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New preacher, new appointment: How was the first week?
7/9/2014IT WAS A BUSY FIRST WEEK for Holston pastors appointed to new churches this year. Yet many found joy amidst the transitions and hard work. The Rev. Catherine Nance, senior pastor at First United Methodist of Church in Maryville, Tenn., said she was “...
Annual Conference: 'Holston loses electricity but doesn't lose power'
6/13/2014 | Annual ConferenceJuly 1 update: The offering totals are now $134,394 for education in South Sudan and $64,340 for Change for Children. Download and print an abbreviated edition of this story in English or Spanish LAKE JUNALUSKA, N.C. -- The theme was “Always,” ...
Lay leader's address: God hears our prayers, so let's pray
6/10/2014 | Annual ConferenceDel Holley, conference lay leader, gave the following address on June 10 at the Holston Annual Conference in Lake Junaluska, N.C.: Bishop Taylor, members, guests, and friends of Holston Annual Conference – partners in ministry all: Last June, in my ...
Pastor reads unity statement during Holston Annual Conference
6/10/2014 | Annual ConferenceLAKE JUNALUSKA, N.C. -- A petition calling for unity in the United Methodist Church has been circulated through social media by a group of Holston Conference clergy and lay members since June 5. During the June 9 morning session of the Holston Annual...
‘Hard knocks make a good teacher,‘ says pastor, age 100
6/8/2014From our Sunday Annual Conference edition (download) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The Rev. Wallace Newman, age 100, is wearing a suit on Memorial Day. It’s 8:30 a.m. and the sun is already baking the parking lot at Asbury United Methodist Church. The ...
SUNDAY: Annual Conference begins. Here's how to stay informed
6/8/2014 | Annual ConferenceThe 2014 session of the Holston Annual Conference begins today at Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center. Bishop Mary Virginia Taylor will preside as resident bishop. The theme is "Always: Yesterday, Today, Forever," based on Hebrews 13:8. ...
Holston exceeds collection of supplies for Africa; historic totals to be announced June 9
6/7/2014Holston members completed another herculean effort this week when, district by district, they packed and transported life-sustaining supplies for Africa to the central packing location in Maryville, Tenn. When all the backpacks, buckets and boxes ...
June 8-11: Doing Annual Conference from A to Z
5/30/2014 | Annual ConferenceDON'T LOOK NOW, but Holston Annual Conference is less than two weeks away, to be held June 8-11 at Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center in western North Carolina. Are you ready? Most of the information you’ll need is available at ...
Yearn to learn in South Sudan: Church leaders explain need behind $175,000 offering
4/21/2014Every story that Brett Burris tells ends up being a story about Africa. At least, that’s what his three sons say. That's because Burris is passionate about South Sudan and the people he has come to love. “I talk about it constantly,” he says. “...
Humbane returns to Zimbabwe, thankful for Hands-on Project, concerned about funding
4/7/2014On her last day in Holston Conference, Maria Humbane was so grateful -- and yet so concerned. From the moment her plane touched down at McGhee-Tyson Airport on Feb. 13 until her March 27 departure, Humbane visited churches all over Holston and ...