Youth Answer the Call to “Begin Again”

By Russell Casteel The past three years have been trying on every community, every church, and on the program ministries of our conference.  As the legacy Memphis and Tennessee conference …

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 …

Updates on Bishop McAlilly

On Thursday morning, August 25, 2022, Bishop McAlilly was involved in a car accident on I-24 near the conference office. He was taken to the hospital with multiple fractures. He …

Waverly Home Dedication | July 26, 2022

Another Story of Disaster Response & Recovery In the May issue of The Connector, we reported about our conference partnership with Appalachia Service Project (ASP) to rebuild homes destroyed by …

How to assist the Ukrainian people

United Methodists and others wishing to provide humanitarian assistance to the Ukrainian people in the wake of the Russian invasion of their country may contribute to Advance #982450, UMCOR International Disaster …

Disaster Response | January Update

UMC congregations and affiliated disaster response groups have been hard at work in western Kentucky and west Tennessee with debris removal and other early response efforts, as well as planning …

IGC 2022 Grant Applications Now Open

The Intentional Growth Center is pleased to announce that on November 1 it began accepting applications for a new round of grants. These grants are available to local congregations and …