CHILDREN IN POVERTY Ministry List (by District) Updated 8.24.15 ABINGDON Hunt Memorial: Chief s Kids John Wesley: Support Bristol Children Anderson Street: State Street/ Hunt/ Reynolds/ John Wesley: New neighborhood enrichment Wallace/ Wyndale: Backpacks for 68 children Washington Chapel: Food ministry for local elementary school Washington Springs: Plans for backpack ministry North Keywood Charge: Plans for youth ministry: Errands/jobs for senior citizens Addilynn Memorial: Collected school supplies Pleasant View: Partnership with Greendale Elementary (school supplies) BIG STONE GAP BSG Church & Community Renewal First Pennington Gap: Food for Their Souls Hiltons Memorial: Partnership with local elementary school (school supplies, cutting hair, feeding, reading outdoor classroom)
CHATTANOOGA Hurst: Wednesday night program Tyner: TASK after-school tutoring with Shepherd Elementary East Ridge: East Ridge Cares 4 kids (after-school ministry extending to other activities) Bethlehem Center Brooks Memorial First Copperhill: Tutoring, Sunday breakfast Christ: New ministry (LEAD) for families on Wed. night including meal, tutoring for kids, classes for parents Stanley: neighborhood ministry Ft. Oglethorpe: YMCA partnership/ after-school ministry St. Luke/ Brooks: Weekend backpack ministry Harrison: Reading Signal Crest: Partnership with Howard High School Red Bank: After-schoo program First-Centenary: Inner City Ministry (education, physical, spiritual) Sardis: Dinner for high school volleyball team
CLEVELAND First Dayton: Wednesday Night Live Unity Center: Based at Broad Street, diverse after-school program Keith: Food backpacks for Athens city schools Daisy: Bean drop for Bethlehem Center First Cleveland: School supplies for Arnold Elementary JOHNSON CITY Unicoi: Summer Sandwiches/ Hispanic ministries Limestone: Clothing and school supply giveaway Munsey: Partnership with Northside Elementary (new: worship and hands-on missions) Centenary/Grace/Unicoi/Limestone Cove: Backpack carnival
KINGSPORT Mafair: Kidz in the Community Salem: Van ministry on Wednesday/ Sunday; back-to-school shoe giveaway Cassidy: Backpack ministry ELM Tree Parish: Loving Lunch summer food ministry Shades of Grace: August Angels back-to-school giveaway KNOXVILLE Middlebrook Pike: Kids Hope USA Wesley House Susannah s House Second UMC: Partnership with Maynard Elementary (school supply giveaway/ meals for teachers); partnership with Emerald Youth Foundation ( Just Lead and providing space and relationship for EYF ministries) Emerald Youth Foundation Kodak: School supply giveaway to Northview Elementary Fountain City: Partnership with Gresham Elementary
MARYVILLE Oakland: Summer day camp St. John: Sunday morning breakfast Sycamore Tree: Day camp Carpenter s Campground: Weekend backpack ministry Broadway: Reading program St. Marks: Partnership with Middlesettlements school MORRISTOWN Russellville Jubilee Project Holston Home for Children Oakland: Cinderella s Closet outreach to high-school girls
OAK RIDGE Morgan-Scott Project Morgan-Scott-Roane Parish: Garden for families served by Morgan-Scott Project Jacksboro: Summer reading camp Concord: Reading Day at Wesley House Beaver Ridge: Mentoring program for Karnes Elementary First Farragut: Wesley s Attic clothing ministry TAZEWELL Virginia Avenue: Partnership with Dudley Primary First Honaker: Partnership with Honaker Elem & Middle School First Bluefield: Sonshine Celebration school supply giveaway North Tazewell, Main Street, Bishop Circuit, Pisgah, Wilbur, East Tazewell Circuit, Mt. Zion (11 churches in all): New partnership with N. Tazewell Elementary: Weekend backpacks, teacher luncheon, school supply giveaway, coats and blankets
WYTHEVILLE Willis Chapel: Little Hands, Big hearts Randolph: Character Matters Most Jordan s Chapel: Food provided in backpacks over weekends, summer Mt. Pleasant (Wytheville): New school partnership First Independence/ Flat Rock: Participation in Grayson Co. Backpack Ministry