Berea UMC Responds to Community's Need

On Sunday, May 2nd the Disaster Response team at Berea UMC was active. That night one church family was evacuated through waste deep water, and on Monday morning the team began working with those impacted to remove standing water from their living spaces, basements and crawlspaces. Berea UMC was able to supply a generator and fuel to one family for several days. They also supplied dehumidifiers and fans to homeowners to begin the drying out...

St. Luke UMC Launches a Weekly Multicultural Worship Service

St. Luke United Methodist Church (Lexington District) launched a multicultural worship service on February 19, 2012. The service included scripture readings in languages representing Kenya, Senegal, the Congo, Bhutan, Nigeria and Ethiopia. Rev. Harun Gatobu, pastor of multicultural ministries, is originally from Kenya, he will preach and lead the weekly services.  After nearly three years of planning, including 15 months of monthly multipurpose gatherings, the day was what...

Manna Meals Ministry Going Strong and Growing

Manna Meals is a weekly meal that is served in the Community Center of Nicholasville United Methodist Church (Lexington District).  The meal is served every Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.  Diners are seated at tables and are waited on by servers. Their meal is delivered to their table on real plates. Each meal is a restaurant quality, well-balanced meal. The meal was begun to try to alleviate some of the hunger in our county and show God’s love to those in need. The meal...

Wesley Village Small Home "a Bold and Compassionate Approach" to Memory Care

“A bold and compassionate approach…” Those were the words that Governor Steven Beshear used in describing the new and innovative plan for care that the Wesley Village in Wilmore has implemented with their new Small Home, the Holloway Cottage. On September 28, 2011, Governor Beshear, Bishop Lindsey Davis, and several other dignitaries and invited guests gathered for the dedication of Wesley Village’s Small Home – the first one in the state of Kentucky. Over 300...

September 11, 2011 a Day of New Starts

September 11, 2011 was the 10th anniversary of a day of infamy, a day of death and destruction. But one of the tenets of the Christian faith is our belief in resurrection, rebirth - a new life. To that belief, on this tenth anniversary of those tragic events, the Kentucky Conference will now also remember that day as one of "new life." It is with great pleasure and the highest praise that on September 11, 2011 the Kentucky Annual Conference chartered one new church, Embrace UMC in...

AC 2011 New Church Starts Video - Embrace

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AC 2011 New Church Starts Video - Andover

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AC 2011 New Church Starts Video - First Fire

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AC 2011 New Church Starts Video - Hope Springs

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Change the World Weekend: Berea

Over 1,600 churches participated around the world in community outreach projects May 14-15. Berea UMC (Lexington District) coordinated two days of community outreach projects. Fifty-two volunteers complete projects at 10 different locations.  Sixteen of our participants were under 18 years old. Our great support team provided meals and assisted with registration. Projects included rebuilding a fence, clearing a fence row, fixing and cleaning gutters, cutting and stacking firewood,...

Hope Springs: 10 Years and Other Numbers that Count

At the 2000 session of the Kentucky Annual Conference in Bowling Green, Bishop Robert Morgan appointed David Calhoun to “New Church Lexington.” The new church would eventually find a name and an exciting future as Hope Springs Community Church was born. During the first nine months in Lexington, this “parachute drop” of a church plant grew from 5 (the Calhoun family) to 9 (the first meeting of interested “missionaries” in the Calhoun living room in July 2000)...

Adventures in Church Planting

My First Recruit…Well Kinda My life and ministry experiences gave me a unique skill set and desire for church planting. My skills were developed while working at my first appointment at The Rock La Roca in every role from pastor to custodian. My heart for church planting was fostered through experiences that had left me a broken man. I had found healing in my brokenness through my relationship with Christ, and I wanted other broken people to experience the same healing I found. This...

Anthony Everett Named to Human Rights Commission

      The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Human Rights Commission announces the appointments of Rev. D. Anthony Everett and Vibert Forsythe as members of the Commission.  The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Human Rights Commission is the local agency responsible for enforcing the local antidiscrimination laws in employment, housing and public accommodations. Anthony is the Associate Director for African American Ministries with the Kentucky Annual Conference. He...

Berea UMC Community Outreach

After Sunday morning worship on October 17, 2010, volunteers from Berea UMC (Lexington District) participated in a day of Community Outreach. Fifty volunteers assisted ten different homeowners during a six-hour period. Volunteers ranged in age from as young as 3 to over 80. One quarter were under age 18. Volunteers cleaned gutters, cleared fence rows, cut limbs, worked flower beds, repaired a porch, installed flooring in an attic, raked leaves and cleared dead trees. The kitchen crew stayed...

Versailles Man Named Director at The Upper Room Academy for Spiritual Formation

A lay leader and a clergywoman have been named to lead The Upper Room’s Academy for Spiritual Formation as it responds to the growing need of helping Christian leaders live effective, disciplined spiritual lives in an increasingly multi-cultural, interfaith world. Johnny Sears of Versailles, Kentucky is the Academy’s new director and the Rev. Im Jung is the new regional coordinator, said Rev. Jerry Haas, the Academy’s former director who has assumed the role of...

Jackson Chapel Celebrates Homecoming

Pictured here is the Jackson Chapel United Methodist Church, Lexington District, taken on September 12, 2010. The church was dedicated on September 12, 1844, 166 years ago. Friends and members of Jackson Chapel gathered on Sept. 12, 13, and 14 for their annual Homecoming and revival. The church is located on the Powell/Estill County line and is one of the oldest churches in the area.  Kim Rose is the pastor....

Wesley Village to Honor "Heroes, Saints and Legends"

  Wesley Village Senior Living Community of Wilmore, KY is again honoring three Kentucky Methodists "whose vigorous and inspiring lives continue to enrich our church and communities." The14th annual Heroes, Saints and Legends Awards Banquet will be held Tuesday, November 9, at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Lexington (please note the later-than-usual date due to the World Equestrian Games in Lexington this fall). Doors will open at 5:45 p.m. with dinner served at 6:30 p.m. This...

“To serve God, to serve people, and to make everything more beautiful”

On April 24 and 25, hundreds of churches from around the world, including a number from the Kentucky Annual Conference, participated in Change the World service and fundraising events designed to make a difference globally and locally. Pastor Chris Howlett shares what Christ Church United Methodist in Lexington did on April 24. Southend Park Project Southend Park, a neighborhood of dilapidated houses that is being displaced by the Newtown Pike Extension, has historically been served by the...