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Final report: AC prepares for future by reaching children, cutting budget, organizing structure
6/15/2016 | Conference News Annual Conference BishopALCOA, Tenn. (June 15, 2016) -- The Holston Annual Conference gathered June 5-8 in Lake Junaluska, N.C., with a membership of 1,962 clergy and laypeople representing 883 churches and 12 districts in east Tennessee, southwest Virginia, and north ...

Holston raises $158,547 to help children
6/8/2016 | Annual Conference Bishop GivingLAKE JUNALUSKA, N.C. (June 8, 2016) -- The Holston Annual Conference took a missions offering of $100,849 on June 7 during the evening service at Stuart Auditorium. The funds will be used to aid local churches in providing ministries to children in ...

How is your church reaching out to children in poverty?
6/6/2016 | Annual Conference PovertyLAKE JUNALUSKA, N.C. (June 6, 2016) – Leaders representing 883 congregations in east Tennessee, southwest Virginia and north Georgia arrived today for the 2016 session of the Holston Annual Conference. This year’s theme is “Bless,” and the ongoing...

Lay leader Del Holley: 'You feed them'
6/6/2016 | Annual Conference LeadershipLAKE JUNALUSKA, N.C. (June 6, 2016) -- Here is the text of the Lay Leader's Address, delivered by Del Holley during this morning's session of the Holston Annual Conference. Bishop Taylor, lay and clergy members, guests and friends of Holston Annual...

Pastors take 166-mile ride to raise money for South Sudan
6/5/2016 | Annual Conference MissionBy Marci Gore/ Kingsport Times News KINGSPORT, Tenn. (June 5, 2016) -- Last year, three area United Methodist pastors used their love of riding bicycles to make a difference in the lives of children. This year, Tom Hancock, Lew Kizer and Brad ...

Strategy Team asks, 'How will Holston adapt to a rapidly changing world?'
6/5/2016 | Annual ConferenceBy Michael Eastridge LAKE JUNALUSKA, N.C. (June 5, 2016) -- Our world is in transition. Does anyone question this fact? Our world is being transformed. Is this even in dispute? But what is the world being transformed into? Where are we headed – ...

Doing Annual Conference from A to Z
6/1/2016 | Annual ConferenceALCOA, Tenn. (June 1, 2016) -- Next week, some 1,962 church leaders representing 883 congregations will gather for their annual meeting in Lake Junaluska, N.C. Here's an alphabetical primer for those attending the June 5-8 meeting ... and for those ...

Preparing for Annual Conference: $9.4 million budget proposed for 2017
5/31/2016 | Annual ConferenceALCOA, Tenn. (May 31, 2016) -- $9 million is an important number for Holston Annual Conference members to remember. $9.47 million is the amount Holston Conference received in income in 2015. $9.7 million was the amount the Annual Conference ...