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Finding hope after 2011
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Bishop Swanson answers 5 questions for the New Year The resident bishop of Holston Conference is in Wrightsville Beach, N.C., this week for a meeting. But he took time during his lunch break to talk about the hope he sees reflected from 2011, his possible reassignment to another annual conference, and his personal New Year's resolution. Photo: A teenage boy pauses to look at the scene after helping neighbors clean up tornado wreckage in Apison, Tenn.Read the Q&A ... |
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David Graves 4 Bishop
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"Meet & Greet" starts Jan. 8
Holston's own nominee for bishop, the Rev. David Graves, will be joined by his wife Nancy in Sunday afternoon gatherings around the conference.
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"Season of Prayer"
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Cabinet approaches
appointment-making process
Each January and February, the Cabinet begins the review process for setting appointments in time for Annual Conference in June. Bishop James Swanson asks the churches and people of Holston to use the season of Epiphany, beginning Jan. 6, to pray for the Holy Spirit's guidance.
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Red Bank recovers from fire | |
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Open House on Sunday
After lightening started a fire at Red Bank United Methodist Church in June, the Chattanooga church is celebrating its repair and renovation with a public open house on Sunday, Jan. 8, from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m.
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