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Debra Wallace-Padgett Endorsed as Episcopal Candidate
Written: 2/3/2012
Rev. Dr. Debra Wallace-Padgett, Lead Pastor of St. Luke UMC, Lexington, Ky., has received the unanimous support of the Kentucky Conference Delegation as an Episcopal Nominee for the Southeastern Jurisdiction. The meeting and endorsement of the delegation follow the endorsement she also received at t...

Golden Disciples - Food for Thought
Written: 2/2/2012
Scripture of the Month “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”  -- Lamentations 3:22-23 Prayer Gracious Lord, help us to remember all of your past faithfulness to us, so that we might...

Looking Forward to June: The 2012 Kentucky Annual Conference
Written: 2/1/2012
Kentucky United Methodists will gather in Covington June 11-13 for their yearly time of Christian conferencing. The theme for the 2012 Kentucky Annual Conference is “Called by Christ, Sent to Heal.” This theme reflects one of the United Methodist Church’s Four Areas of Focus: Comba...

Morrissey Blog Update - Dress Shrine
Written: 2/1/2012
Our Community Has a Ghost Dress Shrine Most Thai people are Buddhist, and most Buddhists in Thailand have some form of "Spirit House" and shrine in their yard or in their house.  Even businesses, shopping  malls, and the entrance to sub-divisions have spirit houses shrines....

Venezuelan Seminary Update January 2012
Written: 1/31/2012 2:04:20 PM
We are excited to share with you from Venezuela something of the work God is doing here. Below is our most recent report. Please read it and feel free to pass it along to all your friends. --Dr. Warren Lathem President, Seminario Wesleyano de Venezuela Fear or Faith? We live in a time a great...

Singing, Service Highlight 2012 Winter Blitz
Written: 1/31/2012
Louisville’s Broadbent Arena was alive with music and laughter January 27-29 as it hosted Winter Blitz 2012. The annual event, sponsored by the Kentucky Annual Conference Ministry with Young People, draws youth from around Kentucky as well as from nearby states. With a humble beginning in Owe...

The Journey of Lent and the Body of Christ
Written: 1/30/2012
Beginning with Ash Wednesday, the season of Lent in the Christian year is a period of 40 days in which we look forward with anticipation to the celebration and joy of Easter.  The 40 days of prayer, fasting and self-reflection has its origin in the biblical stories of the flood and the years ...

St. Luke UMC Launches a Weekly Multicultural Worship Service
Written: 1/27/2012
St. Luke United Methodist Church (Lexington District) will launch a weekly multicultural service starting February 19, 2012. This offers refugees, immigrants and others a unique worship and fellowship experience. The service will be Sundays at 3:00 p.m. at the St. Luke Fellowship Hall. Rev. Harun...

Kentucky United Methodists Train Leaders in Uganda
Written: 1/27/2012
The Kentucky Annual Conference (KAC) partnership with the East Africa Annual Conference continues to yield new ministry opportunities. Last fall, Chris Patterson, pastor of St. James UMC in Bowling Green, and Heath Ray, a former Peace Corps volunteer and current lay leader in English as a Second Lan...

Dwaine Morgan, GBGM Missionary, to Visit Kentucky
Written: 1/24/2012
"Anywhere in the world that people are hurting, whether due to man-made scarcity or to natural disaster, God’s people, by their presence and action, are a sign of God’s redeeming presence." --Dwaine Morgan - Missionary Board of Global Ministries   Dwaine Morgan, a Churc...

Kentucky Wesleyan Choir Invited to Sing at General Conference
Written: 1/21/2012
The Kentucky Wesleyan College Chamber Singers will sing at the 2012 General Conference. Here is an excerpt from a communication from Rev. Kent Lewis, Chaplain & Director of Church Relations at the college. As Chaplain and Director of Church Relations at Kentucky Wesleyan College, President Crai...

Excellent 2011 & Exciting 2012: Update on Venezuelan Seminary
Written: 1/17/2012
Half of our 2011 Annual Conference Mission Offering went to support the education and development of church planters in Venezuela. In this excerpt from a letter, Dr. Warren Lathem, President of Seminario Wesleyano de Venezuela, gives an update on the Seminary’s 2011 ministry highlights and loo...

Martin Luther King Day Celebration a Joyful Occasion
Written: 1/16/2012
On Saturday more than 80 people braved the cold and the forecast of inclement weather to gather at St. Paul UMC in Frankfort, KY for the conference-wide observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. The observance, sponsored by the Kentucky Conference Commission on Religion and Race, featured work...

Retiree Health Liability Task Force "Listening Sessions"
Written: 1/10/2012
A year ago Bishop Davis named a Healthcare Taskforce to address our unfunded liability of $53 million related to our retiree healthcare plan. The Taskforce has been in conversation with CFA, the Cabinet and the Board of Pensions to find our best next steps. We are planning Listening Sessio...

Portland Promise Center Match
Written: 1/9/2012 9:32:11 AM
Portland Promise Center has received a match challenge gift from three families for $31,000. If matched, it will become $62,000. Make a donation by January 15 here and mark your donation “2011 Match Challenge”. ...

Golden Disciples - Food for Thought
Written: 1/6/2012
Scripture of the Month All the days ordained for me were written in your book. (Psalm 139:16) Table Grace of the Month God is great, and God is good. Let us thank Him for this food. By His hands, we all are fed. Thank you for our daily bread. (Author unknown) And for this New Year given We...

Morrissey Blog Update - New Year
Written: 1/4/2012 9:43:56 AM
The Newly Planted Mai Ya Church is Thriving Sherri and I and Christine Villa, the new missionary at Blessing Home, had the privilege of spending Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with Pastors Jerron and On of Mai Ya church, a church that was planted just a few months ago (August 2011).  Pastors ...

Conference Secretaries Gather in New York for Update on UMC Mission Work
Written: 12/27/2011
The conference secretaries for the General Board of Global Ministries (CSGMs) from the Southeastern conferences gathered in New York City as the guests of the General Board. Our group of 15 stayed in the Alma Matthew's house, the property of the Women’s Division, located in a charming neighb...

Erlanger UMC Honors Military Veterans
Written: 12/27/2011
The long-standing tradition of honoring military veterans continued at Erlanger United Methodist Church (Covington District) on Sunday, November 13, 2011. Church members invited family and friends who served in the various branches of the military services to be a part of the event during mor...

Aldersgate Camp Breaks Ground on New Lodge
Written: 12/27/2011
On October 27, 2011, at a fund raising dinner for the New Aldersgate Camp Lodge and Dining Room, Lee Padgett, Aldersgate Camp Director, was pleased to announce the receipt of a gift of $100,000.00 from the J. W. Kinzer Foundation of Eastern KY. With this exciting gift, the entrance and lobby of th...