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TWK and Centenary Mass Choir Rehearsals

Published: 15 May 2023
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The TWK Mass Choir is gathering for worship services at the Annual Conference June 19th-June 21st.

Opportunities to sing:

Monday, June 19th Opening Worship at 10 am (call time 9:15 am) and Tuesday, June 20th Ordination Service at 7 pm (call time 6:15 pm)

Centenary Rehearsals – Tuesdays 6-7 pm

  • Tuesday, May 30th
  • Tuesday, June 6th
  • Tuesday, June 13th

Regional Rehearsals

All are free to attend any of the upcoming rehearsals based on accessibility and timing:

  • Middle TN Sunday, June 4th 5:30 pm Gordon Memorial UMC, 2334 Herman Street, Nashville, TN 37208
  • KY/NW TN Saturday, June 10th, 11 am Christ UMC, 1322 W Broadway, Mayfield, KY 42066
  • West TN – Sunday, June 11th, 5:30 pm Bartlett UMC, 5676 Stage Road, Bartlett, TN 38134

Combined Rehearsal

Sunday, June 18th, 6 pm. Renasant Convention Center Grand Ballroom, 255 N. Main Downtown Memphis, TN 38103

Worship Services

Opening Worship

Monday, June 19th 10 am

9:15 am call time for singers 

Attire: come as you are comfortable; keep in mind it may be cold in the ballroom

Opening Worship Sheet Music

Opening Worship YouTube Playlist

Service of Licensing, Commissioning, and Ordination

Tuesday, June 20th 7 pm

6:15 pm call time for singers

 Attire: Soprano/Alto: all Black; Tenor/Baritone/Bass: White shirt, preferably with a collar and black bottom; ties are optional

Ordination Service Sheet Music

Ordination Service YouTube Playlist

Feel free to share this information with others that may be interested in joining us. We will make a joyful noise as we gather for Annual Conference!

Please call Cynthia Haley with any questions or concerns.

All are welcome!

Register Now for Our Summer Enrichment Program

Published: 14 April 2023
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It’s time to register for our in-person summer enrichment program for rising 1st through 6th graders. The program runs from June 5th through July 27th.

Register Now

Providing Water for Project Transformation
We are asking each member to donate a case of water for our Summer Project Transformation Program. We will not be using water fountains due to safety precautions but would like to ensure clean and safe drinking water to the youth participating in the program this summer.

Contact us for more information.

Spring Festival

Published: 25 March 2023
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Join us Saturday, April 8 at 12:00 pm for our annual Spring festival! We will have food, games and an egg hunt! Please register to make sure we are ready for you! Call the church office if you would like to volunteer at 901-774-7604.

Women’s Month 2023

Published: 9 March 2023
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March, “The month of our founding as the Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society in 1869 is the same month we introduce our new name for our new time: United Women in Faith!”   March is the perfect time for us to honor our history by stepping boldly into our future. Join us in celebrating Women’s Month 2023!

Women’s History in the Methodist Movement 

March is Women’s History Month, and the Methodist Church has a rich history of women’s leadership. Borrow these books to learn about this history and teach it to others. We also have some DVDs on general women’s history to add to your watch list.     

Women’s Month 2023

Join us Sunday, March 26 at 10:30 am. for our Women’s Day Service.

Our Guest Speaker is Dr. Karren Todd.

Women's Month 2023

Dr. Karren Todd

Dr. Karren D. Todd is a dynamic speaker, powerful motivator, author and certified professional coach. After serving 15 years in full-time ministry, with eight years as Senior Associate Pastor, Karren shifted to serving God as the Executive Director of POWER Ministries, Inc and CEO of Empowerment Coaching and Consulting. Karren thrives at the intersection of spiritual and personal development which enables her to support clients in ministry and the marketplace.

Dr. Karren’s impact in the community is widespread. She has served on the Board of Directors for Leadership Memphis, the Memphis Urban League Guild and as a Clergy Coach for the Clergy Coaching Network. She is currently an Executive Committee member for the Black Clergy Collaborative of Memphis and is a member of the Professional Consultation Committee for CPE at Methodist Lebonheur Healthcare. Dr. Karren hosts a weekly radio show called SOAR with Coach Karren on 88.5 and is an active member of the Junior League of Memphis and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Dr. Karren is also a published author with two of her books landing on Amazon and Kindle’s Best-Selling lists. She has received many honors including Tri State Defender’s Women of Excellence, Female Pastor of the Year and the Dress for Success Entrepreneurial Spirit Award.

Dr. Karren recently completed a Chaplain Residency with Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare and is currently serving as the Director of the House of Black Church Studies at Memphis Theological Seminary.

Karren holds a Master of Divinity degree from Memphis Theological Seminary as well as a Doctor of Ministry degree in Pastoral Counseling.

Rev. Roger A. Hopson Seminary Scholarship

Published: 15 February 2023
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Scholarships will be awarded to students pursuing a Master of Divinity at one of the 13 United Methodist seminaries and schools of theology in the United States. With the Rev. Roger A. Hopson Seminary Scholarship, GBHEM is opening pathways for students of all backgrounds to earn their degrees and serve as the next generation of leaders for the church and the world.

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Church leaders mourn Tyre Nichols, seek change

Published: 31 January 2023
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Centenary United Methodist Church’s regular Sunday worship service was anything but routine.

The Memphis, Tennessee, church — where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. met with striking sanitation workers just days before being assassinated — now gathered to mourn Tyre Nichols, another man whose brutal death has shaken the national conscience. 

The Rev. Deborah Smith, the church’s senior pastor who had marched with King in Memphis, opened the worship service by quoting King’s famous Letter from a Birmingham Jail: “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”

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NPR Visits Centenary after the Death of Tyre Nichols

Published: 30 January 2023
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NPR visits Centenary while in Memphis to hear how the community is grappling with the police killing of Tyre Nichols.

From member, Courtney Davis:

We have to start at the root of the problem, and that’s educational equality, financial opportunities, and start to create an environment for the citizens that are here and the ones that hadn’t even made it to the earth yet.

From member, Glenette Mayo:

And I try to understand how – five people on one person is just as bad. But then you – your job is to protect, and you lose all focus?

Read the full transcript from NPR with comments from our interim District Superintendent, David Weatherly and our former District Superintendent, Cynthia Davis.