Holston Conference UMC

06/05/2026

🏆Celebrate with us our award winners in evangelism & education at Holston Annual Conference!

Read the whole story 👉🏽https://www.holston.org/article/holston-celebrates-achievements-in-evangelism-education-19822295

📷 Cliff McCartney

06/04/2026

On Tuesday, June 2, the Rev. Kim Goddard walked across the Holston Annual Conference stage in recognition of her retirement after 41 years of clergy service. Here's what she wrote about this time in her life and in the church's life.

👉🏼 https://www.holston.org/story/commentary-a-world-that-longs-for-love-19812115

06/03/2026

📰The first of several reports & stories from the Holston Annual Conference are posted on Holston.org! Keep visiting this space and we'll share more including a wrap-up report soon.

06/03/2026

Encouraging stats shared by Bishop Wallace-Padgett at Holston Annual Conference this morning:

👏🏾1/3 of lay members attending are first-timers

👏🏾40 young adults and 60 youth are present

06/03/2026

🙏🏼Good morning! Here's a prayer to start your day from 15-year-old Stephen Manis. He prayed with the Holston Annual Conference yesterday after the Tuesday morning business session.

🙏🏼https://www.holston.org/story/a-prayer-at-annual-conference-love-and-grace-during-change-and-transformation-19822032

06/02/2026

Worship begins 7:30 pm EST (June 2)! Join the livestream for
Holston.org/live
🙏🏿🤲🏻🙏🤲🏼🙏🏾🤲🏿 🙏🏻

06/02/2026

📰Annual Conference votes to sell home office building.
https://www.holston.org/article/annual-conference-votes-to-sell-home-office-building-19821791

📰 More news to come from the Holston Annual Conference at Holston.org.

06/02/2026

Sarah Thomas, outgoing Conference Council on Youth Ministry president, is speaking now at ! We are grateful for her leadership.

Here's her CCYM address from 2024.

Sarah Thomas, president of the Conference Council on Youth Ministries (CCYM), shared this report with the Holston Annual Conference on June 11. When ...

06/02/2026

😮 A lot has changed at Annual Conference over the years. The Rev. Bob Hayes should know. At age 91, he's attending his 70th annual conference!

Read the story 👉🏼 https://www.holston.org/article/rev-bob-hayes-just-registered-for-his-70th-annual-conference-and-still-counting-19819594

06/02/2026

Holston Conference is celebrating with the UMC the 30th anniversary of the order of deacons! Yesterday, Holston deacons gathered for lunch together. We are so thankful for them.