New Albany District of the United Methodist Church~Mississippi Conference

07/24/2025

Looking for what’s happening in the Northern Hills District? Put “liked” the new Northern Hills District page on your to-do list today!

07/10/2025

We are excited to let you know that we have a new Facebook for the Northern Hills District! Please visit us at Northern Hills District, Mississippi Conference of the UMC and like our new page! The Tupelo District UMC and the New Albany District FB pages will remain active and open but all new posts will be made to our new page!

07/08/2025

Today’s FB shout out goes to Bruce United Methodist Church in Bruce, MS! They recently held an “All-Ages Vacation Bible School.” According to their Facebook post “We had so much fun at All-Ages Vacation Bible School this week! We learned parables from Jesus and acted them out, played games, and made crafts (some of which we’ll deliver to nursing home residents).”

We love seeing our churches learning together!

Bruce UMC is under the pastoral leadership of Rev. Brad Corban and is located at 127 E. Calhoun St, Bruce, MS 38915. Photo cred: Bruce UMC FB page.

07/06/2025

For those wondering how they can help, please read!

Guadalupe Flood Relief Special Offering Needed!
As we continue to assess the impact of the flooding along the Guadalupe River and surrounding communities, one of the most effective ways you can help right now is through financial gifts. Flood Buckets are an essential item with this type of disaster. Though we have a stockpile in the Kerrville Martinez Warehouse, many more will be needed. Your financial gift would be greatly appreciated.

You may send individual or church checks to; Rio Texas Conference Disaster Response Advance #2050, noting “Guadalupe River Flood” on your gift. Contributions can be sent directly to Rio Texas Disaster Response, 16400 Huebner Rd., San Antonio, TX 78248

100% of your generosity will support immediate needs in the affected areas.

As the flood waters recede, we will activate our Emergency Response Teams to come in and help with cleaning up and securing the areas affected. If you would like to assist, we will try to conduct an Emergency Training session in the area to qualify you to deploy. Stay tuned for information.
As always: follow our Facebook at RioTxDR or our webpage at www.riotexasresponse.org. for current updates.

07/04/2025

Happy 4th of July from the Northern Hills District Office!

07/03/2025

The Northern Hills District Office will be closed Thursday July 3 - Sunday, July 6, 2025 in observance of the 4th of July holiday. We will reopen Monday, July 7 at normal business hours.

07/01/2025

A new month means a new Bible Challenge! We hope you are joining us as we read through our Bible in 2025!

06/26/2025

Today’s FB shout out goes to Maples Memorial United Methodist Church in Olive Branch! This past Saturday, Maples Kids and Maples Choir joined the Destiny Center in packing lunches for their Summer Food Initiative. They packed over 500 lunches for children with food insecurity in their community. They also took this opportunity to present the blankets and stuffed animals that they collected for their foster kid comfort closet during VBS.

We love seeing our churches serving with multi-generational mission projects! Maples Memorial UMC is located at 8745 Goodman Rd, Olive Branch MS and is under the pastoral leadership of Rev. Kerry Powell. Photo cred: Maples Memorial FB page.

06/24/2025

Today, June 24, 2025, has been designated as “Moving Day” and Sunday, July 6, 2025 has been designated as the first Sunday for new appointment for clergy in the Mississippi Annual Conference.

We are so grateful for the ministry of our clergy and churches, and we particularly give thanks to those who will be moving to new appointments outside our district and we welcome those who are moving in or are moving within the District. We look forward to continuing to see God at work in your lives.

As clergy and their families across the Conference are preparing to serve their new ministry areas and churches are preparing to welcome their new pastoral family, we once again offer this prayer written by Bishop R. Lawson Bryan of the South Georgia Annual Conference.

A Prayer for Moving Day
God of Love, You are with us in every transition and change. As we enter into this new day with excitement and even some anxiety, we recall your deep compassion, presence, and abounding love. We thank you for the gifts, talents and skills with which you have blessed us. We thank you for the experiences that have brought us to this moment. We thank you for the work of others that gives breadth and depth to our own work. Be with us as we move forward, rejoicing with you and supporting one another. We ask this in your Holy Name.

We are so grateful for the ministry of our clergy and churches, and we particularly give thanks to those who will be moving to new appointments outside our district:

Michael Evans to Hawkins UMC in the Capital River District
Emily Sanford to Popular Springs Drive UMC in the Red Clay Hills District
Keith Gaughf to Brookhaven 1st UMC in the Capital River District
Sandra Wilson to Clarks Chapel UMC and St. Stephens UMC in the Capital River District

We welcome these incoming clergy to our district and we are looking forward to the year ahead!

Cheryl Farr to Golden Chapel UMC and Grace UMC
Quennel Anderson to Oxford 1st UMC, Beverly UMC and Salem UMC

We are so grateful for the ministry of our clergy and churches, and we particularly give thanks to those who will be serving as a retired pastor:
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Alice Roberson to Palestine: Nettleton UMC

We give thanks for the ministry of the following pastors and wish them the best as they explore new chapters in their ministerial journey:

Randi Elkin: Bakers Chapel UMC, Pleasant Hill UMC, The Well
Mary LeSure: Beverly UMC and Salem UMC
Roger Wilson: Oxford 1st UMC

We give thanks for the ministry of the following pastors and congratulate them on their retirement:

Herman Flemons: St. Peter Oxford
Rickey Haynes: District Superintendent
Steve Kennedy: Golden Chapel UMC and Grace UMC
Maurice McIntosh: Palestine: Nettleton

06/19/2025

The Northern Hills District office is closed today, Thursday, June 19 in observance of Juneteenth--Freedom Day-- and will reopen and resume regular business hours Monday, June 23, 2025.

06/18/2025

The Northern Hills District office will be closed in observance of Juneteenth--Freedom Day-- Thursday, June 19 and will reopen and resume regular business hours Monday, June 23, 2025.

06/06/2025

District Secretaries at the 2025 Session of the Mississippi Annual Conference!