1. family and parenting
2. children

CHATTANOOGA DISTRICT NEWSLETTER
P.O. Box 80353, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37414
Mary Virginia Taylor
Resident Bishop
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Dates to Remember
March
April
May
17
19-21
10-12
11
12
14
17-18
19-21
23-24
24-25
5
9
3
30
Brenda Carroll
District Superintendent
A Word from Brenda
Worship Planning Workshop for Clergy
Clergy Spouses Retreat
Clergy Marriage Enrichment Retreat
Grace of Giving Workshop (Knoxville)
Grace of Giving Workshop (Abingdon)
Minister’s Meeting (Camp Lookout)
Lay Servant Training
Jubilation
Worship Conference (Kodak)
Worship Conference (Mafair)
Spring Banquet
CLM Training (Also June 6 and 11)
CLM Training (Also June 6 and 11)
Camp Lookout Children’s Day
Chattanooga District
Worship Planning Workshop
The Chattanooga District will be offering a Worship Planning Workshop on March 17 from 10:00 am to 11:30 am. It
will be held at Brainerd United Methodist Church. This will
be a time when clergy can come together and share ideas
regarding planning worship. Bring your ideas to share.
There will be one class for those who use lectionary and
another for those who use series. If you have question
please contact the District Office 423-629-0333.
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Worship Conferences
Kodak April 19-24
Mayfair April 24-25
Pre-Registration Deadline April 10
Registration is available at the Door with no lunch Provided
Cost: $40.00 per person
Optional Breakfast with Barbara Day Miller $5.00
Register online at authenticworship.holston.org
Or contact the District Office for a Brochure
Presenters are:
Reverend Barbara Day Miller
Associate Dean of Worship Music at Emory University's
Candler School of theology, and Deacon in the North
Georgia Conference
Dr. Thomas Long
is the Bandy Professor of Preaching at Emory University’s
Candler School of Theology.
He has Authored 21 books to date including
Phone (423) 629-0333
What a long winter it has been! The ashes of Ash Wednesday
even had to be postponed in many cases. But long winters
make us long for spring and warmth and flowers. It means we
feel thankful to the depths of our hearts. Maybe it also means
we feel the approach of Easter with greater excitement.
We celebrate a living Lord! There is nothing mundane or "old
hat" about that. Have you experienced the living Lord in your
life this week? Have you given witness this week? (i.e., Have
you told of your encounters with the holy? Have you celebrated with another the blessing He brought to your heart? Has
this love spilled out of your life into the life of another?)
Is your church membership being intentionally invitational this
Lent and Easter....and post Easter and Pentecost? Have you
talked about it together? Are you encouraging each other to be
invitational? Are you holding each other accountable? Do you
believe that connecting people with Jesus - His love embodied
in the church - is still the call of every disciple? Do you believe
the Risen Lord can transform lives and transform the world?
Believers, believe, and be invitational - everyday - everywhere
you go.
The Grace of Giving:
Extravagant Generosity
A workshop for Laity and Clergy
A three-hour workshop that can change your
Congregation’s practice of giving toward a culture of generosity.
Register by April 1
Bishop Robert Schnase
Resident Bishop of the Missouri Conference
Saturday, April 11, 2015 from 10:30 am to 3:00 pm
Concord United Methodist church In Knoxville
Sunday, April 12, 2015 3:00 pm to 6:30 pm
Pleasant View United Methodist Church in Abingdon
The cost is $10.00
additional information is available at generosity.org
Fax (423) 622-8360
Email [email protected]
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Hands On Mission Project
Zimbabwe
Chattanooga District
Goal 400
Pack all items in a 2 gallon Zip Lock Bag.
UVIM Team Leader Training
Trinity Fellowship Hall
320 Robertsville Rd. Oak Ridge, TN 37830
$25 per person - registration required
Saturday, March 21 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
For more information contact
Maxine or Bob Schultz 865-719-4303 or 865-719-3230
or Reverend Crystal Smith
865-483-4357
Another training will be held September 12, 2015
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1 washcloth
2 Bars Soap
2 Toothbrushes
2 tubes toothpaste (6.4 oz or less)
1 bottle adult Listerine or
Listerine Smart Rinse for children
(250 ml or less)
1 Box Kids chewable Tylenol
80 mg or 160 mg (30 ct.)
1 bottle Tylenol/500 mg
1 bottle Advil/ Ibuprofen
200 mg (24 ct.)
1 Bottle Delsym 12 –hour
for children and adults (3 oz or less)
1 bottle children’s Bendaryl
(4oz or less or 1 box adult tabs (24 ct.)
The local church should write one check to the District for shipping in the amount of $5 for every kit
donated. (Example:10 kits $50) Please do not include money or extra items with the kits. Items do
not need to be name brand except for the Delsym.
The District will provide boxes for packing.
Certified Lay Minister Training Chattanooga District
at Christ UMC
Deadline for application submission: April 15
Cost of text book $20.00
The course will take place over 4 days
May 9 and 30, June 6, and July 11
A brochure is available though the General Board of Discipleship
or you may contact the District Office.
Contact the District Office for an Application and submit them to
Reverend David Hall [email protected]
For questions contact Reverend David Hall
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Children’s Day at Camp Lookout is May 30: All
elementary age children and their parents, siblings,
grandparents, and Children’s invited to participate.
Fun, Crafts, games, and worship lead by the 2015
Summer Staff. There is no cost.
Spring 2015 Lay Servant Training
Basic and Advanced Courses
Registration Deadline March 31, 2015
Cost $30 (includes lunch and curriculum)
Friday, April 17, 2015 from 6:30 to 9:00pm
Saturday, April 18, 2015 9:00 am to 4:30 pm
Brainerd United Methodist Church
Contact your local church or the District office
for a Registration form or Brochure
Mail Registration to:
Chattanooga District Office
P.O. Box 80353
Chattanooga, TN 37414
Phone (423) 629-0333
Fax (423) 622-8360
Bring a t-shirt to tie-dye and a sack lunch.
Information can be found at
www.camplookout.com/childrens-day.html
Summer Camp Registration is Open!
Congratulations
to Ken, Clair and Mary Ellen Sauer
in the birth of Owen Emerson Sauer
born of February 28
and weighted 8 lbs and 11 ounces.
Prayer Concerns
Curt McKee, Brenda Woods, Braxton Cotton
Email [email protected]
Chattanooga District Newsletter
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Empowered to
Connect Conference
Holston Conference
2015
Mission Emphasis
will be on
Children and Poverty
in Holston Conference
The funds collected will be available to be
used in all 12 of our districts to support new
and existing ministries that address this
issue. We are challenged to give $10 and 10
hours of service per congregation member.
Holston Conference
Spiritual and Emotional Care Team
was established four years ago and is planning a training day for new and existing Team Members on
Saturday April 24
at
Cokesbury UMC in Knoxville
Friday, April 10, 2015 from 10 to 6 pm
Saturday, April 11 from 10 to 6 pm
At Ooltewah United Methodist Church.
Light refreshments will be provided during breaks
throughout the event with “on your own” lunch.
The Empowered to Connect Conference is a two
day conference for adoptive and foster parents, ministry leaders, and professionals designed to help
them connect with children from hard places in order to help them heal and become all that God desires for them to be.
Contact Will Conner for registration information
423-238-9216
[email protected]
The Event will be Led by Dr. Karyn Purvis
(Director of the TCU Institute of Child Development)
Presenters include:
Amanda R. Hiles Howard, PhD
(Asst. Director of the Texas Christian University
Institute of Child Development)
Darren Jones and Henry Milton
both child development fellows
in the institute of Child Development
You Are Invited to the
225th Anniversary of Bishop Francis
Asbury’s visit to the Thomas Amis House
in Rogersville TN.
The team needs both
United Methodist clergy and lay persons
On Saturday, April 18, 2015
Gathering Time: 10:00 –11:00 am
Dedication 11:00 am
who are
good listeners,
those with
ministry training
and/or mental health training,
fully trained Stephen Ministers,
and others interested, caring person
Chattanooga District
Fellowship of Retiree and Widows
will Meet on Tuesday, March 17
at Wally’s Restaurant
on Ringgold Road at 11:45 am.
All retired clergy
and widows are welcome!
for questions contact
Al Bowles 423-870-2339
or Ann Sasser 706-866-8192.
Plan to arrive early for parking, greeting and conversation. At the Service of Dedication, Wendy Jacobs
will speak about Thomas Amis and the family; Jake
Jacobs will speak about the Amis House and
grounds; Grady Winegar will speak about Bishop
Francis Asbury’s visit to the house.
Bishop Mary Virginia Taylor will lead the Litany
of Dedication and presentation of the bronze Historic Site Plaque.
Following the service guests may take a tour of the
house, stroll down Old Stage Road and greet person
portraying Bishop Asbury and Richard Whatcoat on
Horseback, have lunch at Amis Mill Eatery, visit the
famous Ebbing and Flowing Springs and see the recent additions and improvements to the historic Ebbing and Flowing Springs United Methodist Church.
Meetings take place on the third Tuesday of each month
except in December and June.
Phone (423) 629-0333
The Thomas Amis House was approved by the 2014
Holston Annual conference as United Methodist Historic Site No. 498. Bishop Francis Asbury visited the
house on four occasions in April and May 1790.
Silver Commemorative Coins will be available for
purchase featuring Bishop Asbury, Amis House and
Edward Cox House. $10 Donation to Holston Conference for each coin sold.
Fax (423) 622-8360
Email [email protected]
Chattanooga District Newsletter
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Church Evangelism Program Grant
Deadline September 15
The Church Evangelism Program Grants are awarded annually by the Witness Ministry Team for local churches to begin
new programs aimed at bringing new persons into a relationship with Jesus Christ and with the local church. Priority consideration will be given to new ministries which show a potential for growth in the local church’s membership and /or ministry to the community. They are not for construction or renovation of building; they are for program support only.
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Ethnic Local Church Concerns:
“Brick and Mortar”
Holston’s Pension, health Insurance,
and Retirement Benefits
Monday, May 4, 2015 from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
Cokesbury Center in Knoxville
Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
Pleasant View UMC in Abingdon
spouses are welcome to participate
Presenters will include representatives from
UMC Board of Pensions, Social Security, and Medical Insurance
Deadline September 1
Ethnic Local Church Concerns (ELCC) grants are intended for
construction or renovation of building used by Ethnic local
churches. These are one-time only grants to be used by the
local church for construction and renovation only; they are not
used for program ministry support. The minimum ElCC grant is
$1000. Projects requiring less than $1000 should be able to
secure local church funding. The maximum ELCC grant is
$2500
Be sure to save this date.
The seminar is free for the first 150 registrants in each location
Please register by April 24.
Registration and additional information is available
At BenefitsSeminar.holston.org
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Change for Children
Deadline: August 15
Way to Go
Chattanooga
District!
To date, Chattanooga District has collected $105,939.77
toward the building of school blocks in Ligitolo.
We believe this will complete 3 additional school blocks
for a total of 4 schools built by the Chattanooga District.
As you continue to raise funds, all money will be used for
education and worship at Ligitolo.
Send money directly to the District Office
Service Saturday was a big success!
We had at least 19 churches represented at the various locations.
Over 225 people came out to serve. Some of the locations had only 5
-9 workers, but they were able to finish and needed work within
three hours.
Phone (423) 629-0333
Change for Children Grants are available to support new and
existing ministries with economically disadvantage children
through Holston Conference Churches and related United
Methodist Agencies.
Annual Conference 2015
Go to
Ac.holston.org
To register or for more information about
Annual Conference.
All Attendees must register.
(This registration is separate from housing,
which is handled by Lake Junaluska)
If you would like a printed Book of Reports,
please place your order by April 1.
The cost is $10.
A downloadable PDF will be available
at no charge on May 7.
Fax (423) 622-8360
Email [email protected]