How we prepare for Faith Day on the Hill 

You will not be alone or unprepared. Every participant will receive training before arriving at the Capitol, so you will feel confident and comfortable for our day together.

On February 10, all of our meetings with lawmakers throughout the day will be scheduled, you will attend in a small group, and every group will have a trained, experienced group leader to guide the visit. You don’t need to be politically savvy, you just need to show up with a commitment to support the well-being of our Tennessee communities with clarity and grace.

Coffee and breakfast snacks, lunch, and a t-shirt will be provided. There is no cost to participate in Faith Day on the Hill.

Why registration opens so early

It is important that you register this November or December because the logistics are complicated. Our team will need time to match each participant to the correct Senator and Representative, and then request appointments with those lawmakers. Since their staff will take a winter break, not returning to the Capitol until the second week of January 2026, we need to contact them as soon as we can.

We also need to plan space, materials, volunteers, and district coverage. We are aiming for representation from all 99 State House Districts and 33 State Senate district in Tennessee for our Faith Day on the Hill.

The 114th Tennessee General Assembly reconvenes on January 13, 2026. By February 10, committees will be in motion and legislation will be taking shape. By then we will have a clearer view of what bills are moving, what needs attention, and where our voices can be most effective. 

We will come with grounded talking points rooted in the United Methodist Social Principles, not in partisan messaging, but in our Wesleyan commitments to mercy, justice, dignity, compassion, and the common good. Registration closes December 31, 2025.

Why our participation as United Methodists matters

Wesleyans do not separate personal holiness from social holiness. Faith Day on the Hill is part of our discipleship as United Methodists. It’s a public act of faithfulness and stewardship. We show up because we are baptized people who promise to resist evil, injustice, and oppression, we believe every person is of sacred worth, we believe public systems should reflect mercy.

Faith Day on the Hill is not symbolic and it accomplishes much more than writing a letter. You will sit face-to-face with the lawmakers elected to represent your district, your town, your county, your neighbors, you. This is the level where ordinary Tennesseans have the most direct influence over what becomes law.

In 2025, it was estimated that advocacy like Day on the Hill events changed the outcome of potential legislation. This is where our voices, grounded in grace, can shape how Tennessee cares for Tennesseans.

Faith Day on the Hill gives us the opportunity to authentically live more deeply into our Discipleship Priorities. This day is about the mental health and well-being of our communities. It is about the way our public witness can help others experience the love of Christ. It is about showing the next generation that God still calls ordinary people into holy work. It grows spiritual
leadership, not just in theory, but in practice. And it is one of the ways we take real steps toward disrupting and dismantling racism and discrimination in the places where harm may actually be written into laws.

This day lets us practice our faith out loud, in public, for the real people who live in our counties and neighborhoods. For the people we pray for on Sundays. For the people who will never walk through our church doors, but who are still absolutely beloveds of God. 

Come, take your place. Your presence matters. Your district matters. Your story matters. Join us in shaping the future we are called to help build.

Please add this to your calendar on February 10 and register now. Registration closes December 31, 2025

Contact our team at twk.church.society@twkumc.org with any questions