May 29, 2019
Annual Conference Begins Sunday
- Resolution Approving Formation of a New Conference
-Slate of General Conf. nominees
- Collierville UMC youth will sell food
- Video Welcome by Bishop Bill McAlilly
-New voting procedures and devices - watch video for details
-Can't attend? Watch via live streaming
-Tech-minded volunteers are needed
-Robing plans

Got Project 20/20 Glasses?
Project 20/20 will be at the 2019 Memphis Annual Conference to receive glasses and distribute donation boxes.

District Office Closures
-Monday, June 3 through Wednesday, June 5, the week of the Memphis Annual Conference.
-Thursday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day
Local Church Records Retention
Are you ready to clean out church records yet don't know what to keep, for how long to keep them and when you can remove them from your office? Check out the records retention guidelines for help.

UM Parsonage Standards
Parsonage standards provide uniformity to the extent that ministers and congregations know what is expected of each other. If your church owns a parsonage, please read the parsonage standards document.

$500 Scholarship Available to Clergy
A $500 scholarship is available to any clergy in the Memphis Conference who completes the Executive Certificate in Religious Fundraising course Aug. 5-8.

Local Pastors Breakfast
Local Pastors - you, your spouse, and children are invited to a Local Pastor's Breakfast Saturday, July 6, 9–11am at Lebanon UMC in Paducah. Come and fellowship with other local pastors and their families.
Creation Care Summit: Building a Movement
July 11-14, 2019
Scarritt Bennett Center, Nashville, TN
Open to all United Methodists

Clergy Welcome Picnic
Clergy and Clergy Families: Save the date for the 2019 annual Clergy Welcome Picnic. We hope you plan to join us as we introduce and welcome clergy who are newly appointed to the district AND their families too. The picnic is Tuesday, July 9. More details to come!
VBS Kits Available to Borrow
VBS kit "To Mars and Beyond" is now available for Purchase District churches to borrow. Call Samantha to find out which other VBS kits are also available.

Free Health Screenings
BFW health screenings will be offered during Annual Conference on Tuesday, June 4 between 8 and 11 a.m. at Collierville UMC. Registration will close on May 21, 2019. 

Local Job Openings
Accompanist/Musician
Arcadia UMC - Paducah, KY |  Details

Organist/Pianist
Lone Oak UMC - Paducah, KY |  Details
Special Promotion for Youth Events
Lake Junaluska is running a special promotion for its summer youth events—for every 12 youth you register for the June 30-July 3 event featuring Jeremy Steele and Zachariah Suggs, one youth leader may come absolutely FREE.

Check Out Our District Links
What's Happening Beyond the District?
What's Happening in our Local Churches?
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6/8 @ Kirksey UMC
Free Community Breakfast, 8-10AM
6/9 @ Goshen UMC
G-Men's (Community) Breakfast, 8-9AM
6/28 @ Grace UMC
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The mission of the Purchase District is to discover, equip, connect and send lay and clergy leaders to join Christ's transforming, disciple-making work in and for the world.
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