Martin Methodist Foundation Awards Scholarships The Martin Methodist Foundation was pleased to award scholarships for the 2025-2026 academic year totaling $63,500 to sixteen students attending schools of higher education in Tennessee. Five of these scholarships were awarded to these Wesley Foundation students (below) attending the University of Memphis @ Lambuth. The Martin Methodist Foundation exists [...]
College Scholarship Funds Available TWK Board of Higher Education and Campus Ministry, the Martin Methodist Foundation, and the United Methodist Foundation of the Tennessee-Western Kentucky Conference are pleased to announce that over $150,000 in scholarship funds are available to be awarded to college students in 2025 for the Spring 2026 semester. Applications will be accepted for the [...]
Caroline Stone, 2025 Cloyd Scholarship recipient The Reverend Dr. David Weatherly, President of The United Methodist Foundation for the Tennessee-Western Kentucky Conference, is pleased to announce that the recipient of the Cloyd Scholarship is Ms. Caroline Stone. Caroline is a member of Belle Meade United Methodist Church and is currently enrolled at the University [...]
Effective July 1, 2025 the interest rate for principal and interest loans with the United Methodist Development Fund of Tennessee/Kentucky, Inc. stands at 5.99%. When compared with present market loan interest averages, as well as the current prime rate of 7.5%, 5.99% makes sense! We specialize in loans under one million dollars but will consider [...]
Tennessee-Western Kentucky Annual Conference 2025 The United Methodist Church June 1 - 4, 2025 Collierville UMC 454 W. Poplar Ave., Collierville, TN At the 2025 TWK Annual Conference, we will celebrate the presence of the Holy Spirit as we listen to what God is imagining for us as we live into our connectionalism [...]
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The Board of Directors of the United Methodist Foundation for the Tennessee-Western Kentucky Conference and Development Fund of TN/KY, Inc. announces that the Reverend Dr. David O. Weatherly has been chosen to be the new President/CEO of the Foundation and Development Fund. Dr. Weatherly follows the Reverend Dr. Philip D. Jamieson, who has served in [...]
We are pleased to announce that effective April 1, 2024, the United Methodist Development Fund will raise the interest rate paid on participation accounts to 3.50%. 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 4.95%.
The Board of the Development Fund for Kentucky and Tennessee and the Foundation for the Tennessee-Western KY Conference is pleased to announce the establishing of a new grant program. These grants are to aid churches or affiliated Conference entities with building or renovation projects. The criteria are as follows: The project must contribute directly to [...]
