Events and Online Learning for Church Leaders and Older Adults

OLDER ADULT MINSTRY EVENTS

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October 9, 2025: Building Community with Older Adults at Franklin (Tennessee) First United Methodist Church. Check back for more information on topics, speakers, and vendors and to register.

View October 9, 2024: Building Community with Older Adults

ENCORE Ministry Foundation and UT Chattanooga School of Nursing hosted an older adult ministry event at Madison Street United Methodist Church in Clarksville, Tennessee. To see sessions, click here. For a PDF file of Dr. Richard Gentzler's presentation, click here.

View April 18, 2024: Building Community with Older Adults Event

ENCORE Ministry Foundation and UT Chattanooga School of Nursing held an in-person older adult ministry event at Mullins United Methodist Church in Memphis, Tennessee.  Videos of the day's presentations can be found here.

Watch October 26, 2023, Event: Building Community with Older Adults

ENCORE Ministry Foundation – in partnership with engAGING Communities TN, UT Chattanooga’s School of Nursing’s older adult initiative – hosted Building Community with Older Adults on October 26, 2023. Approximately 105 persons attended in person and 28 individuals/church groups participated via livestream. The event included sessions by area experts on topics impacting older adults such as grandfamilies, older adult care, legal services, mental health, transitions of care, and congregational care.

To view the workshop, visit https://youtube.com/live/VSVzXGcmu2I (programming begins at the 40-minute mark).

Click here for a booklet from engAGING Communities empowering congregations to support older adults and their caregivers.

MONTHLY ONLINE LEARNING SERIES

Click here for ENCORE Ministry Foundation and UT Chattanooga (UTC) School of Nursing's EngAGING Communities 11 one-hour monthly online learning experiences for older adults, clergy, and church leaders interested in topics related to intentional ministry by, with, and for older adults.

Schedule of Presenters and Topics and Series Overview