Helping the Hills Move

November Service Opportunity

The Chattanooga Food Bank

On Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012 the Chattanooga Food Bank will deliver 3 barrels to the church to fill with any non-perishable food items. 

The barrels will be picked up the week of Dec. 3rd. 

The following is the most needed items at this time:

Canned pasta (ravioli, etc…)

Canned meat (tuna, chicken, Vienna sausages, spam, chili, beef stew)

Mixed vegetables

Peanut butter

Lets get these barrels filled!

Thank you and God bless!

October Service Opportunity

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August Service Project Update

News on Isaac from the Holston Confrerence

 Hello:
 I am asking all ERT and S&EC Team members to begin to review their
 calenders to be able to identify the days they will be available to
 respond to assist the survivors of Isaac when we are asked to assist.

 We have not been called thus there are no dates of deployment yet.

 This is a readiness notice of intent to deploy when called.

 In His Grace

 Jim

 Jim Fetzer, Disaster Response Coordinator
 Holston Conference-UMC
 Disaster Response Ministries

Holston Conference Disaster Response Ministries

Holston Conference Disaster Response Ministries stands ready, when called upon, to deploy to assist the survivors of ISAAC.

Both the Early Response Teams and the Spiritual and Emotional Care Teams are standing by for the expected request for assistance from the affected United Methodist Conferences in the UMC Southeast Jurisdiction.

The ERT Trailers are ready and we have pre-packed a trailer with over 200 cleaning buckets to be sent as well. The districts of Holston Conference have more than replaced the 50 cleaning buckets that were sent to the Johnson City Districts flooding. We have an additional 219 buckets and more are being gathered from the districts.

After the initial response our UM Volunteers in Mission rebuild teams will be ready to deploy to assist with the rebuild efforts.

Holston Conference is ready to assist those affected by ISAAC.

Jim Fetzer, Disaster Response Coordinator

Holston Conference-UMC

Disaster Response Ministries

 

Annual Missions Auction

This years silent auction missions fund raiser will be held Thursday September 13, 2012. The auction will start at 5:30pm, dinner will start at 6:00pm, entertainment will start at 7:00pm, and the auction will close at 7:30. The dinner will be your choice of low country boil or chicken BBQ. Chris Bean will provide musical entertainment during dinner and magician/balloon artist Benny Matherly will be performing after dinner. Tickets will be for sale before and after church starting on Sunday September 2nd. They will also be available Wednesday night September 5th. Adult tickets will be $15, children 12 and under $10 and families of 4 or more can purchase at a group rate of $45.

August Mission Opportunity

Church mission project for August will be a Salvation Army Drive. Barrels will be set up for us to fill. Please bring any of the following items much needed at this time.
Day Shelter Needs: feminine hygiene items, disposable razors, deodorant, toothpaste, shampoo/conditioners and combs.
Social Services Needs: NEW BOXED FANS (great need), macaroni/cheese, canned meat (chicken, spam, & salmon), canned soup, sugar, canned fruit, peanut butter/jelly, beef stew, spaghetti sauce, potatoes, crackers, oatmeal, grits, cooking oil, gravy, snacks, juice and chili. Laundry detergent, toilet paper and dish soap.
Thanks to everyone for your commitment to missions and we know this project will be a great success!
Call me if you have any questions.
Thanks,
Betty Martin

July Mission Project Update

The July mission project was a success despite the rainy day. 21 volunteered and meet at the church kitchen and prepared 94 sack lunches to go along with the bible verse water bottles. We handed out about 20 at miller park in the rain, but many did not show due to the rain. So the rest were delivered by the group to the community kitchen, where they were much appreciated. The group had a great time and I hope we will do it again in the future!

July Missions Project

Saturday July 21st at 8:30 am we will be meeting at the church kitchen to make sack lunches to hand out to the homeless downtown. We will car pool from the church once the lunches have been made, and will hand them out as a group. We will also be handing out cold water bottles along with the lunches. The water bottles will have labels that read...

Jesus replied, "Anyone who drinks this water will soon become thirsty again. But those who drink the water I give will never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within them, giving them eternal life."
John 4:13-14

If you are interested in participating just show up at Tyner UMC kitchen at 8:30 am on Saturday July 21st or contact Brittani Bethel for more info.

May Zimbabwe Food Drive Results

A huge thanks to Midge for leading us in our food drive! Tyner UMC filled 31 buckets!

April 2012 Service Project: Bethlehem Center

On Saturday April 28th, 2012 a group of about 12 hard working individuals met at Tyner UMC and traveled together to the Bethlehem Center to do some much needed landscaping on the front of the property. Ivy was cut, killed and pulled off the building and lines. Bushes and trees were trimmed, weeds were pulled and a truck load of mulch was spread. The trip was a success and the team worked happily together. There are plans to go back in the future to do some work in the back of the property, the date is still being determined.

Team Photos:

After Shot:

April and May 2012 Mission Opportunities

This April for our service project, we will be doing some painting and/or landscaping type work for the local Bethlehem Center. We will be meeting at Tyner UMC on April 28th at 8:30 am. If interested you can contact Terry Keeble for more information!

Also, during the months of April and May we will have the 2012 Holston Annual Conference Hands-on Mission Project.  This year it is to feed the needy in Liberia and Zimbabwe. We will be filling 5 gallon buckets with the following:
1- 5 lb. bag corn meal
1- 5 lb. bag sugar
1- 5 lb. bag self rising flour
1- 2 lb. bag rice
1- 2 lb. bag dried beans
1 box of tea bags (24 ct. - take out of box)
1 box of powdered milk (9 oz or less)
1 bottle cooking oil (48 oz or less)
1 small box of Splenda
1- 2 lb. (or 2- 1 lb.) canned ham(s)

Midge Theodore will be bringing around the buckets and instructions to your Sunday School classes, so keep an eye out for that! Contact Midge Theodore for more information!

March 2012 Missions

March was a busy month!

We had the tornado relief project on Saturday March 10th. We met and assembled at Greenwood Baptist Church. We had a total of 14 of our people go out and help two different families after the tornados. We helped clear and sort out at one home, and helped clear brush and debris at another.

Then on Friday March 16th we had a group go back to Greenwood Baptist church to serve dinner to relief workers/victims. A BIG thank you goes out to Sweeney's and Rib N' Loin for donating BBQ to serve.

The 1st annual Health Fair Extravaganza was held on Saturday March 24th.