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Best Practices Clusters - 5 Part Series - Hospitality - Part 2 of 5
posted on September 25
What is it? This program is designed to help small and mid-sized churches. Prayer, Hospitality, Online Presence, Outreach, and Integration are five areas where each church can adopt new best ...
District Leadership Day Training- Saturday, September 30th
posted on September 19
District Leadership day will be held on Saturday, September 30th from 9-2:30PM. Laity & Clergy are encouraged to attend this one day event to receive training in the following areas: SPRC - Led By ...
Camp Director Needed for Aldersgate
posted on September 08
The Kentucky Annual Conference of the UMC seeks to fill the position of Aldersgate Camp Director. For over 55 years, Aldersgate Camp and Retreat Center has welcomed campers, retreat guests, and ...
Camp Director Needed for Loucon
posted on September 08
The Kentucky Conference of the United Methodist Church seeks to fill the Loucon Camp Director position. For over 70 years, Loucon Training and Retreat Center has welcomed campers, retreat guests, and...
Whenever Wherever Worship
posted on September 08
A weekly online worship service produced by the Kentucky Annual Conference will launch Sept. 10 at 11:00 a.m. ET, with an eye toward attracting United Methodists who have been displaced by churches ...
Bluegrass District Charge Conference schedule
posted on July 31
Sunday, October 1st 4PM @Bardstown UMC (Boyle, Marion, Mercer, Nelson, Taylor & Washington County Churches) Sunday, October 8th- 4PM @ Versailles First UMC (Anderson, ...
Need Pulpit Supply?
posted on July 31
Clergy, do you need time off? If you find yourself needing to fill your churches pulpit for any reason, please reach out to Pamela Compton, District Coordinator of Lay Servant Ministries for the ...
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2023-2024 Heartland & Bluegrass District Advanced Lay Servant Courses
posted on July 12
Advanced Lay Speaking Courses Planned Location: Kentucky Conference Office Time: 9-2:30PM each date Lunch: $10.00 for the remaining courses August 12th (AM session) Spiritual Gifts Led By Rev. ...
Bishop Fairley, "There is more to United Methodists than the debate over human sexuality."
posted on June 20
When United Methodists from throughout Kentucky met in Owensboro June 4-7 for our 2023 Annual Conference, much was made in news reports about the 286 churches that were approved to leave the ...
Stay UMC! Continuing as a Member of the United Methodist Church
posted on June 19
Stay UMC - Continuing as a Member of the United Methodist Church November 23, 2022 In this season when some churches are choosing to disaffiliate from the United Methodist Church, we are frequently...
Welcome-New District Clergy appointments!
posted on June 14
We would like to welcome the following clergy to new appointments (2023-2024 Conference year) Kristi Calhoun- St. Paul (Frankfort) Andrew Singh- Georgetown First (Senior Pastor) Jared Alex Gossett- ...
Bishop Fairley Announces 2023 Cabinet Appointments
posted on April 13
Brothers and sisters in Christ, I am pleased to announce the following appointments, most of which will take effect July 1, 2023. Rev. Dr. Tina Patterson will be appointed as the Director of ...
2023 Hopeful Future by Bishop Fairley
posted on February 13
Sisters and brothers in Christ, I have watched with great sadness as congregations have inquired and voted on disaffiliation. It is out of this sadness that I speak to you now. I know many of you are ...
Discernment Workbook for Christian Ministries and Churches
posted on August 22
The Kentucky Annual Conference has produced a workbook for churches to help discern major decisions, and in-person training sessions at various locations will be conducted over the next ...
Flood Bucket Drop Off Locations
posted on August 08
Locations to drop off flood buckets in the Bluegrass District: Lawrenceburg UMC, 565 Carlton Drive, Lawrenceburg (phone: 502-839-3971). Please call the church office for hours of operation ...
Checklist for Flood Buckets & Hygiene Kits
posted on August 02
Here's what you need to include in a Flood Bucket/Cleaning Kit: Flood Bucket/Cleaning Kit One five-gallon round bucket with re-sealable lid (14.35” h x 12.19” w x 12.19” d) No screw lids May be ...
When Disaster Strikes, What and How Can I Give?
posted on July 29
Much of the following information is quoted or adapted from a joint document of FEMA and National Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster titled “When Disaster Strikes…How to Donate or Volunteer ...
District Dates
posted on May 26
Charge Conference Dates October 9, 2022 @ 4:00 pm Henry/Shelby/Spencer Cluster Host church: Shelbyville Centenary Churches: Taylor’s Chapel, Bethlehem, Campbellsburg/Sulphur, New ...
How to Assist the Ukrainian People
posted on March 02
United Methodists and others wishing to provide humanitarian assistance to the Ukrainian people in the wake of the Russian invasion of their country may contribute to Advance #982450, UMCOR ...
Tornado Disaster Relief 2021
posted on December 11
Keep up-to-date with all the information available in regards to the Tornadoes that struck western Kentucky on December 11, 2021 and what you can do to help the recovery process. To help ...
Quadrennial Boundaries Training
posted on October 02
Quadrennial Boundaries Training is required for all clergy and needs to be completed every four years. We will be offering Boundaries Training online through the Lewis Center for Church Leadership. ...
Bluegrass District 2021-2022 Pastors in New Appointments
posted on June 09
Congratulations to the following clergy on their new appointments within the Bluegrass District! Ryan Boatright-Campbellsville First John Duff -Danville Centenary-Associate Jamie Williams-Frankfort ...
A Message of Hope from Bishop Fairley
posted on March 20
There is a fundamental spiritual component to our present COVID-19 crisis. While the landscape of our lives change, we must stand on some simple truths that we’ve repeated all our lives. We must now ...
Ideas for How to do Online Worship
posted on March 14
With the recommendation from Bishop Fairley to cancel in-person worship services for the next two weeks, many churches are considering a move to online worship. For those who aren't sure how to ...
Georgetown First Men Join Ecumenical Mission Trip
posted on November 20
Three men from Georgetown First partnered with over a dozen persons from three other churches for seven days of ecumenical ministry in Guatemala last week. They built a wooden house for a desperately ...
The Time to Dream Again
posted on August 20
Below please find Rev. Mark Gibbons' (District Superintendent) message from the Welcoming Days. Bluegrass District Welcoming Days Lawrenceburg, August 12, 2018 Lebanon, August 19, 2018 Mark A. ...
Chaplains in the Boy Scouts
posted on April 09
If you are a chaplain, or are interested in being a chaplain, for a Boy Scout Troop, here's a great resource to learn more about the responsibilities and opportunities of being a chaplain or chaplain'...
Book Recommendation: Sacred Rhythms
posted on February 27
The LACE book for March is a recommendation by Judy Beth Noel. Below is what she has to say about it: Sacred Rhythms by Ruth Haley Barton Whether you are a life-long servant in ministry or have ...
Book Recommendation: Canoeing the Mountains
posted on February 06
As part of the LACE program, in the months where there is no LACE Saturday, various members of the LACE Committee will be offering up book recommendations to lay servants or anyone who wants to ...
Beyond the Worship Wars: Why Older Adults Worship Differently
posted on January 25
On Friday, February 2, at 11 AM Eastern/10 AM Central time, there will be a webinar called Beyond the Worship Wars: Why Older Adults Worship Differently. Presenter Will Randolph will lead this 2 hour...
Older Adult Ministries
posted on January 08
The Kentucky Conference has a great resource for ministering to older adults - the Older Adult Ministries Team, led by Rev. Sue Eaton! This team's purpose is to support older adults, defined as adults...
Early Response Teams going with UMCOR to Puerto Rico
posted on January 03
UMCOR has begun coordinating Early Response Teams to Puerto Rico in cooperation with the Methodist Church of Puerto Rico. If you are interested and meet the following criteria, please call me and I ...
Graefenburg United Methodist Church: Their History and Mission!
posted on January 03
(Article by Abbi Blosser, Photographs by Jocelyn Duke) Graefenburg United Methodist Church was established in 1835, and has been serving Graefenburg and the surrounding communities for the past 183 ...
Georgetown First UMC holds Back to School Bash
posted on August 15
On Saturday, August 5, 256 needy kids received new backpacks, sneakers, socks and school supplies at the "Back to School Bash" at Georgetown First United Methodist Church. The church hosted and ...