The Red River District will offer Basic and Advanced Lay Servant Training at Gordon Memorial UMC on February 11 and 18, 2023. These courses will be offered in person and …
Staying in the UMC | Lisa Carson
The United Methodist Church is where the words “Grace and Peace of Christ” took on true meaning for me. I was raised in a Christian home in a different faith …
Staying in the UMC | Mary Bailey
The United Methodist Church represents in my life: home, love, compassion, and community. My favorite biblical verse that was taught to me by my grandfather, Reverend Dr. William P. Bailey, …
TWK 2023 Be Retreat: Belong! at Cedar Crest
The TWK Youth Team invites you to join them on March 4-5 for their 2023 Be Retreat: Belong! This TWK children’s spiritual life event is designed for 3rd – 5th …
Staying in the UMC | William K. Bailey
Psalm 59:10 says, “My God in his steadfast love will meet me” (NRSV). An anonymous writer had written in the margin of a Bible next to 59:10, their paraphrase of …
Staying in the UMC | Michael Lorance
When I was about six years old (1954), I received a two-dollar bill and a picture of Jesus for having good attendance in Sunday School at Centertown Methodist Church. I …
Staying in the UMC | Holly Neal
I am choosing to stay United Methodist for several reasons: Members and congregations can exist with differences – reasonable people can disagree and my faith grows as we share our …
TWK Youth Transition Team Conference Update January 2023
By the TWK Youth Transition Team The Tennessee-Western Kentucky Annual Conference Youth Transition Team met on retreat January 6-8 at Cedar Crest. This team, having spent 18 months together to …
Staying in the UMC | Janice Myers
My pastor challenged me to answer this question. To begin, I was sent to the United Methodist Church when I was a young girl; the church had a large attendance …
Lawson Hired as Ministry Associate – Connect & Discover/Send
The Tennessee-Western Kentucky Conference is pleased to announce that Courtney Aldrich Lawson has been hired to serve as the Ministry Associate – Connect & Discover/Send. Courtney is ready to empower conference leaders and ministry …