Join Holston in Hurricane Idalia response

ALCOA, Tenn. (3 p.m. EST) -- As Hurricane Idalia made landfall earlier today in Florida, bringing flooding and damage, and then headed toward Georgia and the Carolinas, Holston ...

2023 Hands-on Mission Project results announced

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- It was a reunion and a work party in the Cokesbury United Methodist Church parking lot on May 31 and June 1. As cars, trucks and trailers arrived with their ...

Disaster-relief goals set for districts, local churches

ALCOA, Tenn. -- Holston Conference wants to live up to its reputation as a "mission-minded" conference. That's why the director of connectional ministries is asking local churches ...

Emergency kits needed to help flood, hurricane areas

Aug. 31 update: The need for churches to assemble emergency kits has escalated following Hurricane Ida. Please contact your district office for information on assembling and ...

Holston grant provides face masks for 2,500 in East Africa

More than 2,500 people in East Africa now have some protection from spreading COVID-19, due to a United Methodist effort to distribute face masks, sanitizer and gloves through ...

Checkbooks come out when student helps disaster survivors

GALAX, Va. – Hannah Snow had a plan. She wanted to help Holston Conference collect cleaning supplies for people experiencing disasters at home or afar. At a time when floods, ...