The Tennessee Conference is an Annual Conference (a regional episcopal area, similar to a diocese) of the United Methodist Church. This conference serves the congregations in Middle Tennessee. The Tennessee Conference falls within the Nashville Episcopal Area which also includes the Memphis Conference. The Tennessee Conference is part of the Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference, and is over seen by resident Bishop Reverend Bill McAllily. Bishop McAlilly was elected to this post in 2012. The episcopal office is located in downtown Nashville at 1908 Grand Avenue, Nashville, TN 37212.
The conference's administrative offices are located at 304 S. Perimeter Park Dr. Nashville, TN 37211. The following offices are located at the conference center:
The mission of the Tennessee Conference is to discover, equip, connect, and send lay and clergy leaders who shape congregations that offer Jesus Christ to a hurting world one neighborhood at a time.
The Tennessee Conference maintains two campground/retreat centers:
The Tennessee Conference is further subdivided into 5 smaller regions, called "districts," which provide further administrative functions for the operation of local churches in cooperation with each other. This structure is vital to Methodism, and is referred to as connectionalism. The districts and leadership that comprise the Tennessee Conference are:
271 East Ninth St.
Cookeville, TN 38501
Phone: 931.526.1343
Toll Free: 800.252.9865
District Superintendent: Rev. Donna Paramore
District Leadership Strategist: Rev. Ricky Lee
Administrative Assistant: Barbara Zimmerman
Office Email: caneyforkriver@tnumc.org
35 A Executive Park Drive
Hendersonville, TN 37075
Phone: 615.822.1433
District Superintendent: Rev. Scott Aleridge
District Leadership Strategist: Rev. Charles Smith
Administrative Assistant: Robin Stanfield
Office Email: cumberlandriver@tnumc.org
210 S. 3rd Street
Pulaski, TN 38478
Phone: 931.363.8981
Fax: 931.363.8915
District Superintendent: Rev. Allen Black
District Leadership Strategist: Rev. Judy Stevenson
Administrative Assistant: Sandy Oliver
Office Email: harpethriver@tnumc.org
PO Box 847
Clarksville, TN 37041
Phone: 931.553.8401
Fax: 931.647.4420
District Superintendent: Pat Freudenthal
District Leadership Strategist: Rev. Lisa Martin
Administrative Assistant: Celena Spiva
Office Email: redriver@tnumc.org
319 Hickerson Dr., Suite B
Murfreesboro, TN 37129
Phone: 615.893.5886
Toll-Free: 800.281.0572
District Superintendent: Rev. Chip Hunter
District Leadership Strategist: Rev. Whitney Mitchell
Administrative Assistant: Monica Butler
Office Email: stonesriver@tnumc.org
Churches in the Nashville Episcopal Area include: