Tennessee Church wins top honors NASHVILLE, Tenn.––Northside UMC in Jackson, Tenn., was named the 2017 top UM unit in the United States. Judges of the third annual national competition selected the church for a myriad of ministries to the Jackson community. The contest is sponsored by the National Association of Conference Presidents of UM Men [...]
The Lewis Center for Church Leadership and Wesley Theological Seminary have gathered free resources to help pastors better understand and manage their personal finances. The resources are available here. Managing personal finances is especially important for clergy who are expected to teach and model faithful stewardship within their congregations. Maintaining healthy personal finances is both [...]
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.
Lakeshore Camp and Retreat Center has announced its Fall 2016 "Legacy of Lakeshore" campaign. Lakeshore is the camp and retreat ministry of the Memphis Conference of The United Methodist Church. It is located in Eva, Tennessee. The campaign has three components: Upgrade cabins Build hammock shelter Bolster campership fund Click on links below for more [...]
Provided by: THE TENNESSEAN Prevent church fraud with better controls Steve Thomason, CPA, for LBMC8 p.m. CDT August 24, 2016 This story is produced and presented by our sponsor, LBMC (Photo: Devonyu/Getty Images/iStockphoto) In 2014, churches lost an estimated $39 billion due to internal financial fraud. Compare that with the $35 billion that churches spent [...]
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