By Jefferson Furtado, Amanda Westmoreland, and Jordan Litrell In the middle of the prologue of Psalm 119, the psalmist asks a truly wonderful question, “How can young people keep their paths pure?” As one may imagine, the psalmist offers an answer focusing on closeness to God and attentiveness to (or the internalization of) God’s word. …
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To continue celebrating the histories of the Memphis and Tennessee conferences we want to capture a living history from those of you who have experienced things firsthand during these past 50 years. We would like to capture your stories and memories to create a video in celebration of the years 1972 – 2022 in what …
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Commemorative Quilt given by Threads of Faith Ministry of Temple UMC, Millington, TN on behalf of Memphis Annual Conference 1840-2021 presented to new Tennessee-Western Kentucky Annual Conference June 3, 2021 There once were two annual conferences of the UMC called the Memphis Annual Conference and the Tennessee Conference. These conferences were divided by a beautiful, …
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The rich histories of both the Memphis Conference and the Tennessee Conference will be celebrated with video presentations during the 2021 annual conference sessions. “BY FAITH…” Memphis Conference History Film Debut on June 3rd A “Memphis Conference Home Video” will be shown at approximately 4:30 p.m. and again at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 3, as …
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May 26, 2021 – The College of Bishops of the Southeastern Jurisdiction of The United Methodist Church, in accordance with ¶521 of the 2016 Book of Discipline, calls for a special session of the jurisdictional conference on July 21, 2021. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. Central and will be held virtually. The purpose …
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There are several exciting events coming soon at Beersheba Springs Assembly. We hope you’ll come and experience these opportunities for growth and fun in God’s beautiful creation. Prayer Shawl Retreat June 11th-12th: Prayer shawl ministries, churches, and individuals are invited to knit or crochet for a weekend of dedicated prayer shawl time. Explore what it means …
The Tennessee and Memphis Conference UMW’s are making plans to come together! The groups have met at Lakeshore and Beersheba and, in their interaction, have found that the similarities outweigh the differences. They also found that, in blending some of their differences, they will be able to better serve as they further their mission of women, …
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency encourages Tennesseans who lost loved ones to COVID-19 to apply for the assistance that is still available from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help with funeral expenses. “We’ve had about 38 percent of those eligible in Tennessee for COVID-19 funeral to apply with FEMA for the …
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By Tara Barnes, Editor, response magazine, United Methodist Women The 2021-2024 United Methodist Women Program Advisory Group gathered via Zoom for its first annual meeting March 11-13, 2021. This global gathering included member Beth Brown representing Memphis conference and national director Caroline Martin representing the Tennessee conference. The group members met for orientation and preparing …
Fairly often, e-mails that seek to impersonate leadership in the future Tennessee Western Kentucky Conference are being sent to you. The messages appear, at a quick glance, to be from Bishop McAlilly or another conference leader. They are not. These messages are sent from very strategic fake accounts. For example, two imposter accounts used that make it …
TWK Conference Youth Ministry Input Form Gives Last Opportunity to Inform Coming Report Youth ministry professionals, volunteers, youth who feel called into leadership, pastors and parents with a keen interest in youth ministry, laity with a dream for conference youth ministry, etc., who have not yet given their input regarding the future youth ministry of …
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WASHINGTON, D. C. (April 30, 2021): The bishops of The United Methodist Church gathered online for five days to worship, to discern ways to best offer leadership to the church in this liminal time and to hear about the exciting mission and ministry occurring across the global connection. During the meeting which was attended by …
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