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West District Meeting held 8-26-06, was fruitful and uplifting with 24-men present. New by-laws were adopted and the following officers were elected - Jim Norton - president, Jim Harrell - V.P., Chester Jones - secretary, and Ken Cooke - treasurer. The West District is off to good start with a great group of men at the helm.

District UMM Reorganization is well underway. Meetings have been held in all but two of the new nine districts in the Texas Annual Conference, and the remaining two meetings will be this coming weekend the 26th and 27th of August. The following is a round-up of what has transpired thus far:

At the NW District UMM organizational meeting last Sunday afternoon, 8/20, at Lanes Chapel-Tyler. We had sixteen men present, including the DS who graciously participated in our conversations and lifted the spirit of the meeting.

This was a fruitful gathering in that we adopted new bylaws for the new NW District and elected and installed new District UMM officers, including a President, John "Danny" Taylor from Quitman UMC, Vice President Bill Brown from Payne Springs UMC and Secretary/Treasurer Mike Oneal from Lanes Chapel UMC. Praise God for these men's ministry servants.

The North District UMM Organizational meeting met with similar success on Saturday, 8/19, at Linden UMC. There were nine men present as we were graciously hosted by Rev. Mark McClanahan.

Again, we adopted new bylaws for the new NORTH District UMMen and elected and installed new District UMM officers, including a President, Bennie Franks from Summit UMC-Marshall, and three Vice Presidents, Ken Swanger from Hardy Memorial-Texarkana, Pat Owens from St. Mark's UMC-Marshall, and George Kezerle from Wesley UMC-Marshall. George was also quickly appointed the North District Scouting Coordinator by the new President. The Secretary and Treasurer will be elected by this new district men's ministry team at a called meeting in the very near future.

We are so pleased and excited to include these men as leaders of men's ministry in the North and Northwest Districts, and an extension of the overall United Methodist Men's Ministry in the Texas Conference.

July 16 - Southeast District at Wesley-Beaumont UMC, ALL officers elected, Ricky Tate President (Wildwood UMC), new bylaws adopted, officers installed, DS Dr. Burnham attended.

August 6 - Central North District at Conroe 1st UMC, Adopted new bylaws. Elected and installed President Richard "Dick" Murry. Additional officers will be elected at a called meeting in the very near future.

August 12 - Southwest District at Missouri 1st UMC. Adopted new bylaws. Elected and installed a new Secretary, Dr. Charles Edwards, Jr. from Jones Memorial UMC. Additional officers will be elected at a called meeting in the very near future.

August 13 - Central South. Adopted new bylaws. No officer elections. Officers will be elected at a called meeting in the very near future.

Kenneth Tielke Re-elected as president of the Texas Conference United Methodist Men. Elections were conducted at the recent Spring Retreat at Lakeview where Ken Tielke of Houston was re-elected for another two-year term as president and Tom Ramsey of Trinity will serve another two-years as V.P. President-elect. Martin Hinshaw of Galena Park will serve another term as Vice-president, Robert Read of Jewett was elected as the new treasurer, and Richard Lyne of Livingston was elected as the new secretary. Prior to officer's elections, changes in the by-laws separating the Secretary/Treasurer into two positions was passed.

Veteran United Methodist Men leader named top executive - NASHVILLE, TENN.––David C. Adams, 56, former president of Tennessee Conference United Methodist Men and pastor of First United Methodist Church in Lynchburg, Tenn., has been elected general secretary of the General Commission on United Methodist Men. Read full Story

Beaumont District Meeting is set for 9:00 AM, April 8, 2006 at Wesley UMC on Major Drive in Beaumont. Breakfast will be served for a love offering. Contact Ricky Tate, Beaumont District president for more info.

Texas Conference United Methodist Men answers the call. Recently, TCUMM received an email from Captain Ned Bartlebaugh, 2/320th Field Artillery, Battalion Chaplain currently deployed in Iraq. Captain Bartlebaugh’s email was actually a request from his wife Margaret for “Strength for Service to God and Country” devotional books. Margaret had a really good idea to distribute the books to the wives of deployed soldiers, that were in her Bible Study, so they could do the devotions daily along with there husbands....read the full story

Brother to Brother II - Men's Conference coming in February 2006 click here for more info.

December 2, 2005 - Jewett UMM presents Strength for Service to God and Country devotional books to Leon County Sheriff and deputies. (see Cross Connection Article)

November 5, 2005 - The Texas Conference UMM Board met in the Landrum building at Lakeview with ten members present. Planning began for the Spring Retreat coming up in April of 2006. The board appointed a committee to organize and plan this retreat consisting of Tom Ramsey, Robert Read, John Warren, Thomas Grace, Kenneth Tielke, an Morris McCall. You can be assured some things are going to change, and you will see evidence of change before the retreat in the way it will be promoted. Check back soon for more details by clicking on the "Spring Retreat" button to the left.

September 17, 2005 - A one day conference was held at Sunset UMC in Pasadena, with Dr. Elijah Stansell speaking. Click here for some pictures of how it went.

July 20, 2005 - The United Methodist Men of Zion United Methodist Church in Iola have taken on a project of building helipads for emergency evacuation in the Grimes county area (See Full Story and Pictures)

July 18, 2005 UMM National Gathering at Purdue - We were blessed with a great line up of speakers and preachers, and they all did an outstanding job of inspiring all who attended. If you missed this Gathering, you missed an awesome event. Attendance was 2100-2200, off from previous events, but the group did have their "Hearts Afire for God". The workshops were effective and well attended. Start making your plans now to be at the next Gathering, it is an event that once you go, you will be back.

April 23, 2005 Spring Retreat at Lakeview - The United Methodist Men have committed to provide 1-million copies of "Strength for Service" to soldiers in Iraq. The Texas Conference will provide 10,000 of these devotional books, and hopefully even more. Click here to learn how to make your donation.

April 24, 2004 Spring Retreat 2004 - Dan Ramsey outgoing president of the Texas Conference receives the coveted John Wesley Fellow Award. The award was presented by the National President Gil Hanke during the opening of the program on Saturday morning. This was a well kept secret and Dan was totally surprised.

Elections were held Saturday at the retreat with the following slate of officers elected: President Kenneth Tielke, Vice-President-President Elect Tom Ramsey, Vice-President Martin Hinshaw, and Secretary-Treasurer Gordon Gnipp. There were also some changes made in our By-laws at this election.

Changes in future retreats were announced this weekend. There will not be a Fall Retreat at Lakeview. We will return to Lakeview April 22-24, 2005 for our Spring Retreat. Two conferences are being planned in lieu of the Lakeview retreat. There will be one conference held at FUMC Pearland on Friday evening and Saturday September 17th and 18th, and a second one held at FUMC Marshall on Friday evening and Saturday October 8th and 9th. These conferences will be patterned after the one held in College Station this past February. Check back here for information as it becomes available.

New Men's Ministry Specialist positions are being sought. Newly elected president Kenneth Tielke has announced the creation of four new Men's Ministry Specialist positions for each district. These men will be selected one in each quadrant of each District. They will be trained in promoting and furthering men's ministry in their respective areas and assisting the District Presidents.

Rev. John Warren was appointed by the board to serve as Spiritual Life Director. Rev. Warren has been an ardent supporter of Men's ministries in the Texas Conference for a number of years and was a great choice by the Board. Rev. Warren pastors St. John's UMC in Rockdale, Texas.




	*NEWS* West District Meeting held 8-26-06, was fruitful and uplifting with 24-men present. New by-laws were adopted and the following officers were elected - Jim Norton - president, Jim Harrell - V.P., Chester Jones - secretary, and Ken Cooke - treasurer. The West District is off to good start with a great group of men at the helm. District UMM Reorganization is well underway. Meetings have been held in all but two of the new nine districts in the Texas Annual Conference, and the remaining two meetings will be this coming weekend the 26th and 27th of August. The following is a round-up of what has transpired thus far: At the NW District UMM organizational meeting last Sunday afternoon, 8/20, at Lanes Chapel-Tyler. We had sixteen men present, including the DS who graciously participated in our conversations and lifted the spirit of the meeting. This was a fruitful gathering in that we adopted new bylaws for the new NW District and elected and installed new District UMM officers, including a President, John "Danny" Taylor from Quitman UMC, Vice President Bill Brown from Payne Springs UMC and Secretary/Treasurer Mike Oneal from Lanes Chapel UMC. Praise God for these men's ministry servants. The North District UMM Organizational meeting met with similar success on Saturday, 8/19, at Linden UMC. There were nine men present as we were graciously hosted by Rev. Mark McClanahan. Again, we adopted new bylaws for the new NORTH District UMMen and elected and installed new District UMM officers, including a President, Bennie Franks from Summit UMC-Marshall, and three Vice Presidents, Ken Swanger from Hardy Memorial-Texarkana, Pat Owens from St. Mark's UMC-Marshall, and George Kezerle from Wesley UMC-Marshall. George was also quickly appointed the North District Scouting Coordinator by the new President. The Secretary and Treasurer will be elected by this new district men's ministry team at a called meeting in the very near future. We are so pleased and excited to include these men as leaders of men's ministry in the North and Northwest Districts, and an extension of the overall United Methodist Men's Ministry in the Texas Conference. July 16 - Southeast District at Wesley-Beaumont UMC, ALL officers elected, Ricky Tate President (Wildwood UMC), new bylaws adopted, officers installed, DS Dr. Burnham attended. August 5 - EAST District at Lufkin 1st UMC, Only two men present, no action taken. Will reschedule meeting. August 6 - Central North District at Conroe 1st UMC, Adopted new bylaws. Elected and installed President Richard "Dick" Murry. Additional officers will be elected at a called meeting in the very near future. August 12 - Southwest District at Missouri 1st UMC. Adopted new bylaws. Elected and installed a new Secretary, Dr. Charles Edwards, Jr. from Jones Memorial UMC. Additional officers will be elected at a called meeting in the very near future. August 13 - Central South. Adopted new bylaws. No officer elections. Officers will be elected at a called meeting in the very near future. Future Scheduled District UMMen Meetings to adopt new bylaws and elect and install new district UMM officers: Saturday - August 26 - WEST DISTRICT at College Station A&M UMC, 3:00 - 4:30 pm. Sunday - August 27 - SOUTH DISTRICT at Alvin 1st UMC, 3:00 - 4:30 pm. Kenneth Tielke Re-elected as president of the Texas Conference United Methodist Men. Elections were conducted at the recent Spring Retreat at Lakeview where Ken Tielke of Houston was re-elected for another two-year term as president and Tom Ramsey of Trinity will serve another two-years as V.P. President-elect. Martin Hinshaw of Galena Park will serve another term as Vice-president, Robert Read of Jewett was elected as the new treasurer, and Richard Lyne of Livingston was elected as the new secretary. Prior to officer's elections, changes in the by-laws separating the Secretary/Treasurer into two positions was passed. Veteran United Methodist Men leader named top executive - NASHVILLE, TENN.––David C. Adams, 56, former president of Tennessee Conference United Methodist Men and pastor of First United Methodist Church in Lynchburg, Tenn., has been elected general secretary of the General Commission on United Methodist Men. Read full Story Beaumont District Meeting is set for 9:00 AM, April 8, 2006 at Wesley UMC on Major Drive in Beaumont. Breakfast will be served for a love offering. Contact Ricky Tate, Beaumont District president for more info. Texas Conference United Methodist Men answers the call. Recently, TCUMM received an email from Captain Ned Bartlebaugh, 2/320th Field Artillery, Battalion Chaplain currently deployed in Iraq. Captain Bartlebaugh’s email was actually a request from his wife Margaret for *“Strength for Service to God and Country”* devotional books. Margaret had a really good idea to distribute the books to the wives of deployed soldiers, that were in her Bible Study, so they could do the devotions daily along with there husbands....read the full story Brother to Brother II - Men's Conference coming in February 2006 click here for more info. December 2, 2005 - Jewett UMM presents Strength for Service to God and Country devotional books to Leon County Sheriff and deputies. (see Cross Connection Article) November 5, 2005 - The Texas Conference UMM Board met in the Landrum building at Lakeview with ten members present. Planning began for the Spring Retreat coming up in April of 2006. The board appointed a committee to organize and plan this retreat consisting of Tom Ramsey, Robert Read, John Warren, Thomas Grace, Kenneth Tielke, an Morris McCall. You can be assured some things are going to change, and you will see evidence of change before the retreat in the way it will be promoted. Check back soon for more details by clicking on the "Spring Retreat" button to the left. September 17, 2005 - A one day conference was held at Sunset UMC in Pasadena, with Dr. Elijah Stansell speaking. Click here for some pictures of how it went. July 20, 2005 - The United Methodist Men of Zion United Methodist Church in Iola have taken on a project of building helipads for emergency evacuation in the Grimes county area (See Full Story and Pictures) July 18, 2005 UMM National Gathering at Purdue - We were blessed with a great line up of speakers and preachers, and they all did an outstanding job of inspiring all who attended. If you missed this Gathering, you missed an awesome event. Attendance was 2100-2200, off from previous events, but the group did have their "Hearts Afire for God". The workshops were effective and well attended. Start making your plans now to be at the next Gathering, it is an event that once you go, you will be back. April 23, 2005 Spring Retreat at Lakeview - The United Methodist Men have committed to provide 1-million copies of "Strength for Service" to soldiers in Iraq. The Texas Conference will provide 10,000 of these devotional books, and hopefully even more. Click here to learn how to make your donation. April 24, 2004 Spring Retreat 2004 - Dan Ramsey outgoing president of the Texas Conference receives the coveted John Wesley Fellow Award. The award was presented by the National President Gil Hanke during the opening of the program on Saturday morning. This was a well kept secret and Dan was totally surprised. Elections were held Saturday at the retreat with the following slate of officers elected: President Kenneth Tielke, Vice-President-President Elect Tom Ramsey, Vice-President Martin Hinshaw, and Secretary-Treasurer Gordon Gnipp. There were also some changes made in our By-laws at this election. Changes in future retreats were announced this weekend. There will not be a Fall Retreat at Lakeview. We will return to Lakeview April 22-24, 2005 for our Spring Retreat. Two conferences are being planned in lieu of the Lakeview retreat. There will be one conference held at FUMC Pearland on Friday evening and Saturday September 17th and 18th, and a second one held at FUMC Marshall on Friday evening and Saturday October 8th and 9th. These conferences will be patterned after the one held in College Station this past February. Check back here for information as it becomes available. New Men's Ministry Specialist positions are being sought. Newly elected president Kenneth Tielke has announced the creation of four new Men's Ministry Specialist positions for each district. These men will be selected one in each quadrant of each District. They will be trained in promoting and furthering men's ministry in their respective areas and assisting the District Presidents. Rev. John Warren was appointed by the board to serve as Spiritual Life Director. Rev. Warren has been an ardent supporter of Men's ministries in the Texas Conference for a number of years and was a great choice by the Board. Rev. Warren pastors St. John's UMC in Rockdale, Texas.


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