Lennon-Seney United Methodist Church

New pastor appointments in the TV District.

Click on photo to see full announcement.

https://mailchi.mp/beckcenter/this-week-in-black-history-february-1-7889724?e=9fe97c6f4f
There are many opportunities throughout the month of February to participate in Black History activities in our community.
Check the Beck website for details.

We Celebrate Black History Month 2023 Beck acknowledges the generous support of Knox County Tennessee Defined Services Program for ongoing support of this important work. ***

Lennon-Seney is praying with and for our family and friends in Memphis tonight. The video of the horrible killing of Mr. Tyre Nichols is to be released this evening. Lord have mercy...

Join us for:
Candle Light Christmas Eve Worship 5:00pm
Christmas Day Worship Service 10:00am

Blessings...

Rev. Harold Middlebrook will bring the message.

Rev. Harold Middlebrook preaching...

The Rev. Dr. Harold A. Middlebrook is the Preacher!!

Don't neglect to vote!

At the 5 Points Plaza…..MLK, Jr. Avenue
East Knoxville 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

We pray for God's care for family, friends and all in the path of the powerful Hurricane Ian.

Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer...

Please join us in lifting up prayers for everyone affected by and currently in the path of Hurricane Ian. To give to UMCOR's US Disaster Response and Recovery (Advance # 901670), go here: https://bit.ly/2uLfKNh

Lennon-Seney Homecoming
Saturday, September 10 11:00 for fun and food in the parking lot
Sunday, September 11 11:00 for worship followed by fellowship and food
Everyone is welcome~Rev. Leah Burns, pastor

Everyone is welcome...

The Rev. Dr. Walter McKelvey Sr., beloved pastor at Lennon UMC and then Lennon-Seney UMC passed away last week. His homegoing service will be Tuesday in SC.
Prayers are requested for his family and many at Lennon-Seney who are grieving his passing.

Dr. Walter Henry McKelvey Sr. Obituary (1941 - 2022) The State View Dr. Walter Henry McKelvey Sr.'s obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.

In case you couldn't worship in person at Lennon-Seney this morning, here is the vimeo link.
Spirit-filled music by Mr. Ronnie Brabson and singers.
Sermon text is Luke 12:49-53
https://vimeo.com/739365616

Lennon-Seney UMC Worship 8-14-22 This is "Lennon-Seney UMC Worship 8-14-22" by Leah on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

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Happy birthday Rev. Middlebrook!!

“The rich inheritance of justice, liberty, prosperity, and independence bequeathed by your fathers is shared by you, not by me...This Fourth of July is yours, not mine. You may rejoice, I must mourn...What, to the American slave, is your Fourth of July?” - Frederick Douglass, 1852

In July of 1852, Frederick Douglass delivered his hard-hitting Independence Day speech, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”

His words from 1852 hold reflection points for our country today. Learn more: https://s.si.edu/3iwpkv6

📸 Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales © Estate of James Karales

On this day in 1964...

the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed into law.

The passage of the act helped to provide federal job opportunities for African Americans, strengthened voting laws, loosened racial restrictions on the use of public facilities, and limited the federal funding of discriminatory aid programs.

📸 Courtesy of LBJ Library. Photo by Cecil Stoughton

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson!! We ARE better because of her.

The United States of America is better today because of you: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.

To kick off your Juneteenth Day weekend, join the members of Lennon-Seney on Friday, 6/17 as we remember and honor the past history which gave rise to this holiday in the first place.
Community speakers and inspirational music.
The Connect Ministries vaccination clinic.
Delicious grilled hot dogs, hamburgers and snacks while they last.
Made possible by Lennon-Seney and the United Methodist churches of the Holston Conference.

Decoration Day...we remember our fallen

, also known as Decoration Day, is an annual holiday where our nation pauses to honor the service and sacrifice of military heroes who gave their lives for our freedoms.

The first noted commemoration of fallen soldiers was organized by freed slaves on May 1, 1865 in Charleston, S.C. It was held on a former planters’ racetrack where Confederates held captured Union soldiers during the last year of the Civil War.

The roughly 250 prisoners who died in the attack had been buried in unmarked graves, so Black residents of Charleston gave them a proper burial. Memorial Day became recognized as an official federal holiday in 1871.

Frederick Douglass delivered a speech at Arlington National Cemetery as part of the first official Decoration Day commemoration. He emphasized the importance of honoring those who sacrificed their lives, stating: “dark and sad will be the hour to this nation when it forgets to pay grateful homage to its greatest benefactors.”

📸 Arlington National Cemetery, courtesy of Library of Congress, LC-DIG-fsa-8d44865

Grocery Giveaway Tuesday.

Leaders speak out on the future of the Black Methodist Church at the recent BMCR meeting.
Lennon-Seney membership will discuss all this at a congregational meeting and discussion this coming Sunday (5/22) immediately following our worship service on this topic.

Black leaders discuss church future Speakers at the 55th General Meeting of Black Methodists for Church Renewal were leery of what a possible splintering of The United Methodist Church will mean for Black churches, based partially on the results of past mergers and splits.

Our church worship team has exciting plans for this coming Sunday's service. Come and join us!