OUR STORY
WHO WE ARE
Our Mission
The mission of
The United Methodist Church is
to create disciples of Christ for the transformation of the world.
Our Vision
Connection UMC aims to be
an inclusive, God-centered community seeking to embody hospitality and serve authentically.
Our Values
Inclusion
God-centered
Hospitality
Serving
Authenticity
OUR HISTORY
TWO BECAME (A NEW) ONE
Connection United Methodist Church is the product of the merging of two churches: Andrew Price Memorial United Methodist Church and Hickory Bend United Methodist Church. After a year of conversation and discernment, the churches passed the vote to merge in December of 2019.
As the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March 2020, it took a toll on much of our planning, dreaming, and relationship-building with each other and our community. We have slowly started to emerge again, prayerfully walking with faith to discern what the Holy Spirit might do here at Connection UMC.
OUR STAFF
Pastor Darren Mayberry Wright
Senior Pastor
Darren was on the staff at Belmont UMC beginning 2015. He is a graduate of Kentucky Wesleyan College (B.A.) and the University of Missouri, Columbia (M.A in Religious Studies). and Vanderbilt Divinity School (M.A., Religious Studies). He has lived in Paju, South Korea and Bloomington, IN.
Darren@connectionumc.org
Click this link to our Pastor's Page to read his sermons. Click Here
Childcare Coordinator
Holly Earl
Holly is in our nursery area during Worship Service on Sunday. She is a kindergarten teacher too! We are thankful to have her at Connection UMC, caring for our little ones.
Our Lay Leadership
2023 Connection Leadership Board
H.G. Stovall — Board Chair + Lay Leader
Nancy LaSuer — Vice-Chair + Lay Member to Annual Conference
Cathy Carter
Gordon Williams
Jim Leath
Jeff Dungan
Rev. Darren Mayberry Wright — Pastor
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