SAVE THE DATE: If you are a clergy or lay voting member of the annual conference you are invited to a gathering on Monday, May 20 at 6:00 p.m. at Murray First UMC. The event is designed to unpack the impact of the General Conference, prepare for the Annual Conference in June, and appreciate the gift of being together. Please take a few minutes to register if you are a voting member of the TWK annual conference by clicking on this link.

Discipleship Ministries has featured an article by Rev. Jefferson Furtado (a Purchase District pastor) on how The Vine UMC connects folks to United Methodist theology, discipleship, and fellowship.

Check out this week's conference newsletter for some important information such as:

• UMC General Conference is Underway (watch livestream)
• Annual Conference
• Grant Funding for Respite Ministries
• Campus Ministers need your help connecting with incoming students
• Save the Date | Beersheba Springs Assembly’s “Meet on the Mountain”
• Save the Date | 2025 TWK Youth Annual Gatherings
• Pre-annual conference Acts Bible Study
• and much more!

Click here to read the TWK newsletter

Camp Joy is a camp for special needs adults (31 and up) at Lakeshore Camp & Retreat Center to be held June 9-14. Volunteers are needed to help keep campers safe. They are seeking volunteer counselors and medical staff (nurses, pharmacists & doctors). For more information, contact Dave Stewart at atsgrad08@gmail.com/901-849-7487. Sign up online at lakeshorecamp.org.

Bishop McAlilly and the Chairs of the Orders and Fellowship invite clergy to spend a day with each other at Montgomery Bell State Park on May 22 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Please email Jonathan Lewis with questions: Jonathan.Lewis@mlh.org. | Learn more and register.

The Episcopal office is now collecting notes, letters, and cards if you wish to provide best wishes to Bishop Bill McAlilly as he prepares for retirement. We are also putting together a special retirement video for the bishop, and we would love for you to be a part of it! Learn more. Please submit by May 10.

DayShore is a day camp opportunity for campers to experience the joy of summer camp within their own community. Together, Lakeshore Camp and Retreat Center and the church, work to provide a Christ-centered week filled with hands-on lessons about God. Below is an opportunity in Calloway County. More will be added as information becomes avaialable.

Murray First UMC: (flyer)

• register here
• to volunteer, contact Colin here

It's that time of year when churches are planning VBS events. If your church is planning a VBS and has a flyer they'd like us to publicize in our eNews, please email it to Penny Story. If you'd like to find a VBS for your child, grandchild, neighbor, friend's child to attend, see the local church news section toward the bottom of this eNews.

Mission u is a transformative educational program sponsored by TWK United Women in Faith. This program encompasses both Bible-based curricula and events for adults, youth, and children. All classes will be at Scarritt Bennett Center from July 11 to July 13. For additional information contact: Delores Smith, Registrar via email smithumw@gmail.com. |  Information and registration here. Deadline to register is June 3.

Faith, Family, Fiesta, Forgiveness

• Cedar Crest Camp, summer staf| application | website
• Lakeshore Summer Camp, summer staff | application | website

• TWK United Methodist Foundation Seeking President/CEO The United Methodist Foundation for the Tennessee-Western Kentucky Annual Conference announces that it will immediately begin receiving applications for the position of President and CEO of the Foundation. A process of application and interviews will soon be in place, with the naming of a new President in May. For more information, please go to https://umfmtc.org/ To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume to Board Chair, Anne Richards and Philip Jamieson by May 1.

Every year, our Annual Conference partners with the Foundation for Evangelism to honor individuals whose lives reflect the Great Commission through both word and deed. The Harry Denman Evangelism Award honors those who consistently practice their ministry of evangelism to bring people to life with Jesus Christ. Clergy and Laity (youth included) are eligible to be nominated for the award. Individuals, churches, or districts can make nominations. Learn more. 

When a church votes to disaffiliate, some members would rather Stay UMC and want to connect with others in the same situation. With The Vine, people can find an immediate connection with others seeking a home within the United Methodist Church. The Vine is gaining momentum--beautiful things are beginning to happen by the grace of God! Also, people can request that their district office hold their UMC membership temporarily until they find a new church home. (If they are not sure which district to contact, check here - Districts - TWKUMC)