It all started with a simple question. Jaime Winton, a member of Saint John’s United Methodist Church in Memphis, was going about her weekly routine of volunteering at the church’s Food Pantry when she was approached by a young mother pus...

By Cathy Farmer  Demonstrating her conviction that Lambuth University will be around a “long, long time,” on November 5, Mrs. Susan Price handed over to the university a check for $22,000. The money will establish a scholarship at t...

By Selena H. Henson, President Wesley Senior Ministries Foundation  During the year, I have talked with many of our senior residents who have thanked me for the beautiful warm blankets they received last Christmas.    “Miss C...

By Rick Pinkston Campus Minister, Wesley Foundation  I had a conversation with the Rev. Bridgett Young, Assistant General Secretary for Campus Ministry. She expressed a desire to meet with all of the campus ministers in the Memphis Conference....

In the midst of challenging economic times for many individuals and families, a number of not-for-profit organizations experienced an increase in donations, and this was certainly true for the Mid-South arm of Operation Christmas Child, a ministry of...

By Sandra Mathias  Members of Memphis First United Methodist Church gathered downtown a few blocks from their church campus on a chilly Saturday morning to execute “Mission Possible Community Outreach” in the Uptown Community. &nbs...

A collection of personal stories about the call to ordained ministry, Beyond the Burning Bush: Hearing and Answering God’s Call, is meant to help young people who are exploring God’s call to discern their own response and vocation. &ldqu...

The first annual Elders for Today conference will be held in Nashville, January 5-8, 2010. The conference, to be held on Scarritt-Bennett’s historic campus in the heart of Nashville, will bring together people who experienced the Civil Rights ...

Director of Youth and Discipleship, Medina (TN) First UMC. An active congregation located in fast growing community outside Jackson, TN is seeking full time Director of Youth and Discipleship. Primary responsibilities: Program development for youth o...

2nd Annual Retreat for New and Young Clergy The Second Annual Retreat for New and Young Clergy will be held at Lakeshore Assembly, Thursday and Friday, January 28-29, 2010. The retreat is entitled Set Apart for the Same Purpose. All clergy under 40 ...

All-in-One Bible Fun was created to respond to the needs of churches:   • feeling the budget pinch in their children’s ministry • unsure of the number of children in Sunday school each week • working with a Sunday school...

Skills learned during educational course offered by Methodist and MERI Donna Hunn, a nurse practitioner on the medical response team at Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital, was one of about 45 medical professionals who recently attended a Diffi...

By Cathy Farmer  Music has always been central to worship. Bible research by Henry Harrison has turned up at least 15 instruments used by the Israelites to praise God.   When the Israelites successfully crossed the Red Sea, the tribes pa...

By Stan Waldon Dyersburg District Superintendent  The Dyersburg, Paris and Paducah Districts have been addressing the concerns of the Small Membership Church.   Recently, the three districts came together at Martin, TN’s First Uni...

By Cathy Farmer  "This place is a family, and I am so proud of Lambuth University’s faculty and staff,” began Mike Keeney, Chairman of the school’s Board of Trustees, as he addressed an October 16 press conference called ...

By Christa Allen  More than 150 Board members, staff and friends of Wesley Senior Ministries gathered on October 12, to celebrate 40 years of caring for the elderly.    As an outreach of the United Methodist Church, this community o...

Who needs Older Adult Ministry? Shouldn’t we be focusing on “grabbing” the younger generation into the church? After all, the older generation has had their day in the sun and now it’s time for someone else to shine.  Ye...

Lambuth University’s Board of Trustees voted Thursday, Oct. 15, to approve Dr. Bill Seymour as the institution’s new president. “The Board is very excited to announce Dr. Bill Seymour will lead Lambuth University into the future,&r...

The Rev. Ted Leach, senior pastor of Jackson, Tenn.’s First United Methodist Church and a member of Lambuth University’s Board of Trustees, commented on Lambuth’s new president.   In the midst of Lambuth’s financial dif...

By Rev. Judd A. Mowery Adult representative MAC Youth Connection  The Connectional church is at work again. Youth of the Memphis Conference from three church youth groups, Greenfield, Calvert City, and Kenton, arrived on a Friday night a...