Monday, July 12, 2010

Calling All Men

All men are invited to the third annual Calling All Men conference.  Set your dates for August 13-14, 2010 at the Cokesbury center in Knoxville.  Some of our men have been the previous two years.  They were all touched by the service.  For more info please go to http://holston.org/ministries/lay-ministries/united-methodist-men/programs/calling-all-men/

Sad News

2 Local United Methodist Churches Hold Final Services

District Picnic

Attention: ALL UNITED METHODISTS IN THE CHATTANOOGA DISTRICT! We hope you'll save the date and join us for an evening of Fun, Food, and Fellowship. There will be activities for children and youth and a nursery for the little ones. Worship leader Willie Kitchens will lead us in praise and Dr. Fred Dearing will bless us with the Word. See you there!

Date:
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Time:
4:00pm - 7:00pm
Location:
Christ UMC

Wonderful article on chaplancy

An Army Chaplian's Perspective

Pictures for Summer Camp

Come see what summer camp is like in Holston.

In June 219 people made faith commitments at Lookout camp alone.  69 of those were first time commitments.  God is great.

Hope for Hiwassee

Hiwasse College able to recieve HOPE scholarships again.

Logan Breedlove's Baptism

Logan Breedlove was baptized on July 1.  Logan waited til summer so he could be baptized outside in a lake like many of his relatives. A time of singing and memory added to the baptism.  Anyone else interested in being baptized should contact Mark.

Wonderful Presentation

Seth and Lauren Anderton led both worship services on July 11. They gave a presentation about their experience at Annual conference. They lifted up praises for how God is working in our conference and in our church. Wonderful presentation.

Senior Adult Trip

The Senior Adults will taking a trip to UTC McKenzie Arena on Saturday November 20 at 3pm for the Gaither Homecoming Tour. Please see Sarah Moore or Donna Franklin for more information.

All Day Singing

Our All Day Singing will be held on Sunday, August 8 at the 11 am service. A covered dish meal will follow in the fellowship hall. Everyone is invited to come and enjoy the singing.  This will be our 89th year of All Day Singing.

UMW Yard Sale

Please continue to set aside items for the UMW yard sale. The dates for the yard sale are August 5-7. Profits from the yard sale will be used to purchase food for the community Senior Luncheon ministry. If you have items that need to be moved please contact Shirley or Barbara. All items may be left in the fellowship hall.

UMW Mission Project - Dade Lunch Mobile

The UMW will continue to help feed children in Dade county on July 26-30. Please contact Shirley Cagle to volunteer. More volunteers are needed.

Church Council

The church council will meet on Sunday, July 18 at 3pm. Rev. Gary Grogg will be with us to reveal the results of the Natural Church Development Survey. If you were part of the team that participated in the survey please make plans to be in attendance.

UMW Picnic

The United Methodist Women will have a picnic on July 17 at 6 pm in the fellowship hall. This will be a covered dish meal.

Joint UMW Meeting

The morning and evening circles of the UMW will meet at 6:30 pm on Thursday July 15. Bonnie Cayce will give a cake decorating demonstration. The devotion will be an introduction to the book of Esther. Please join us for a time of fellowship.