Conference Postponed to 2022 Meeting on February 20, the Commission on the General Conference made a decision to further postpone the 2020 General Conference until August 29 – September 6, 2022 in Minneapolis, Minn. as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect the safety of mass …

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Some exciting communications changes are in the works for the future Tennessee-Western Kentucky Conference!  The Communications Strategy Team has been hard at work for over a year overseeing new conference “pre-launch” communications. Our timeline to become a new conference was pushed due to COVID but we are hitting the ground running this year in an …

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Update 02/09/2021Further church vaccination sites are not needed at this time. Those received by Robert Craig last week have been forward to TEMA. TEMA will contact Robert and the church point of contact if their site is needed.  Update 02/02/2021The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency has requested that churches consider serving as Mobile Vaccination Sites. The …

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After much political drama, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 has been approved by Congress and signed by the President. It includes $284 billion dollars for a second round of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loans that churches and nonprofits are eligible to apply for.  In response, Horizons will again partner with CapinCrouse, a leading CPA firm whose practice …

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The new conference Guide Team presented information for the voting members of our annual conferences on August 25, 2020, via a zoom webinar.  The recording of this webinar is below. The materials referenced during the presentations are linked below the video. https://vimeo.com/454026812 2020 Pre-Conference Materials (updated September 2020) New Conference Vision, Mission, Values & Strategic …

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New Conference Data Committee Team Members: Clare WilsonMelinda ParkerDelores SmithCelena SpivaLynn Taylor The team is composed of assistant treasurer/conference benefits officer (Mem), assistant benefits officer (TN), Tennessee River District administrative assistant (Mem), Red River district administrative assistant, and Nashville Episcopal Area director of missional alignment. Discussed the pros/cons/uses of the databases currently being used (Mission …

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New Conference Journal Committee Team Members:Jim AllenDean EmersonAmy HurdMonica MowdyMelinda ParkerDavid RussellCindy SolomonNancy Johnston VardenJacob Vaughn The New Conference Journal Committee met on February 5, 2020, prior to the COVID-10 pandemic. Next steps from that meeting are below. NOTE: with the delay of the start of the Tennessee-Western Kentucky Conference, dates listed below need to modified by …

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TWKUMC Advisory Team | January 13, 2020 Prayer Group The team spent time praying for each Advisory Team member by name and talked about how visualizing the Advisory Team helped them feel connected to each person. Advisory Team members will be partnered – one from the east and one from west – praying daily for each …

Working Group Status Reports / 2020 Read More »

Minutes from the Meeting of Representatives from the Board of Ministry (East and West) and Office of Leadership Formation and DevelopmentConvened by Rev. Pat Freudenthal, February 12, 2020 in Jackson, TNPersons present:  Pat Freudenthal, Deborah Owens, Heidi Geib, Jacob Vaughn, Autura Eason-Williams, Mary Beth Bernheisel, Bryan Brooks, Libby Baxter Pat opened the meeting with prayer.  Two …

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Whereas: The Nashville Episcopal Area is comprised of the Memphis and Tennessee Conferences, andWhereas: In 2014, the Memphis and Tennessee Annual Conference delegates adopted the same mission statement: The mission of the Memphis and Tennessee Conference is to discover, equip, connect and send lay and clergy leaders who shape congregations that offer Jesus Christ to …

Resolution Approving Formation of a New Conference Read More »