A new part-time district position has been created to help District Superintendents fulfill the needs of the district. The District Project Manager (DPM) will work with the District Superintendent and …
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 …
Bishop McAlilly Announces Called Annual Conference Sessions
We don’t know what the future UMC will look like after the General Conference in 2024; however, in the Tennessee-Western Kentucky Conference, the current Discipline of the United Methodist Church …
Bishops push back against recruitment tactics
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UM News) — As churches weigh disaffiliation, bishops are trying to set the record straight on misinformation being spread about The United Methodist Church’s future. They also are …
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 …
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 …