June 17, 2020
New Baby
Baby Julianna Charlotte was born on May 30 to Rev. Sam & Melissa Chambers. She and mom have made it home and everyone is doing well. Sam serves as pastor of Lone Oak UMC.
Request for Public Witness
Bishop McAlilly encourages area-wide participation in the request for Public Witness.

Local Church Historians Online School
Free for historians OR anyone interested in caring for or improving their church’s program of history.

Music Video: Rules for Returning to Church and in-person worship
Rules communicated via song ("12 Days of Christmas" with new lyrics) by members of Covington First UMC in Covington, TN

Council of Bishops statement on Racism and Call to Prayer
"As bishops of the United Methodist Church, we ask every United Methodist to reclaim their baptismal vows to resist evil, injustice, and oppression in whatever forms they present themselves..."

Statement from Discipleship Ministries Board of Directors
The UM board of Directors of Discipleship Ministries are united in our stance that Black Lives Matter and support the EndRacism Campaign of The UMC that shows how we as a church will ACT to end this virus known as racism.

2020 Annual Conference Update
The Memphis Annual Conference Planning Team is looking at all options for how to safely convene the 2020 annual conference session.

Delegate Preregistration is Open
Preregistration is necessary for the 2020 Memphis Annual Conference because of the changed nature of annual conference this year.

Renfro Trust Fund
Small, rural United Methodist churches are invited to apply for bricks & mortar grants for new building & existing building remodeling needs

Prayer Letter
The March/April Hispanic Ministry Prayer Letter is now available.

#IGiveUMC Campaign
Offer a gift in honor or memory of someone. Donations of any amount are extremely helpful to the UMC's ongoing ministries. 

Coronavirus Preparedness
  • GCFA Resources during Covid-19 | Link
  • Memphis Conference Resource Page | Link
  • COVID-19 - KY Cabinet for Health and Family Services | Link
  • 6 Steps Your Congregation Should Take in Response to the Coronavirus | Link
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