Newsletter for the future Tennessee-Western Kentucky Conference
Covering news & events for the Memphis and Tennessee Conferences
May 20, 2021
2021 Annual Conference
Annual Conference Offering Focuses on Camp & Retreat Ministries
We welcome your gifts before and during this annual conference to support these wonderful ministries. Read more about them! Annual Conference Offerings
Memphis Annual Conference | June 3 & 4
MAC Reports & Resolutions: Reports | Resolutions
Memphis Annual Conference Q&A
Training Sessions with GNTV for Voting Members will be on May 28 & 29
Tennessee Annual Conference | June 10 & 11
TNAC Reports & Resolutions: Reports | Resolutions
Tennessee Annual Conference Q&A
Training Sessions with GNTV for Voting Members will be on June 7 & June 9
Service of Licensing, Commissioning, and Ordination | June 19
Tennessee Conference and Memphis Conference candidates will participate together. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, this will be live-streamed.
New Podcast Focuses on Anti-Racism As Christian Discipleship
“Expanding the Table,” a new video podcast series from the General Commission on Religion and Race, will debut on Tues., June 1, 2021. Series guests will focus on how individual Christians and church-based entities can and should engage the work of racial justice-making and anti-racism. More
UMW Program Advisory Group Hold First Meeting of 2021-2024 Quadrennium
The 2021-2024 UMW Program Advisory Group met in March for orientation and preparation for their work this quadrennium. This group, which has members from every UM conference as well as national and global partners, prepares recommendations regarding mission priorities, mission education work and program guidance for UMW for the next four years. Learn More
Creation Care Event
Creation Care will be hosting an event on May 26 featuring a presentation by the Rev. Ann Cover - "Gardens: Rethinking Land Use at our Houses of Worship." A garden can benefit the environment, a congregation and its community. Using the experiences of the garden at South End United Methodist Church, we will examine these benefits and the work involved in sustaining gardens. Registration
Grants Available for Local Church Racial/Ethnic Ministries
Grants up to $10,000 will be available this fall from Discipleship Ministries to strengthen leadership training, small groups, worship, stewardship and spiritual formation in ethnic local United Methodist churches. More
Warmth in Winter Digital Package Now Available!
For groups who weren’t able to participate in this year’s WNW retreat, the virtual sessions, including worship and speakers’ messages, along with the Leader’s Guide and Sacred Space guide are now available in a digital-only package for $150 at Warmth in Winter 2021 - Digital Package.
Tennesseans Have Time to Apply for Federal Help with COVID-19 Funeral Expenses
The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency encourages Tennesseans who lost loved ones to COVID-19 to apply for the assistance that is still available from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help with funeral expenses. Read more
Please send us your stories!
The communications strategy team is eager to help you share the wonderful stories of transformation happening in your churches! Please forward articles and photos to us via info@nashareaumc.org.
Important Dates & Virtual Opportunities
• May 20 @ 6:30 p.m. | Miriam's Promise "Attachment in Adoption" Webinar More Info
• May 25 | "I, Too" Vigil: Service of Lament Details
• May 30 | Tom & Betty Cloyd Scholarship Deadline Details
• June 3-4 | Memphis Annual Conference, Virtual meeting
• June 8 | Living Well Network Mental Health Event, More info
• June 10-11 | Tennessee Annual Conference, Virtual meeting
• June 17 | Parenting in Adoption, When Your Child Comes Out Details
• June 25 - 26 | Together yet Apart: Virtual Youth Harambee More info
• August 1 | Renfro Grant Application Deadline Info
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