Memphis Walk to Emmaus
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Upcoming Emmaus Walks Upcoming Emmaus Gatherings/Events
Men's Walk 197   10/9/2025
LD: Leonard Schingle   SD: Greg Chapman
SendOff: 6:00pm Christ Methodist Church Wilson Chapel
Closing: 5:45pm Christ Methodist Church Wilson Chapel
FollowUp: 6:30 pm Tues Oct 28 @ Harmony Church of Bartlett
Sat Nite 8:00pm First UMC Millington
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Women's Walk 198   10/16/2025
LD: Susie McClung   SD: Debbie Marshall
SendOff: 6:00pm Christ Methodist Church Wilson Chapel
Closing: 5:45pm Christ Methodist Church Wilson Chapel
FollowUp: 6:30 pm Tues Oct 28 @ Harmony Church of Bartlett
Sat Nite 8:00pm First UMC Millington
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December/Christmas Gathering
Arlington Methodist
12/6/2025 at 6:00 PM
Fourth Day: TBA
Clergy: Greg Chapman
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What is Emmaus?

All About the Walk The Walk to Emmaus is a spiritual renewal program intended to strengthen the local church through the development of Christian disciples and leaders. The Walk to Emmaus experience begins with a 72-hour short course in Christianity, comprised of fifteen talks by lay and clergy on the themes of God's grace, disciplines of Christian discipleship, and what it means to be the church. The course is wrapped in prayer and meditation, special times of worship and daily celebration of Holy Communion. The "Emmaus community," made up of those who have attended an Emmaus weekend, support the 72-hour experience with a prayer vigil, by preparing and serving meals, and other acts of love and self-giving. The Emmaus Walk usually begins Thursday evening and concludes Sunday evening. Men and women attend separate weekends. During and after the three days, Emmaus leaders encourage participants to meet regularly in small groups. The members of the small groups challenge and support one another in faithful living. Participants seek to Christianize their environments of family, job, and community through the ministry of their congregations. The Upper Room of The United Methodist Church sponsors the Walk to Emmaus and offers it through local Emmaus groups around the world. The three-day Emmaus experience and the follow-up groups strengthen and renew Christian people as disciples of Jesus Christ and as active members of the body of Christ in mission to the world. *Excerpt from What Is Emmaus by Stephen D. Bryant. Copyright © 1995 by The Upper Room
FOR MORE INFORMATION: See the Upper Room Emmaus Library at https://www.upperroom.org/emmaus/walk.html
The Biblical Story Luke 24: 13-32 (NIV)
13Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. 14They were talking with each other about everything that had happened. 15As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along with them; 16but they were kept from recognizing him. 17He asked them, "What are you discussing together as you walk along?" They stood still, their faces downcast. 18One of them, named Cleopas, asked him, "Are you only a visitor to Jerusalem and do not know the things that have happened there in these days?" 19"What things?" he asked. "About Jesus of Nazareth," they replied. "He was a prophet, powerful in word and deed before God and all the people. 20The chief priests and our rulers handed him over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified him; 21but we had hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel. And what is more, it is the third day since all this took place. 22In addition, some of our women amazed us. They went to the tomb early this morning 23but didn't find his body. They came and told us that they had seen a vision of angels, who said he was alive. 24Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but him they did not see." 25He said to them, "How foolish you are, and how slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! 26Did not the Christ have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?" 27And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself. 28As they approached the village to which they were going, Jesus acted as if he were going farther. 29But they urged him strongly, "Stay with us, for it is nearly evening; the day is almost over." So he went in to stay with them. 30When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. 31Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight. 32They asked each other, "Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?"
Who Are We?

We are the Memphis Community of the Walk to Emmaus.  Formed in 1982 [read our History], we follow the objective of the Upper Room Walk to Emmaus, which is to develop Christian Leaders.

We strive to build leaders and disciples of our Lord.  It is not our intent to create a new 'church' called Emmaus, but to empower our fellow Christians.  It is our prayer that they return to their home churches re-energized and ready to take on the roles our Lord brings to them.

Our Purpose?

Our Purpose on the Net is to spread the Good News and communicate with other Emmaus Communities.

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