Last fall, Bishop McAlilly made the call for two special annual conference sessions, in May and in November, for the sole purpose of voting on disaffiliations. The first of these will be conducted online on Monday, May 22, at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will last about an hour and will be live-streamed from the conference website. Materials to be voted on comprise a Consent Agenda that is now available for voting members to review and prepare to vote. Read more.

More than 80 percent of the 840 local churches in the Tennessee-Western Kentucky Annual Conference have chosen to remain faithful to the United Methodist Church. There are several important data points that highlight our conference’s vitality and overall health. Read more.

At the 2022 TWK Annual Conference, a resolution was passed regarding property, especially as it has related to small membership churches and the need for improvement grants. Read more and, if your church fits the criteria, apply now.

The Vine UMC has officially launched under the leadership of Rev. Jefferson Furtado. This is a sacred space for seekers and those displaced by the loss of a congregation to connect with a UMC community of faith right now. Learn more at their new website!

This year we will elect two lay delegates for our General/Jurisdictional Delegation to the General and Jurisdictional Conferences to fill two vacancies. These delegates will be elected from the whole of the TWK Conference laity and voted on by the whole of the TWK conference laity. All Lay Voting Members of the 2023 TWK annual conference may vote for these delegates in June. Laity interested in nominating themselves for these positions must complete and submit a nomination form by May 10, 2023. More information

Be sure and make plans for a group or individual Bible Study ahead of this year’s TWK UMC Annual Conference. This six-week session study, and each session includes several spiritual practices: reading scripture aloud, praying, sitting with God in silence, singing or listening to

music, and Visio Divina. Find the downloadable study here.

Renasant Convention Center in Memphis

June 19 - 21, 2023

SINGERS NEEDED: Singers (and musicians) from churches and ministries are invited to join the TWK Mass Choir for the Annual Conference worship services. Music leaders, register your singers' interest in participating by clicking this link. 

REPORTS & RESOLUTIONS: Please visit the annual conference webpage: twkumc.org/AC2023 to find submission guidelines and deadlines as well as EXHIBITOR opportunities. 

ORDINATION: We have new information regarding vesting for the Service of Licensing, Commissioning, and Ordination at this year's annual conference session. 

MEAL SPONSORS: Please also note that a meal sponsorship request form is now available for groups that would like to host a lunch or dinner during the annual conference. 

VOLUNTEER: Memphis area church members, college students, spouses of voting members, etc. are encouraged to sign up to volunteer during the annual conference!

HOTEL: Hotel reservation information 

For further questions, please contact [email protected].