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Assistant to the District Superintendent for the Starkville District Announced

July 13 2020

      I am very pleased to announce that Rev. Tom Potter will join the Starkville District office as Assistant to the District Superintendent, along with his other duties as pastor of Louisville ...

Christian Women's Job Corps of the Golden Triangle, MS

July 02 2020

Cash Only Masks Required Social Distancing Encouraged   If you have any questions, please call me.   Helen Ward Site Coordinator Christian Women's Job Corps of the Golden Triangle, MS (662) ...

MLH Bulletin Inserts for July

July 02 2020

Greetings!   At the link below, you’ll find bulletin inserts designed by Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare for use in your congregations.  You have both jpg and pdf formats, as well as a one-per-sheet ...

Office Closure for Summer Vacation

July 02 2020

The Starkville District Office will be closed Friday, July 3 - Saturday, July 11, 2020.  Pam will check phone messages and emails each day and relay any emergency calls to Rev. Tom Potter.            ...

A Message from our Chief Mission Strategist

June 02 2020

Military UMC celebrates the Class of 2020

June 01 2020

     Military United Methodist Church is celebrating with Keyira Williams who is graduating from GTECH Golden Triangle Early College High School. We thought this would be good since we as a church ...

Guidelines for Incremental Reopening of Congregational In-Person Gathering

May 15 2020

Suggested Policies and Guidelines to Return to In-person Worship    Dr. Stephen Shirley, medical director for multiple nursing homes in Mississippi, in consultation with his church leadership, has ...

2020 Clergy Session - Zoom Conferencing

May 14 2020

Greetings to my clergy family, I have been blessed by the faithful work that so many of you are doing during this time of pandemic. The creativity and commitment you have shown to your people, and to ...

Guidance on the Payroll Protection Program

April 07 2020

The GCFA website has resources for churches related to the Payroll Protection Program as offered by the Small Business Administration.  April 3rd is the first day churches can apply and there is a ...

The Cares Act from David Stotts

April 01 2020

Greetings, I write to inform you of monies that are now available to your church due to the recent passing of the stimulus package known as the CARES Act. While we do not like to encourage you to ...

Letter from Bishop Swanson and LaToya Redd Thompson

March 24 2020

Bishop Swanson and the Conference Lay Leader, LaToya Redd Thompson send you greetings during this season of Lent as together, we face the crisis of the coronavirus that is causing pain and suffering ...

COVID 19 related closings

March 20 2020

Dear Laity and Clergy, All District and Conference level "in person" events through April 30th have been cancelled or postponed until further notice due to the health risks involved in gathering at ...

Starkville District Newsletters

March 01 2020

Click below to view Newsletters: February 28, 2020 edition February 14, 2020 edition  February 7, 2020 edition  January 31, 2020 edition  January 24, 2020 edition January 17, 2020 edition  January ...

Feast of John and Charles Wesley Photos

February 25 2020

The Feast of John and Charles Wesley was held February  23, 2020, at Episcopal Church of the Resurrection in Starkville at 6 PM. Columbus Covenant co-celebrated the Feast with the Church of the ...

Starkville District: 2020 Winter Leadership Training Photos

January 19 2020

Winter Leadership Training 2020 was held Saturday, January 18th  9 A.M. — 12:45 P.M. at Starkville First United Methodist Church  Over 200 clergy and lay attended our annual Leadership Training. We ...

Reflections Webisodes Here

December 01 2019

In our increasingly fast-paced world, we don’t take time to slow down, leave behind the noise of news and social media and set apart quiet time to talk with God and hear His voice. It’s time to stop ...

Photos from the Bishop Swanson's visit to Louisville

October 18 2019

    Bishop Swanson preaches to the crowd at Wesley UMC -  Sunday, September 29, 2019   Rev.  Tom Potter, host pastor   Louisville First hosted a Three-night Revival with Bishop James Swanson spoke ...

Summer Gathering 2019

August 15 2019

2019 Clergy and Family Summer Gathering was held at Starkville First on July 18, 2019. Entertainment was provided by Katie Heckel (MSU Wesley Foundation).