Does your church or missional agency need to refinance an existing loan or borrow funds for capital improvement projects? With loan rates as low as 6.25%, the UM Development Fund of Tennessee and Kentucky can help! Contact Tiffany Ford at 615-259-2066 or tiffany.ford@umftwk.org for more information.
UPDATE: Effective October 1, 2025, the United Methodist Development Fund interest rate paid on participation accounts will be 4.0%. Participation account funds are fully liquid and, unlike certificates of deposit (CD), are not locked in for a particular time period. The loan rate is 6.25%.
The Board of the Development Fund for Kentucky and Tennessee and the Foundation for the Memphis and Tennessee Annual Conferences is pleased to announce the continuation of the Development Fund grant program in 2022. Last year, this program provided 45 grants to churches and ministries in the Memphis and Tennessee Annual Conferences for a total [...]
The UM Foundation is very pleased to announce that the Reverend Dr. David Comperry will be joining the Foundation team as field staff representative on September 1, 2017. David P. Comperry is retiring after 45 years as a full-time pastor in the Tennessee and Memphis Annual Conferences of the United Methodist Church. The son [...]
We are pleased to announce that effective July 1, 2017, the United Methodist Development Fund will raise the interest rate paid on participation accounts to 1.25%. Participation account funds are fully liquid and, unlike certificates of deposit (CD), are not locked in for a particular time period. The loan rate will remain at 3.99%.
Christ Church Memphis presents No Whispers Spring Conference: Dealing with Shame & Forgiveness Christ Church | Saturday, May 20 | 9 a.m.-3 p.m. | Wilson/Ross 415-416 Join us for a conversation on shame and redemption with Rev. Dr. Phil Jamieson, President of the United Methodist Foundation for the Memphis and Tennessee Annual Conferences. Also joining [...]
2016 Alternative Christmas Gift Catalog: Choose gifts that help people in need and change lives 10/25/2016 Offer Jesus Christ to a hurting world this Christmas by choosing one or more of the below gift-giving opportunities. Memphis Conference agencies and ministries were invited to submit 2016 gift-giving opportunities by Oct. 18 for the second annual Memphis Conference Alternative Christmas Gift [...]
CANNONBALL! Wayne and Janie Hall Help Pay Off Water Park OCTOBER 25, 2016 | JDICKERSON In 2004, the pool at Lakeshore Camp and Retreat was rusty and outdated and in serious need of a face lift. After much deliberation, and a decision that it was important not only to replace but improve, the Board stepped out [...]
Ready of not, the holidays are nearly upon us. Help your friends and family extend the spirit of giving thanks into the Advent season by participating in UMC #GivingTuesday Nov. 29.
COUNCIL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AFFIRMS UNITY, MOVES FORWARD July 25, 2016 Nashville, Tenn.: Meeting in Chicago last week, the Council of Bishops’ Executive Committee approved a framework for implementing the Commission on a Way Forward and took a step toward a called session of the General Conference in 2018. The Council acknowledged that the landscape of [...]
