September 23, 2020
THIS SATURDAY | Virtual Annual Conference | Sept. 26
There is no onsite meeting location for the 2020 Memphis Annual Conference. This will be a fully virtual conference. It will be live-streamed.

2020 Charge Conference
Attention clergy: please refer to the email from District Superintendent Ben Boone on Sept. 15 for charge conference schedule, instructions, and forms.
Lay Servant Academy | Oct. 16 & 17
A Lay Servant Academy will be held Oct. 16 & 17 via Zoom offering both basic and advanced courses.

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BMCR Virtual Pan Methodist Prayer Service
You are invited to the Memphis Conference Black Methodists for Church Renewal (BMCR) Virtual Pan Methodist Prayer Service on October 1, 2020, at 7 pm.

Delegates to Memphis Annual Conference
If you do not have the capability to attend annual conference virtually please contact the district office at 270-527-8282. We have some sites available where you can join virtually.

Memphis HealthFlex Participant Workshop
ATTENTION FULL-TIME CLERGY: There is a major change to the Memphis Conference health insurance plan for 2021. Info. will be presented in a WEBINAR on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2 to 4 pm.

Seeking Persons to Share Their COVID-19 Story
The United Methodist News Service is working on a story (as a follow-up to a June 8 story) about United Methodists who have survived COVID-19 and those who have died. If you had COVID-19 and have recovered in June, July or August and would like to share your story, contact Jim Patterson at jpatterson@umcom.org.
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LATEST INFO ON POSTPONED CONFERENCES
2020 Memphis Annual Conference | One-Day Virtual Conference | Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020 | Details
2020 General Conference | Aug. 29 - Sept. 7, 2021 | Details
2020 Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference | Nov. 10--12, 2021 | Details
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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Oct. 13, 10 & 27 Legacy Cafe: What's Your Story? | Massac UMC
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