Grounded in Faith Tennessee – Western Kentucky UMC Conference Clergy Spouse Retreat 2023 The annual retreat will be at Beersheba Springs Assembly, 58 Hege Ave. Beersheba Springs, TN 37305 from …
The Shepherd’s Fund Provides Safety Net for Retired Clergy
August 2023 A few years ago, a generous benefactor created and endowed The Shepherd’s Fund to offer a safety net for retired clergy, their spouses (or widowers/widows), and disabled clergy …
Native Moccasins Rock Celebrates 21 Years!
Join the TWK Commission on Native American Ministries (CONAM) on August 11-13 at Lake Benson (6200 HWY 100 Bon Aqua TN 37025) for this year’s Native Moccasins Rock! This year …
Renfro Trust Fund Grants Available | Aug. 1 deadline
The Renfro Trust Fund awards annual “brick-and-mortar” grants to small rural United Methodist congregations in the Southeastern Jurisdiction. Applications can be found here and should be submitted to the TWKUMC Global Ministries Team (renfro.grant@twkumc.org) by August …
Take Action Against Kentucky Resuming The Death Penalty
“We oppose the death penalty (capital punishment) and urge its elimination from all criminal codes.” (Social Principles ¶164.G). There have been no executions in Kentucky since 2008 and only three …
Truly a Fresh Start!
Something beautiful has happened in Maury County. You may recall that the Santa Fe UMC congregation made the courageous and humbling decision to close with only five (5) remaining members. …
A Brief Recap of the 2023 Tennessee-Western Kentucky Annual Conference
By Tyler Sprouse and Cindy Solomon The second Tennessee-Western Kentucky (TWK) Annual Conference was from June 19-21, 2023, at the Renasant Convention Center in Memphis, TN, and online. Over 1,200 …
Hope Amid Disaffiliations
By Tyler Sprouse, TWK Communications Specialist More than 80 percent of the 840 local churches in the Tennessee-Western Kentucky Annual Conference have chosen to remain faithful to the United Methodist …
The Connector magazine is now available!
The 2023 spring issue of The Connector magazine is now available online and in print. Information about the June annual conference, an introduction to The Vine, an update on Long-Term …