The Tennessee Conference is an Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. This conference serves the congregations in Middle Tennessee. The Tennessee Conference falls within the NashvilleEpiscopal Area which also includes the . 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