Happy Thanksgiving! Please note the District Office will be closed beginning Noon on Tuesday, November 23rd - Friday, November 26 for the...

By Eddie Pipkin Here we are, arrived at the cusp of the Day of Giving Thanks. And you’ll be expressing gratitude in all manner of ways...

Newsletter for the future Tennessee-Western Kentucky Conference Covering news & events for the Memphis and Tennessee Conferences November...

By Eddie Pipkin I was stranded trying to get home this week when my Jeep gave up the ghost in Georgia, where I’d been helping family for...

Offered by Rev. Susie Riley, pastor of the Bells-Providence Charge: Dear Lord, I have to thank You for looking beyond my faults and for...

The following prayer was offered by Rev. Dr. Mary Beth Bernheisel, pastor of Dyersburg First UMC: God who is holy and merciful, just and...

Newsletter for the future Tennessee-Western Kentucky Conference Covering news & events for the Memphis and Tennessee Conferences November...

In Response to The Tennessean (from the bishop's blog on October 30, 2021) Dear Friends, A few days ago, the religion writer for The...

By Eddie Pipkin Last week, I experienced two different insights into how the church might (or might not) respond to cultural shifts by...

No Virtual Hayrides: The EMC Blog By Eddie Pipkin No such thing as a virtual hayride! I love hayrides — one of my jobs over the years...

Newsletter for the future Tennessee-Western Kentucky Conference Covering news & events for the Memphis and Tennessee Conferences October...

Lead Like Powell Home/Uncategorized/Lead Like Powell By Eddie Pipkin As a lifelong news junkie and history nerd, I paused this week to...

Newsletter for the future Tennessee-Western Kentucky Conference Covering news & events for the Memphis and Tennessee Conferences October...

By Eddie Pipkin On my run last Saturday morning, just as the sun was coming up and just as I rounded the corner from my street to the...

We have returned to more regular in person hours at the District Office. However, please call or email for an appointment to be sure we...

O’ God, we pause this day to give thanks for another week’s journey. You have kept us secure in the enfolding of your vast embrace. You...

Newsletter for the future Tennessee-Western Kentucky Conference Covering news & events for the Memphis and Tennessee Conferences October...

By Eddie Pipkin I got a kick out of this sight on the side of the road in my neighborhood. I mean, what exactly is going on here? Is...

Newsletter for the future Tennessee-Western Kentucky Conference Covering news & events for the Memphis and Tennessee Conferences...

(Long Live Pub Group) By Eddie Pipkin Ah, let us pause to memorialize those innovative church ideas that did not survive the pandemic. ...