Southeastern Jurisdiction Conference
July 10 – 12 at Lake Junaluska, NC
Assignment of Bishops, including our new Bishop, will be announced Thursday evening, July 11.
The conference will be live-streamed. Please visit www.sejumc.org for all info and the streaming link.
TWK Annual Conference
– Recordings of Worship, Teaching, & Business Sessions
– Clergy Appointments
– Recap
– Resolutions, including Confession and Reconciliation and Opposition to Christian Nationalism
– Lots More!
Marriage & Ministry
Effective May 3, 2024, the General Conference of The United Methodist Church voted overwhelmingly to remove all restrictions on UMC clergy and congregations celebrating LGBTQ+ weddings. Restrictions were removed on LGBTQ+ Christians being ordained or appointed to pastoral ministries. The conference voted to cleanse the Discipline of all discriminatory and harmful language about the practice of homosexuality.
Acts Bible Study
Direct link to download the free PDF copy of the complete Acts Continues Bible study book.
United Methodist Church Council of Bishops calling for ceasefire in Gaza
Click here for complete statement
Gun Reform Now! Bishop McAlilly is calling on United Methodists throughout the Tennessee-Western Kentucky Conference to join together in a letter-writing campaign. Please write our elected officials at the state and federal levels, advocating for swift and meaningful gun reform legislation to be passed.
Gun Violence | A letter to our elected officials by Bishop McAlilly
Local Churches Weigh In on Roe v Wade
WPSD Local 6 News Report featuring info posted on Briensburg UMC website
The United Methodist position on abortion
Council of Bishops’ statement and call to prayer on the overturning of Roe v Wade
Bishop McAlilly’s statement on the school shooting in Texas:
“My “statement” today is quite simple: Let’s go on the offense.
United Methodist Church bishops call for action to stop mass shootings