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This is an excerpt from a session at Calling All Men 2009. Jason Roe - Sharing Your Faith in Hard TimesJason invited a young man named Tony to tell his story of how a man ... more
Report introduction at Annual Conference 2008 as presented by Ministry guy and Finance guy.This is footage from June 9, 2008 Holston Annual Conference, Lake Junaluska, NC. Joint presentation of the Finance and Discipleship Teams. more
As presented at Annual Conference 2008.This is footage from June 9, 2008 Holston Annual Conference, Lake Junaluska, NC. Joint presentation of the Finance and Discipleship Teams. more
UMTV produced a touching video story about a family at First Maryville UMC. The Ousley's have taken in an Iraqi girl who is awaiting surgery to extend her life. more
Commentary: Holy Week at home isn't gloomy. It's an opportunity.
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http://www.holston.org/newsdetail/commentary-13612731Letter to The Call When I saw the news story, “Holy Week looms while churches improvise" in last ...Sun, 05 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMTBishop Taylor: No drive-in worship services during coronavirus pandemic
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http://www.holston.org/newsdetail/bishop-taylor-no-drive-in-churches-13589472Bishop Mary Virginia “Dindy” Taylor and her district superintendents have included drive-in or ...Sat, 04 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMTCommentary: Holston responds to virus with innovative faithfulness
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http://www.holston.org/newsdetail/commentary-heritage-is-behind-holstons-innovative-faithfulness-13566044 A letter to The Call Thank you for your recent article highlighting the faithfulness alive and ...Fri, 03 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMTSpring storms damage two Knoxville-area churches
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http://www.holston.org/newsdetail/storm-damage-13565817The pastors of two churches damaged by spring storms in the last week say they are thankful no one ...Thu, 02 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMTHolston college scholarship endowment named for Ed Harmon
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http://www.holston.org/newsdetail/college-scholarship-endowment-named-for-ed-harmon-13541387Press release ALCOA, Tenn. – For years to come, students at two United Methodist colleges ...Tue, 31 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMTOur top 5 headlines in March
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http://www.holston.org/newsdetail/our-top-5-headlines-in-march-13541295What a difference a month makes At the beginning of March, we were fretting about General ...Tue, 31 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMTHolston churches gain new vision during virus pandemic
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http://www.holston.org/newsdetail/revival-amidst-coronavirus-13538243The buildings may be closed, but the church is alive in Holston Conference. Two weeks after Bishop ...Sat, 28 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMTThe Call: March 26 edition
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http://www.holston.org/newsdetail/the-call-march-26-edition-13539048 New visions in a changed world Two weeks after Bishop Dindy Taylor mandated cessation of ...Thu, 26 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMTHolstonians rise up with solutions after coronavirus closures
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http://www.holston.org/newsdetail/holstonians-spring-up-with-solutions-after-coronavirus-closures-13534127A week ago, Holstonians were incredulous that worship services in church buildings could be canceled...Thu, 19 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMTStaff weigh financial impact, create new methods during pandemic
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http://www.holston.org/newsdetail/ministry-leaders-create-weigh-financial-impact-create-new-methods-during-pandemic-13533903Ministry leaders in Holston Conference are bracing for economic shortages related to the spread of ...Thu, 19 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMTThe Call: March 19 edition
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http://www.holston.org/newsdetail/the-call-march-19-edition-13535255 Doing church in the coronavirus age A week ago, Holstonians were incredulous that worship ...Thu, 19 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMTBishop Taylor closes churches until further notice due to virus spread
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http://www.holston.org/newsdetail/bishop-taylor-clarifies-cancellation-is-mandatory-13441937March 18 update: Bishop Dindy Taylor has closed Holston churches until further notice. "The good ...Wed, 18 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMTOngoing: Holston will continue to help tornado-stricken neighbors
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http://www.holston.org/newsdetail/tornado-response-update-march-14-13489074Some Holston members responded quickly after March 2-3 tornadoes destroyed parts of middle ...Sat, 14 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMTThe Call: March 14 edition
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http://www.holston.org/newsdetail/the-call-march-14-edition-13535258 Closed for two weeks Bishop Dindy Taylor sent two letters to clergy and church leaders this...Sat, 14 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMTA message from Bishop Taylor: Urging churches to cease public worship
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http://www.holston.org/newsdetail/a-message-from-bishop-taylor-13441713 March 13 update: Cancellation is mandatory, not optional My Dear Holston Friends, I did not...Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMTCoronavirus resources for churches, media
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http://www.holston.org/newsdetail/coronavirus-resources-for-churches-13430201On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization identified COVID-19 as a pandemic. On March 18, ...Wed, 11 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMTOur top 5 headlines in February
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http://www.holston.org/newsdetail/our-top-5-headlines-in-february-13424219 If clicks are votes, these stories and reports were the most-read by our subscribers in last ...Fri, 06 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMTHolston prepares to help Tennessee neighbors after tornado
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http://www.holston.org/newsdetail/holston-prepares-to-help-tennessee-neighbors-after-tornado-13424897ALCOA, Tenn. (March 4, 2020) -- Holston mission leaders are reaching out to United Methodists in ...Wed, 04 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMTEl Equipo Hispano celebra los nuevos ministerios
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http://www.holston.org/newsdetail/el-equipo-hispano-celebra-los-nuevos-ministerios-13424395In English ALCOA, Tenn. -- El Equipo del Ministerios Hispanos está celebrando el lanzamiento de ...Fri, 28 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMTHispanic team awards $88,000 in grants, celebrates new ministries
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http://www.holston.org/newsdetail/hispanic-ministry-team-grants-13395905En español ALCOA, Tenn. -- The Hispanic Ministries Team is celebrating the launch of new ...Fri, 28 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMTShell projected next Scenic South District superintendent
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http://www.holston.org/newsdetail/reed-shell-district-superintendent-13396080ALCOA, Tenn. -- Bishop Mary Virginia Taylor announces the projected appointment of the Rev. Reed ...Fri, 28 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMTThe Call: Feb. 28 edition
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http://www.holston.org/newsdetail/the-call-feb-28-edition-13535261 Shell projected for Scenic South Bishop Mary Virginia Taylor announces the projected ...Fri, 28 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMTConvocation looks beyond the fight, equips clergy for future
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http://www.holston.org/newsdetail/convocation-2020-13294578PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. -- The elephant in the room was the possible upcoming division of the ...Sat, 22 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMTThe Call: Feb. 22 edition
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http://www.holston.org/newsdetail/the-call-feb-22-edition-13535270 Convocation looks beyond the fight The elephant in the room was the possible upcoming ...Sat, 22 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMTHolston members begin planning for 'more inclusive' church future
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http://www.holston.org/newsdetail/umc-next-holston-13284104KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 21, 2020) -- In the first large meeting organized by the unofficial group, ...Fri, 21 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMTThe Call: Feb. 14 edition
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http://www.holston.org/newsdetail/the-call-feb-14-edition-13535280 Call for leadership It was a snowy Saturday, but that didn’t stop 90 United Methodists from...Fri, 14 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMTBlack churches call for representation, leadership in Holston
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http://www.holston.org/newsdetail/strengthening-black-church-for-21st-century-feb-8-13266458ALCOA, Tenn. -- It was a snowy Saturday, but that didn’t deter 90 United Methodists from standing up...Thu, 13 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMTPastors in Southwest Virginia work to help flood survivors
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http://www.holston.org/newsdetail/pastors-in-southwest-virginia-work-to-help-flood-survivors-13261539Feb. 14, 2020 update: Disaster-response leaders in Holston's Clinch Mountain District met Feb. 10 to...Sat, 08 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMTThe Call: Feb. 5 edition
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http://www.holston.org/newsdetail/the-call-feb-5-edition-13535282 Changing lives since 1985 For 35 years, youth have departed auditoriums near the Great ...Wed, 05 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMTResurrection celebrates 35 years of changed lives
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http://www.holston.org/newsdetail/resurrection-2020-13253595For 35 years, youth have departed auditoriums near the Great Smoky Mountains on an annual January ...Tue, 04 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMTSEJ delegation leaders announce support for separation 'protocol'
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http://www.holston.org/newsdetail/sej-delegation-leaders-announce-support-for-separation-protocol-13245442January 30, 2020 Leaders of 14 delegations representing annual conferences of the Southeastern ...Thu, 30 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMTEn tiempos de tensión, Jerry Russell trabaja más duro para desarrollar líderes jóvenes
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http://www.holston.org/newsdetail/jerry-russell-builds-leaders-espanol-13230449In English (Jan. 16) El año pasado, el pastor Jerry Russell decidió que ya no quería ser delegado de...Wed, 29 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMTThe Call: Jan. 24 edition
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http://www.holston.org/newsdetail/the-call-jan-24-edition-13195605Here are some of the links and stories in the January 24, 2020, email edition of The Call: Music ...Fri, 24 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT5 Holston delegates attend GC briefing in Nashville
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http://www.holston.org/newsdetail/pre-general-conference-briefing-13173069NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Jan. 23, 2020) – Five Holston Conference delegates are in Nashville this week, ...Thu, 23 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMTThe Call: Jan. 17 edition
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http://www.holston.org/newsdetail/the-call-jan-17-edition-13195603Here are some of the links and stories in the January 17, 2020, email edition of The Call: Jerry ...Fri, 17 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMTIn tense times, Russell works harder to develop young leaders
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http://www.holston.org/newsdetail/jerry-russell-builds-up-church-leaders-for-the-future-13147555En español Jan. 16, 2020 Last year, the Rev. Jerry Russell decided he no longer wanted to be a ...Thu, 16 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMTThe Call: Jan. 9 edition
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http://www.holston.org/newsdetail/the-call-jan-9-edition-13195602Here are some of the links and stories in the January 9, 2020, edition: Delegation leaders ...Thu, 09 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMTHolston leaders reassure members after coverage of new proposal
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http://www.holston.org/newsdetail/holston-leaders-reassure-church-members-after-media-coverage-of-separation-plan-13140424Jan. 8, 2020 Leaders and pastors throughout Holston Conference scrambled over the last week to ...Wed, 08 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMTThompson commentary: The gift of clergy kids
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http://www.holston.org/newsdetail/gift-of-clergy-kids-13139507By Mary Thompson Many staff parish committees of local churches have sat around a table with their ...Tue, 07 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMTHolston delegation responds to proposed separation plan
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http://www.holston.org/newsdetail/delegation-responds-to-proposed-separation-plan-13135710January 4, 2020 The Holston Conference delegation to General Conference 2020 has issued the ...Sat, 04 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMTHolston's top 10 headlines of 2019: The struggle is real
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http://www.holston.org/newsdetail/the-struggle-is-real-13135030 In 2019, we sent out 55 email editions of The Call featuring more than 400 news stories. If ...Fri, 03 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMTThe Call: Dec. 31 edition
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http://www.holston.org/newsdetail/the-call-dec-31-edition-13137133Here are some of the links and stories in the December 31, 2019, email edition of The Call: ...Tue, 31 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMTAll the way from Bethlehem, Peace Light comes to Holston
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http://www.holston.org/newsdetail/peace-light-of-bethlehem-13132583A light that originally came from the grotto where Jesus was born now lives in a hot water heater in...Mon, 30 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMTGrieving loss of son, Knox pastor invites others to 'Blue Christmas'
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http://www.holston.org/newsdetail/grieving-loss-of-his-son-pastor-invites-others-to-join-blue-christmas-service-13117129By Donn King The Christmas season is a time for joy and celebration, but it is difficult for ...Thu, 19 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMTThe Call: Dec. 19 edition
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http://www.holston.org/newsdetail/the-call-dec-19-edition-13117466Here are some of the links and stories in the December 19, 2019, email edition of The Call: Dutch ...Thu, 19 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMTDutch Valley Christmas: Decorations connect members with memories
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http://www.holston.org/newsdetail/dutch-valley-christmas-13116504CLINTON, Tenn. -- At Dutch Valley United Methodist, the Christmas decorations are beautiful, but ...Wed, 18 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT14 Holston pastors reveal: "My favorite Christmas gift"
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http://www.holston.org/newsdetail/14-pastors-confess-the-best-christmas-present-i-ever-received-from-church-members-13110955We asked Holston Conference pastors to share their favorite Christmas gifts from congregants over ...Fri, 13 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMTPitching in to help Camp in the Community recover from theft
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http://www.holston.org/newsdetail/camp-in-the-community-recovers-13110871ALCOA, Tenn. (Dec. 13, 2019) -- Church and community members are pulling together to help a Holston ...Fri, 13 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMTThe Call: Dec. 13 edition
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http://www.holston.org/newsdetail/the-call-dec-13-edition-13117464Here are some of the links and stories in the December 13, 2019, email edition of The Call: Holston...Fri, 13 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMTLast of wildfire donations delivered to Sevier Co. firefighters
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http://www.holston.org/newsdetail/last-of-wildfire-donations-delivered-to-sevier-co-firefighters-on-thanksgiving-day-13103720ALCOA, Tenn. – In the season of Thanksgiving, Holston Conference expressed gratitude to firefighters...Mon, 09 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT
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