Mission u July 20-21, 2018

A PROGRAM OF NATIONAL UNITED METHODIST WOMEN

SPONSORED BY HOLSTON CONFERENCE UNITED METHODIST WOMEN

Central United Methodist Church

301 Hickory Creek Road

Lenoir City, Tennessee 37771

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CEU’s are available for clergy only.

Mission u events also include:

Worship & singing

Interest groups around current issues

Mission Giving Opportunities

Audiovisual presentations

Fellowship Events

Mission u events are held each summer in every United Methodist Conference and are

organized by each conference’s United Methodist Women leaders.

“Mission u” is the primary mission education event for Holston Conference.

Mission u provides opportunities for everyone: women, men, pastors, families, youth

and children to grow in understanding of the mission of the church in the current

world context as well as initiate opportunities for spiritual and educational

experiences. For participants, Mission u is an opportunity to study current issues im-

pacting society with particular attention to the responsibilities of women in fulfilling

the mission work of the church. Conference events are open to members and non-

members of United Methodist Women who wish to grow in mission understanding of

the church in the current world context. The time is spent in worship and in-depth

study with music, prayer, sharing, exploring and much food for the body and the

soul. Preregistered childcare will be available. Come, enjoy this learning opportunity.

There is no hands-on mission project for Mission u this year.

Continue your efforts to make donations to the Legacy Fund and

each district’s and local unit’s mission projects.

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PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT INFORMATION

BOOKS MAY BE PURCHASED ONLINE AT www.missionresources.com. Books will also

be available on site in the Program Resources Room. Two of our study books are available

this year on Kindle: What About Our Money? https://www.amazon.com/What-About-Money-

Faith-Response-ebook/dp/B079T9QQCG; and Embracing Wholeness: An Earth Perspective for

Covenantal Living https://www.amazon.com/Embracing-Wholeness-Perspective-Covenantal-

Methodist-ebook/dp/B079TC1WYV.

We are trying to help preserve our environment and are asking participants

and instructors to bring their own coffee mug and water bottle to cut down on waste.

Each district has a scholarship available for a first-timer to attend Mission u. For more infor-

mation, please contact your District President.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Postmarked by Monday, July 2nd

CHILDCARE REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Postmarked by Monday,

July 2nd (See below.) ROOM RESERVATIONS June 18th (See below.)

CLASS REGISTRATION FEE IS $50.00 FOR EACH ADULT AND $10 FOR EACH YOUTH

ATTENDING THE YOUTH STUDY (6TH GRADE THROUGH 12TH GRADE.)

LATE REGISTRATIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTED!

CHILDCARE is provided for infants up to 9 years of age, only if the child is pre-

registered prior to the deadline of July 2nd. Cost is $10.00 per child. Refer to the

Registration Form on Page 10.

ROOM RESERVATIONS are available through Holston Conference United Methodist

Women at special rates until June 18th (Mail must be postmarked June 15th and

received no later than June 18th.) Rooms will be released on June 19, 2018, if lodg-

ing request and payment have not been received. After that date, you will need to

make your own room reservations. Refer to page 12.

Glenda Eastridge, Dean of Mission u, is a member of Green Meadow

UMC in Alcoa and a lifelong Methodist. “United Methodist Women has been a

part of my life since 1975. I have held various offices on the local, district,

and conference levels. I retired after 37 years of teaching in 2014, and

currently serve as a teaching assistant in second grade. It is the perfect job

because I am working in my same school, with many of the children whose

family members I've had as students, and I leave each day at 12:00. No

lesson plans! No state tests! No papers to grade!”

Glenda has had the opportunity to travel extensively in the U.S., Europe,

and China. Her family includes her husband (and answering machine)

Darrell, son and daughter-in-law, Jeffrey and Brittany, and daughter and

son-in-law, Amy and Andrew. She has two grandchildren, Ella and Scotland. Glenda’s life has been

shaped not only by her family, but by her career, church, and most definitely by her membership in

United Methodist Women. "Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!"

Glenda’s contact information is 865-984-8682 or Eastridge_gs@bellsouth.net

Kay Phillips, Assistant Dean of Mission u, is a member of Roberts

United Methodist Church in Sevierville of the Maryville District. I have

been a member of United Methodist Women for 40+ years and have

served in all offices at the local level. I have served as treasurer and

president at the district level; treasurer and secretary at the conference

level; and am presently serving as treasurer of the Southeastern

Jurisdiction Quadrennial Meeting until 2020. I served one year on the

Board of Directors at Scarritt-Bennett Center in Nashville, TN, as UMW

representative on the Finance Committee. I retired from the U. S. Postal

Service in 2006 after 33 years of service. I enjoy spending time with the

youth in my church, studying God’s Word, reading, traveling, and spend-

ing time with my husband, Don, who is very supportive of the work of United Methodist Women. Our

son and daughter-in-law, David and Kelly, and daughter and son-in-law, Karen and Billy, are a huge

p a r t o f m y l i f e . W e h a v e t w o g r a n d c h i l d r e n , t h r e e

great-nieces, and one great-nephew that keep us busy. I feel so blessed to be a part of this great

organization known as United Methodist Women!

Kay’s contact information is 865-453-6436 or donaldphillips07@comcast.net

OUR MISSION u LEADERS

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Music Leader: Dr. Trevor D. Smith is currently the Director of Music and

Worship at Central UMC in Lenoir City, TN. He holds the Doctor of Musical Arts in

Voice Performance and Pedagogy from the University of Southern Mississippi, the

Master of Music in Conducting from the Eastman School of Music, and the Bache-

lor of Arts in Vocal Performance from Emory & Henry College. Dr. Smith has gar-

nered numerous honors and awards, some of which include conducting Carlise

Floyd’s Susannah as an undergraduate at Emory & Henry College, winning

g r a d u a t e

assistantships at both the Eastman School and USM, and winning the Regional

NATS Artists’ Division competition. Dr. Smith has performed several operatic and musical theater roles

i n c l u d i n g K o d á l y i n B o c k ’ s S h e L o v e s M e , S t a r v e l i n g i n

Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Count Almaviva in Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro, and has sung

as baritone soloist in such oratorios as Handel’s Messiah (also performed arias as a counter-tenor),

Saint-Saens’s Requiem, Bach’s Magnificat, Mozart’s Coronation Mass, Schubert’s Mass in G, and the

Fauré Requiem. Also, in both 2000 and 2001, he was selected to participate in the Carnegie Hall Choral

Workshop, where he worked with James Conlon and Sir Neville Marriner, respectively. Significant

teachers and coaches include Maryann Kyle, Mark O. Davis, Benton Hess, Russell Miller, and Steven

Daigle.

OUR MISSION u MUSIC LEADERS

Accompanist Gail Morris is retired from the Johnson City Schools where she was the Chorus Direc-

tor at Indian Trail Intermediate School. She has a B.S. in Music

Education K-12, Elementary Certification 1-8, and a Master in Education from

ETSU. Gail has been the recipient of many honor awards such as: Indian Trail

Middle School Teacher of the Year, Johnson City Teacher of the Year, Woodland Teacher of the

Year, Henry Johnson Teacher of the Year, Who’s Who Among American Teachers, and University

of Tennessee Excellence in Teaching Award. She has served as pianist for the Sulphur Springs United

Methodist District Camp Meeting for 26 years. She has also served as pianist, children’s choir director,

and praise team pianist for Jonesborough UMC. Gail and her husband, Jeff, are the proud parents of

Jonathan David. Gail loves the gift of music God has given her and wants to use it to praise and wor-

ship His Holy Name.

MISSIONARY CONFERENCES OF THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

IN THE UNITED STATES

By J. Ann Craig with Special Contributor Deborah E. Bass

The aim of this study is to give an overview of the three missionary conferences in the United Methodist

Church, the contexts out of which they grew and their current engagements: The Alaska United Method-

ist Conference; Red Bird Missionary Conference; and the Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference.

Anne Travis retired June 30, 2013, after serving Holston Conference for 13

years as Director of Connectional Ministries. In that position, she had respon-

sibility for age-level ministries (overseeing Children, Youth, Young Adults,

and Older Adults), Camp and Retreat Ministries, and Missions, as well as re-

lating to the program ministry teams of the Conference. Since 2007, Anne

has traveled four times to South Sudan, a ministry that remains a particular

interest to her. She served in 2004, 2008, and 2012 as a lay delegate to

General and Jurisdiction Conferences representing Holston and in 2016 as a

delegate to Jurisdictional Conference. Currently, she is employed part-time

as the Conference Secretary for the Southeastern Jurisdiction of The United Methodist Church. An ac-

tive United Methodist layperson, she and her husband are members of Ebenezer United Methodist

Church in West Knoxville. Her daughter and son-in-law, Clair and Ken Sauer, are both United Method-

ist clergy serving in the Scenic City District and parents of two children. Her daughter and son-in-law,

Lindsay and Jim Bedford, live in Chapel Hill, NC, with their two children, where Jim is a physician spe-

cializing in treatment of children with autism. In semi-retirement, she is enjoying spending time with

grandchildren, sewing, and participating in the Two-Year Academy for Spiritual Formation through the

Upper Room.

OUR MISSION u STUDY LEADERS

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Nellie Bragg is a native Knoxvillian and a graduate of Clinton High School and Emory and Henry Col-

lege. Following graduation, she worked in Christian Education and as an elementary teacher in Virginia

before becoming an elementary teacher in the Knox County public school. Nellie is a member of Middle-

brook Pike United Methodist Church (Tennessee Valley District) and has served her local unit in several

offices. Nellie has served the Oak Ridge District UMW as Secretary of Program Resources and Coordinator

for Spiritual Growth and completed two terms as Holston Conference UMW Secretary of Program Re-

sources. She has attended SEJ Quadrennial meetings in Hampton, VA, Birmingham, AL and Charleston,

SC. She also attended United Methodist Women Assembly in St. Louis, MO and Louisville, KY, and Co-

lumbus, OH.

EMBRACING WHOLENESS: AN EARTH PERSPECTIVE FOR

COVENANTAL LIVING

By Jessica Stonecypher

This study is the second in a two-part series about covenantal living. Embracing Wholeness explores the

ways God has called us to live in covenantal relationship with all of creation and challenges us toward

stronger and healthier relationships with creation, our communities, ourselves and God.

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OUR MISSION u STUDY LEADERS

Ginny West Case has an AA degree from Andrew College, a United

Methodist college in Cuthbert, Georgia, a BA from Emory University, and an MA

from Tennessee Tech University. She was a “baby member” of the Women’s

Society of Christian Service (WSCS – one of the mother organizations of United

Methodist Women). Ginny has worked in marketing, training, & sales for the United

Methodist Publishing House and served as Christian Educator for Asbury Place and

First United Methodist Church in Maryville, TN. Her family includes her son’s family

– Robert and Rebecca Case, Jackson, William, and Thomas – and her “adopted

family” of Chris and Amy Probst, Anna Grace, Callie, and Cassie. Her

hobbies are reading, loving and caring for grandchildren, art appreciation, social

activism, and being an advocate for the vulnerable.

Nellie Bragg (cont’d) Following her 25-year career as an elementary teacher, she has

been retired 15 years and is a member of the Knox County Retired Teachers Associa-

tion. She was also a Girl Scout Leader for 10 years. Nellie loves to sing and is a mem-

ber of two choral groups. Her hobbies include reading, music, cooking, and blogging.

Check Nellie’s blog out at www.berriesandmore.blogspot.com. Nellie has been married

for 49 years (in August) to Eugene Bragg and is mother of three daughters, April

Bragg, Carol Hanshew, and Joy Hopkins.

EMBRACING WHOLENESS: AN EARTH PERSPECTIVE FOR

COVENANTAL LIVING (cont’d)

By Jessica Stonecypher

Asa Majors is completing her first year as an associate pastor at First Methodist UMC,

Morristown. Originally a Virginia girl, she grew up in a small Appalachian community

called Pearisburg (near VA Tech). She loved being a part of her home church, Pearis-

burg First United Methodist, and served there as a child and youth as much as she pos-

sibly could. After graduating high school, she attended Emory & Henry College and

then headed to Candler School of Theology at Emory University for seminary. Her first

appointment was as the associate pastor at Maryville FUMC, working with youth and

young adults. While she was there she married Brian. With their marriage she also

gained his son, Ethan. From Maryville they moved to Vonore, TN to serve the Bethel-Vonore

Charge. Their other household members are two Shetland Sheep dogs, Jack and Yoshi. They are enter-

tainment nerds. They love comic book stories, Star Wars, Disney, and other great stories. They also en-

joy traveling when their schedules allow for it.

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WHAT ABOUT OUR MONEY? A FAITH RESPONSE by Susan K. Taylor

This study explores how we relate to money within the context of our faith. Through this connection be-

tween our faith and our money, we discover how to live closer to God and God’s people, even in our

North American culture that is so deeply defined by money. We will delve into the biblical foundation of

abundance (sufficiency), which stands in opposition to the scarcity narrative our culture tells us from the

time we are very young.

Becky Gantz Hall is a graduate of Tennessee Tech University where she holds a

B.S. in Natural Resources. She is currently the Executive Director at Christ UMC in

Chattanooga, TN. She is also District Lay Leader, chair of the Conference Congrega-

tional Development Committee, on the Annual Conference Planning Team, and a

Natural Church Development Coach. She has been a District United Methodist

Women President and a Conference United Methodist Women Officer as well as a

teacher at School of Christian Mission and Mission u. Becky has been a General

Conference delegate in 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016. She is very involved in com-

munity service which includes her efforts as a board member of the Bethlehem Cen-

ter, on the board of Volunteers in Medicine, and other charitable involvement such as mission

teams to Dominica, St. Martin, Liberia, Zimbabwe, Brazil, Nicaragua, Estonia, Kenya, India, Cuba,

South Sudan and more. Becky is married to David; they have two grown children and one grand-

son.

Mike Sluder grew up in Gray, TN and attended Gray UMC. Mike met his sweet-

heart, Lori, in the youth group at church. They have been married 35 years and

have two grown children, a son, Josh, and a daughter, Katie. Mike graduated from

Emory & Henry College in 1983 with a B.S. degree in Math and Physics earned his

M.Div. degree in 1988 at The Divinity School, Duke University. He was ordained

Elder at Holston Annual Conference in 1990. He is currently serving in his seventh

appointment as Director of Connectional Ministries for Holston Conference of the

UMC. Previous appointments were Asbury/Mt. Wesley UMC (1988-1992), Signal

Crest UMC (1992-1996), Fairhaven UMC (1996-2002), St. Mark UMC, Knoxville (2002-2007), Bearden

UMC (2007-2014), & Associate Director of Connectional Ministries for Missions (2014-2015).

YOUTH STUDY

IS IT JUST MONEY? OUR DOLLARS, GOD’S ECONOMY

By Anna Burkett and Tom Burkett

Kacye Castenir is a representative of the Smoky Mountain District. She

lives in Maryville with her husband Daniel Castillo and four “wonderful” sons.

Kacye and Daniel both serve the St. John United Methodist Church (Hispanic

ministry). Kacye worked at Camp Wesley Woods year round for four years

and loved teaching and working with the many different people she met

there. Many of them were from Mexico, so she decided she would study

Spanish and move to Mexico. She lived in Mexico and worked with Volunteers

in Mission of the United Methodist Church for several years. She has a degree

in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (T.E.S.O.L). She has

also attended FUEL training offered by Holston Conference for youth workers.

Kacye says, “In our ministries I have been helping Dani with the youth and with the women’s minis-

try by giving small group Bible Studies. I am also fluent in Spanish, and I work as a translator at a

maternity center in Madisonville.” Kacye also serves as the Language Coordinator for Holston Con-

ference United Methodist Women.

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This study, written by a father-daughter team, is designed to engage youth in an exploration of money

as it relates to faith and justice. This collection of activities and discussions will deepen their under-

standing of the complex questions that surround making, having, giving, and using money.

Mission u Registration — Part I

July 20-21, 2018

Central United Methodist Church, Lenoir City, TN

Registration Deadline is July 2, 2018. Registrations ARE NOT accepted after this date.

Name: _________________________ Phone: ______________ First Time Attendee? Yes □ No □

Address: __________________________________________________________________________ Street City State Zip

I Am A Conference Officer: Yes □ No □ I Am A District Officer: Yes □ No □ Church: __________________________ District: ____________________ Clergy □ Lay □ Email Address:________________________________________________________________________

— For Clergy Only: □ Yes, I want CEU credit (1.5 CEU’s if all classes are attended).

□ Special Needs (wheel chair, difficulty walking, etc.) Please indicate:

__________________________________________________________________________________

□ Dietary Needs: _____ Diabetic _____ Gluten _____ Vegetarian _____ Other ___________________

In case of emergency, please contact: ________________________________ Phone: __________________ Names/ages of children, up through 9 years, attending with you for whom you need childcare : __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________

It is important that you register early to get the course of study you

most desire … courses are assigned in the order they are received.

First come, first served. Please select your course by indicating (1)

for first choice, (2) for second choice, and (3) for third choice.

REGISTRATION FEE IS $50.00 FOR EACH ADULT, YOUTH $10.00

(6TH GRADE THROUGH 12TH GRADE), AND CHILDCARE (UP

THROUGH 9 YEARS).

LATE REGISTRATIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTED!

Childcare is provided for up through 9-year-old children, only if

the child is pre-registered prior to the deadline of July 2nd, 2018.

Make checks payable to Holston Conference United Methodist

Women. Mail completed REGISTRATION form with payment to:

Kay Phillips, 1401 Blue Ridge Way, Sevierville TN 37862

Names of persons who need to be assigned to the same class should

mail their registrations in the same envelope.

PLEASE CHOOSE THE CLASS YOU PREFER.

SPIRITUAL GROWTH STUDY:

Embracing Wholeness: An Earth ______

Perspective for Covenantal Living

GEOGRAPHIC STUDY:

Missionary Conferences of the United Methodist

Church in the United States _ ____

SOCIAL ISSUE STUDY:

What About Our Money? ______

A Faith Response

YOUTH STUDY AND MISSION ACTIVITY:

Is It Just Money? Our Dollars, _______

God’s Economy

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From I-75 Northbound - Take Exit 81 - turn

left onto US Highway 321 - go through the traffic

light at the I-75 S Exit and turn right onto Inter-

change Park Lane by Ruby Tuesday—the hotel is

on the right at the end of the drive.

From I-75 Southbound - Take Exit 81 - turn

right onto US Highway 321 - turn right onto In-

terchange Park Lane by Ruby Tuesday—the hotel

is on the right at the end of the drive.

From I-40 Eastbound - Take Exit 364 (Oak

Ridge/Melton Hill) - turn right onto Hwy 95 which

turns into Hwy 321 - go approximately 4 miles -

make a left U-turn at the traffic light at I-75 S—

turn right onto Interchange Park Lane by Ruby

Tuesday—the hotel is on the right at the end of

the drive.

FROM THE HOTEL TO THE CHURCH:

Turn right on US Highway 321.

At the next traffic light by Weigel’s, turn

RIGHT onto Hwy 70.

IMMEDIATELY get into the center turn lane.

Central UMC is on your left.

At the FIRST LEFT, turn left onto Hickory

Creek Road.

Take the FIRST LEFT into Central’s parking lot.

Enter under the blue canopy to the left.

FROM THE CHURCH TO THE HOTEL:

Turn right out of the church parking lot onto

Hickory Creek Road.

Turn right onto Hwy 70.

IMMEDIATELY get into the left hand turn lane

at the traffic light by Weigel’s.

Turn left onto Hwy 321 and proceed to the

next traffic light at I-75 S.

Make a U-turn at the traffic light.

Turn right onto Interchange Park Lane by

Ruby Tuesday.

DRIVING DIRECTIONS

Comfort Inn Lenoir City

150 Interchange Park Lane

Lenoir City, TN 37772

865.988.8880

LOCAL RESTAURANTS

Chili’s, Cracker Barrel, Aubrey’s — Hwy 321, traffic light #4 (light not marked), turn as if going to Fort Lou-doun Medical Center. Chili’s (on the right), Cracker

Barrel (on the left), Aubrey’s (menu similar to Ruby Tuesday’s - behind the Hampton Inn)

Chick-Fil-A, Captain D’s –Hwy 321 between hotel and traffic light at Shoney’s Shoney’s — near the hotel but have to turn right onto Hwy 321 N and then right into the Shoney’s parking lot Ruby Tuesday’s — just west of I-75, exit #81 KFC and Zaxby’s — Hwy 321, traffic light #6, turn as if

going to Wal-Mart/Home Depot

FOR MISSION u EMERGENCIES OR IF YOU ARE LOST, CALL

Kay Phillips at (865) 654-5305 or Sandra Guinn at (865) 317-3737

Central United Methodist Church

301 Hickory Creek Road

Lenoir City, Tennessee 37771

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Holston Conference Mission u July 20-21, 2018

PART II — LODGING ACCOMMODATIONS and ROOM RESERVATION

REQUEST FORM

Participants may make room reservations with Holston Conference United Methodist Women, at group

rates— at the following facility:

Comfort Inn, 150 Interchange Park Lane, Lenoir City, TN 37772, 865-988-8880. The room rate is

$110.00 per night through Conference UMW registration. A room will cost $100.00 no matter how

many are staying in the room. Deadline date is June 18th (Reservation request forms must be

postmarked June 15th and received by June 18th.) After that date, you will need to make your

own reservations. This is a non-smoking hotel with 2 queen size beds in each room, hot breakfast,

fitness center, and free high-speed internet. Each room is equipped with a microwave, mini-fridge and

coffee/tea maker.

Your payment must accompany this request — in the form of a check — sorry, no credit cards.

Roommates may pay separately. Please mail forms/payments together, if possible. Reservations will be

accepted until June 18th (mail must be postmarked June 15th and received by June 18th) or

until rooms are full, whichever occurs first. If you have questions about room reservations or have a re-

quest for special needs, you may contact Evelyn Brunson, Assistant Treasurer, at ebatthepoint@aol.com

Please make a copy of this form for your records.

Name: _____________________________________________________________________________

Nighttime Phone: __________________________ Daytime Phone: _____________________________

Address: ___________________________________________________________________________

City: ______________________________________State ____________Zip__________________

Email: _____________________________________________________________________________

□ Please reserve my room at the Comfort Inn for □ Friday Night

□ I will make my own arrangements and/or will commute.

My roommate will be:_________________________________ □ Please assign me a roommate.

She/ He/ They WILL □ or WILL NOT □ register as a Mission u participant.

Are you a District Officer? Yes □ No □ Are you a Conference Officer? Yes □ No □

If yes, which position do you hold?_______________________________________________________ Total Payment enclosed: $ _______

Make checks payable to Holston Conference United Methodist Women.

Once complete, mail this form with lodging payment to: Evelyn Brunson,

Asst Treasurer

305 Covenant Drive

Cleveland, TN 37323

2018 Mission u Schedule

FRIDAY

10:00—10:45 REGISTRATION

10:45 — 11:15 OPENING

11:15 — 12:00 LUNCH AT THE CHURCH

12:15 — 2:15 FIRST CLASS SESSION

2:30 — 3:15 PLENARY

3:30 — 5:30 SECOND CLASS SESSION

5:30 Program Resources Open

Shop the World Gifts

Prayer Room

SUPPER ON YOUR OWN

Evaluation Meeting with

Study Leaders/Mission u Committee

SATURDAY BREAKFAST ON YOUR OWN

9:30—10:00 OPENING

10:00 — 12:15 THIRD CLASS SESSION

12:30 — 1:15 LUNCH AT THE CHURCH

1:15 — 1:30 SONG FEST

1:30 — 2:30 PLENARY

2:45 — 4:45 FOURTH CLASS SESSION

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Non-Profit Org.

US Postage

PAID Jefferson City, TN

Permit No. 87

United Methodist Women

MISSION u Karen Adair, Holston Conference

Communication Coordinator

PO Box 80802

Chattanooga, TN 37414

FAITH • HOPE • LOVE IN ACTION

Return Service Requested

Mission u Registration deadline:

July 2, 2018

Hotel Registration

(through UMW) deadline:

June 18, 2018

July 20-21, 2018

Mission u Event