Annual Conference
A conference is a meeting of two or more experts to discuss and exchange opinions or new information about a particular topic.
Conferences can be used as a form of group decision-making, although discussion, not always decisions, are the main pu ...
diocese
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History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associa ...
) of the
United Methodist Church
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. This conference serves the congregations in
Middle Tennessee
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Tennessee
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Conference is further subdivided into 5 smaller regions, called "districts," which provide further administrative functions for the operation of local churches in cooperation with each other. This structure is vital to
Methodism
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, and is referred to as
connectionalism
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. The districts and leadership that comprise the Tennessee Conference are:
Caney Fork River District /h2>
271 East Ninth St.
Cookeville, TN 38501
Phone: 931.526.1343
Toll Free: 800.252.9865
District Superintendent: Rev. Donna Paramore
District Leadership Strategist: Rev. Ricky Lee
Administrative Assistant: Barbara Zimmerman
Office Email: caneyforkriver@tnumc.org
Cumberland River District /h2>
35 A Executive Park Drive
Hendersonville, TN 37075
Phone: 615.822.1433
District Superintendent: Rev. Scott Aleridge
District Leadership Strategist: Rev. Charles Smith
Administrative Assistant: Robin Stanfield
Office Email: cumberlandriver@tnumc.org
Harpeth River District /h2>
210 S. 3rd Street
Pulaski, TN 38478
Phone: 931.363.8981
Fax: 931.363.8915
District Superintendent: Rev. Allen Black
District Leadership Strategist: Rev. Judy Stevenson
Administrative Assistant: Sandy Oliver
Office Email: harpethriver@tnumc.org
Red River District /h2>
PO Box 847
Clarksville, TN 37041
Phone: 931.553.8401
Fax: 931.647.4420
District Superintendent: Pat Freudenthal
District Leadership Strategist: Rev. Lisa Martin
Administrative Assistant: Celena Spiva
Office Email: redriver@tnumc.org
Stones River District /h2>
319 Hickerson Dr., Suite B
Murfreesboro, TN 37129
Phone: 615.893.5886
Toll-Free: 800.281.0572
District Superintendent: Rev. Chip Hunter
District Leadership Strategist: Rev. Whitney Mitchell
Administrative Assistant: Monica Butler
Office Email: stonesriver@tnumc.org
Churches in the Nashville Episcopal Area include:
Nashville Antioch United Methodist Church
Antioch
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Franklin
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Madison Madison may refer to:
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* Madison (name), a given name and a surname
* James Madison (1751–1836), fourth president of the United States
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Annual Conferences of the United Methodist Church
An annual conference is a regional decision-making body within various Methodist denominations. Conferences are a key characteristic of the connectional system of government in Methodism. Annual conferences are composed primarily of the clergy me ...