GREEN MEADOW
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Connected in Christ:
“Love Boldly.
Serve Joyfully.
Lead Courageously.”
May 10 - May 31​
As we approach the Holston Annual Conference, this series invites our congregation to reflect on what it means to be part of the United Methodist connection. Annual Conference is more than a meeting—it is a time of worship, discernment, and shared mission with churches across our region.
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Through this four-week journey, we will explore how we are connected in Christ and how we live out that connection through the vision of the United Methodist Church: to love boldly, serve joyfully, and lead courageously. We will also be praying for those from our congregation who will be attending Annual Conference, and discovering how all of us share in this important work.
May 10, 2026
Sixth Sunday of Easter
Ecclesiastes 4:9–12 / 1 Corinthians 12:12–27
We Are a Connectional Church
We begin by exploring what it means to be a connectional church. The United Methodist Church is a network of congregations working together in mission and ministry. This Sunday helps us understand the purpose of Annual Conference and how we are part of something larger than our local church.
May 17, 2026
Seventh Sunday of Easter
John 13:34–35 / 1 John 4:7–12
Love Boldly
Jesus calls us to love one another as a witness to the world. This week focuses on how our connection allows us to share God’s love beyond our own congregation, reaching communities across the Holston Conference and beyond.
We Aim to be Open and Welcoming
Even to the Smallest People...
In the back of the sanctuary, we have children's bulletins, paper, crayons, and books for children to use during worship.
We also have a moment in worship that is child-friendly called "Wondering Time." Anyone who wishes to get a closer view during our time to wonder about things is welcome to come sit on the front pew.
Recorded Services
YOU ARE WELCOME HERE ...
Whether you label yourself a "Christian," or are uncertain whether you believe in anything anymore, you are welcome to worship at Green Meadow United Methodist Church. Single, married, partnered, divorced, gay, rich, poor, USAmerican, or immigrant, you are welcome here. Burned out on religion -- whether organized or disorganized -- bedraggled and hungover, addicted or in recovery, just out of jail,
you are welcome here. Have no idea about Holy Communion, hymnals, or when to stand or sit? Don't worry, we all have to begin somewhere. The most important thing is to begin.
We're glad you're here!
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ABOUT OUR CHURCH
We are a United Methodist Community of Worship, serving in the Smoky Mountain District of the Holston Conference. Our mission is to be an open gathering place to nurture Christians in training who, equipped by the Holy Spirit, go into the world and share the light of Jesus Christ.
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A MISSIONAL CHURCH
Whether it's building mission kits for flood victims, sending food buckets to Zimbabwe, working with Family Promise of Blount County, helping the Salvation Army's lunch ministry, or gathering peanut butter for the Community Food Connection, "Meadow Folk" are engaged in the missio Dei ... God's mission of love.
