
Key points: Two pastors traveled to Zimbabwe and Liberia over 17 days to see how Holston Conference supplies and offerings have helped people served by United Methodist missions. In Zimbabwe, they helped lead a Vacation Bible School attended by ...
ALCOA, Tenn. – In an online meeting on Sept. 7, the Holston Annual Conference ratified the disaffiliations of 15 local churches from The United Methodist Church. The 15 churches requesting to leave the denomination are an addition to 264 churches ...
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- Even when she went to seminary, the Rev. Dr. Charlotte Williams did not want to be a preacher. “That was not on my radar. It was not on my bucket list,” she says. Growing up in poverty with an addicted parent, Williams saw and ...
ALCOA, Tenn. (3 p.m. EST) -- As Hurricane Idalia made landfall earlier today in Florida, bringing flooding and damage, and then headed toward Georgia and the Carolinas, Holston Conference began preparations to provide aid to its neighbors. The Rev. ...
GLADE SPRING, Va. -- The mini food pantries installed on church properties, called “blessing boxes,” have become a common ministry to serve food-insecure neighbors around the clock, especially since the pandemic caused the creative idea to go ripping...
MARION, Va. – After going to bed feeling “burned out” one night, the Rev. Natalie Justice woke up at 2 a.m. with a “nudge” and an idea: Why not do interviews with church leaders about their hopes for The United Methodist Church? In March 2023, that’...
ALCOA, Tenn. – Of 29 Black churches in Holston Conference, zero have disaffiliated from the denomination. However, a lot of work is needed to strengthen Black churches and to put more Black United Methodists in the pulpit and in conference ...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The gray car has been parked at Cedar Lane United Methodist Church since March – to be specific, since “two weeks before Easter,” says the pastor. The car’s engine doesn’t work and hasn’t since two young passengers and their dog ...
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. -- Sixty-four stories help tell the overall story of Holston Conference and the people of faith in its churches. Sixty-four stories might be a window into how the people called United Methodists can move into the future, says the ...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- It was a reunion and a work party in the Cokesbury United Methodist Church parking lot on May 31 and June 1. As cars, trucks and trailers arrived with their church or district’s gifts for Africa, United Methodists put their ...
LAKE JUNALUSKA, N.C. -- The new “D” word for Holston Conference is not disaffiliation. It’s discipleship. That’s what the Rev. Kim Goddard said on the final day of Holston Annual Conference, joining other speakers in sending United Methodists forth ...
LAKE JUNAUSKA, N.C. -- Today at the conclusion of the Holston Annual Conference, Bishop Debra Wallace-Padgett fixed projected ministerial appointments for the 2023-2024 year. These are new appointments that will be effective July 1, 2023. Download ...
Top Stories Tuesday report: Retirees recognized, baptisms remembered, gifts celebrated re:Brand podcast: Tuesday recap Newly retired clergy share reflections in video The Call's June 7 issue Wednesday Schedule Unless indicated, all activities ...
LAKE JUNALUSKA, N.C. -- The Annual Conference worked its way through hearing reports and making decisions yesterday, stopping along the way to worship, celebrate retiring clergy, plan for the future, and eat ice cream. The day started with humor ...
Top Stories Monday report: New visions and 'recalibration' followed by Mission Celebration re:Brand podcast: Monday recap Slack's worship visuals bless many Annual Conferences The Call's June 6 edition Special events schedule Tuesday ...
LAKE JUNALUSKA, N.C. -- The Annual Conference finished a day of discussion about new visions and “recalibration” with an evening celebration of Holston’s legacy as a mission-minded body and the urgent call to “finish the job.” Bishop Gregory Palmer,...
Top Stories Sunday report: 16 celebrated in ordination service re:Brand podcast: Sunday night recap The Call daily newsletter Special events schedule Monday Schedule Unless indicated, all activities are in Stuart Auditorium. 8:30 a.m. Morning...
LAKE JUNALUSKA, N.C. -- The Rev. Sarah Slack has created altar settings at Holston Annual Conference for almost 20 years. On Monday morning, she preached in the Spirit-provoking environment she envisioned for the “Worship Together” theme on the ...
LAKE JUNALUSKA, N.C. – As the music swelled to “In Christ Alone” and “It is Well with My Soul” last night, the singing voices of the Holston Annual Conference also swelled, filling Stuart Auditorium with worship and hope. In the front row, ...
Location Sunday Schedule Unless indicated, all activities are in Stuart Auditorium. 1-5 p.m. Registration at Bethea Welcome Center 3 p.m. Rehearsal for Ordination 4 p.m. Laity Session – Lay Leader Becky Hall 5 p.m. Clergy Session – Bishop Debra ...
Monday, June 5 7 a.m. Reconciling Ministries | Memorial Chapel 12 p.m. Order of Deacons | Harrell Center 201 Learning "Dinner Church" | Harrell Center 105 Clergywomen's Lunch | Terrace 319 Clergy Spouses Lunch | Gaines Auditorium 5:15 p.m. ...
Holston Annual Conference kicks off on Sunday, June 4, and goes through Wednesday, June 7. You can watch the livestream at AC.Holston.org, but if you're planning to join the 800 to 900 United Methodists representing 578 local churches in Lake ...
ALCOA, Tenn. -- The annual Hands-on Mission Project is going full steam ahead with a new packing location and the support of local churches, including a few that are leaving the denomination. On May 31 and June 1, Cokesbury United Methodist Church ...
We asked Holston Conference members to share stories of their mothers' ministries which had an impact on them. To celebrate Mother's Day on May 14, here are four stories about moms from their proud children. MARIAN DOBBINS Joe Phillips, age 71, is...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- After the somber and procedural vote, when the representatives of churches that wanted to leave the denomination had achieved their mission and left the building, Bishop Debra Wallace-Padgett stepped before the surprisingly still ...
ALCOA, Tenn. -- The Rev. Susan Arnold knows what it’s like to lose your church home to disaffiliation. The church that was the site of so many family weddings and funerals – the church where a hand-hewn cross from her great grandfather’s farm is on ...
Media contact: Rev. Tim Jones Director of Communications timjones@holston.org 865-202-6350 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – United Methodists of the Holston Conference worshipped together for the last time today as a body of 842 local churches before voting to...
ALCOA, Tenn. -- Holston Children’s Ministry Team is grateful for yearly offerings at Annual Conference for Change for Children Grants. This year, we have awarded $68,500 to the following ministries: Local Ministry Grants Bristol VA Parish: HUB ...