We have returned to some in person hours at the District Office. However, please call or email for an appointment to be sure we are in and to be admitted into the building. For assistance anytime, you may contact either Dr. Cynthia Davis at 901-270-5358 or msriverds19@gmail.com or Mrs. Vicki Dunagan at 731-694-4654 or msriveradmassistant@gmail.com. Also, for convenience, a drop box has been installed on the outside wall of our office building.
A Prayer from Rev. Dr. Cynthia Davis Merciful God, We come in the awesome and amazing name of your Son and our Savior, Jesus Christ. We come in faith as witnesses of your abundance of grace and mercy. Lord Jesus, some today are making that journey and crossing over the chilly Jordan. Some are in agony and distress and their tears just won’t stop. Some, are listening for a word, for an indication that you have not forgotten them. Come in O’ Precious One and enfold us with healing, comfort, and peace. Be our Ebenezer, our Stone of Help! Grant relief from stress and being overwhelmed with caregiving and failing health. Grant us sweet Jesus sleep when we lie down, satiation when we eat, productivity when we work, and a spirit of worship when we praise. Let your Spirit fall fresh on us like dewdrops from heaven. We pray in the name of the Gracious Father, the Resurrected Son and the Powerful Holy Spirit. Amen Dr. Cynthia D. Davis Mississippi River District Superintendent P. O. Box 264 Alamo, TN 38001
2021 Annual Conference - June 3 - 4
2021 Memphis Annual Conference
Attn: Clergy & Lay Delegates - registration deadline is May 5th! Registration is quick & easy. Just click the above link for the information page and look for delegate registration.
Voting Essentials: In the coming weeks, voting members of both conferences will receive voting codes as well as dates for GNTV training sessions. Please contact your district office if your email address has changed recently!
Annual Conference Offerings - Camp & Retreat Ministry
This year AC offerings will focus on Camp & Retreat Ministry. You may donate through your local church to be included in the AC Offering or use the links provided to make an individual donation.
Cedar Crest Camp and Beersheba Scholarships
Lakeshore Camp and Retreat Center
Options to Donate individually:
Click Here to make Donation through Conference
Click Here to Donate Directly to Lakeshore
Click Here to Donate Directly to Beersheba
Click Here to donate Directly to Cedar Crest Camp
Updates on Other Conferences:
General Conference postponed to 2022 due to the continued safety issues of COVID 19 as it relates to mass gatherings and travel. New dates are August 29 - Sept. 6, 2022
Click Here for more Details on General Conference
SEJ Conference (date TBA)
Guide Team Announces Youth Ministry Partnerships with Ministry Architects - Listening sessions are now planned with the date for the MS River District being May 3, 2021, 7:00 p.m. It's NOT too late to join the conversation! See link provided. Who Should Attend? Youth ministry professionals, volunteers, youth who feel called into leadership, pastors and parents with a keen interest in youth ministry, laity with a dream for conference youth ministry, etc. The more voices at the table, the more thorough the expression of the conference’s dream for youth ministry. Click Here for Details and for Registration Link
Lenten Hunger Offering - Please remit funds by April 30th Lenten Hunger Offering information
Hannah's Hope to Hold Web Auction Auction Dates: April 29th - May 6th Leap with Hope - Hannah's Hope Web Auction
Clergy Information: Next Clergy Meeting: May 20th via Zoom - two options to attend: 10:00 a.m. or 6:00 p.m. Local Pastors: Monthly coaching groups have been established and dates set! These sessions will focus on how to better navigate and serve your congregations as well as self-care. Please make every effort to attend your scheduled sessions. Elders: Spiritual Direction is also being offered through the Clergy Coaching Network. Dr. Davis would like all Elders to have a Spiritual Director. If you don't currently have someone assigned to you, please contact Dr. Davis for assistance.
Zoom Gatherings for Certified Lay Ministers, Lay Servants, and Supply Pastors Serving Assignments in the MS River District Next session via Zoom - May 25th, 6:30 p.m. The login will be sent to you by email in advance of the meeting. District Superintendent, Rev. Dr. Cynthia Davis will lead the sessions and looks forward to seeing you on Zoom! If you don't receive the login information, please contact the district office. These sessions are created especially for you and will be on topics relevant to your role and work.
Quarter & a Prayer District Initiative for 2021 Several ideas came from our conversation series on poverty including 'A Quarter & a Prayer'. We'll share dates for more conversation soon! For now...we hope each church will participate in the Quarter & A Prayer initiative. Can one person make a difference? How about hundreds of people? If your answer is, "of course they can" then you can appreciate the power of being a connectional church. We are working to harness the power of our connection with a district initiative to make a dent in poverty in West Tennessee. It is easy to look around at the difference so many individual churches are making, so imagine the difference we can make working together. This is the power of being connectional. Exciting, right? But how can we fund this amazing endeavor? How about relying on the power of connection once again? "A Quarter and a Prayer" is a program that can not only help fund our initiative, but also help to give it a strong spiritual base as well. The idea is for every church in our district to ask everyone who attends each Sunday to not only donate a quarter, but to also say a prayer for our mission. This allows us to involve literally our entire district in this endeavor both financially and spiritually. But what difference does a quarter make? When put within the power of connection, a lot! Just look at the math: Churches in our district 113 Average attendance (let's say 40) x40 number in worship each Sunday 1130 .25 per person $ 282.50 times 52 weeks a year $ 4690 What could we do with $14690 a year? This does not even take into account that many will give more than a quarter a week. And how about over 1100 people praying for this each week? Powerful, right? So how about it? Is your church ready to help power our connection so that we can make a dent in poverty? It doesn't matter the size of the church, big or small, for this to be successful we need you all. If you would like a copy of the Quarter & a Prayer flyer to use in your congregation, just let us know.
TN and Memphis Conferences Join Together to Offer Lay Servant Training Both Basic and Advanced Lay Servant classes have been completed. Additional Basic and Advanced classes will be offered later this year. Susan Davidson, Director of Lay Servant Ministries at 731-414-6806 or susanandsissy@gmail.com
Memphis Conference COVID19 Resource Page for Clergy, Local Churches, and Laity COVID19 Conference Resource Page
Denominational News, Helpful Ideas and Resources!
Memphis Conference Website Discipleship Ministries Council of Bishops Statement on Racism Resources for Responding to Systemic Racism Subscribe here for Daily Prayers from Discipleship Ministries...Praying for Change ResourceUMC
More Quick Links: View Job Postings or List Available Positions in the Memphis Conf Reelfoot Rural Ministries United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) Lakeshore Project Transformation Emergency Response Guide for churches
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MS River District Office Hours: Mon. - Thurs, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. 1382 W. Church St., Alamo, TN (msriveradmassistant@gmail.com)
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