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Trinity UMC Mission/Outreach Recap
We concluded 2024 with our Santa's Helper gifts for five children in our Lenoir City Schools wrapped and under the tree for dedication. Thank you again for being so intentional in your giving to others not only in our community but beyond. Trinity continues to make a difference in the lives of so many.
On that note, would like to recap some of the giving/outreach in 2024 where Trinity participated in making that difference!
* Invited Rev. Aaron Simmons of Wesley House to be our pulpit speaker and to share during our Fellowship meal following the service the story of Wesley House.
* Raised $550 for sports equipment for the After School Program for the Wesley House Community Center.
* Trinity began bringing school snacks for the After School program at Wesley House.
* Our Mattress Ministry delivered two twin sets with sheets and throws to two brothers grades 3 and 4. Then we delivered a full set to a 17yr old girl. These were our 43rd, 44th and 45th sets for this outreach.
* Our UMCOR Special Sunday offering raised $650.
- Purchased and assembled 10 Male Hygiene Kits for distribution as needed for our Lenoir City Schools Family Resource Center.
* For our annual Holston Conference Hands-On-Mission Project Trinity again filled 15 Food Buckets for the children of the Ishe Anesu Project for underprivileged children in Zimbabwe.
* Our Holston Conference Mission Sunday offering for the New Voices campaign raised $350.
* Our Mattress Ministry again delivered three twin sets with sheet and throws for the children and a full set with sheets and throw for their mother too. The family didn't even have a couch.
* We raised $800 for the annual Good Samaritan Lenoir City Schools Backpack program filled with grade-specific supplies.
* Trinity went over and beyond this year for our annual Battle of the Bridge canned food drive distributed by Good Samaritan. We donated 25lbs of food and donated $765. $1 equals 5lbs of food meaning Trinity contributed 3,850lbs of food!!! WOW!
* Trinity participated in an UMCOR Hurricane Helene offering for the purchase of Cleaning and Hygiene Kits. We raised $2,417. Quite remarkable!
* Trinity then took an offering to be distributed by our Holston Foundation for those needing financial assistance from Hurricane Helene and $1,155 was raised.
* Welcomed Rev. Fred and Libby Dearing to our Sunday worship. Rev Fred again preaching and Libby giving us a brief update on our Children. Then after sharing a meal together Libby shared with us a more complete update on the lives of our Children. They are actually now Young Adults. We have been praying and supporting them for about eight years now. What a wonderful relationship Trinity has made. Our offering for the Children this year was $794. Thank You!
* Our Mattress Ministry again delivered two twin sets with sheets and throws to two brothers aged 8 and 12.
* Trinity participated in the annual offering for Good Samaritan Thanksgiving Baskets.
* Trinity was asked to deliver a full-sized mattress set for a 13yr old boy again with sheets and throw.
* With our Santa's Helper outreach with the Lenoir City Schools Family Resource Center we again purchased, wrapped and dedicated gifts for five children supplying not only the needs of the children with their clothing, shoes, socks and underwear, but each child makes three wishes, and Trinity always makes their wish list come true.
* As part of our Mattress Ministry Trinity was asked just before Christmas to supply a queen-sized mattress set with sheets and throw for a mom and dad who are in great need. We had previously delivered two sets for their children.
2024 was quite the year and we look forward to what Missions and Outreach opportunities are ahead for Trinity in 2025!
THANK YOU for Caring!
-Jo Alison Cortez, Missions & Outreach Chair
THANK YOU for Caring! Please go to our Giving page to make a donation.
Mission and Outreach Opportunities
Missioners Fred & Libby Dearing - Grace Home (South Sudan)
Fred and Libby Dearing in Worship, Sunday, October 15th:
We're excited to welcome back Fred and Libby Dearing, Volunteers in Mission to the Republic of South Sudan, for worship and a fellowship meal following the service. Fred, a retired pastor in our Holston Confer- ence and a former District Superintendent will be in our pulpit. Libby, a retired nurse, who has been instrumental, or as many have called her the "heart" behind the development of the two orphanages, Grace Home and Greenland Home in South Sudan, will share a "Children's Moment for Mission" and then during our fellowship time she will bring us up to date on the lives of the Children, now really Young Adults. How fast they grow up.
This will be the seventh year Fred and Libby have worshiped with us, and our journey with them has been steadfast as the lives of the young men and women have changed and forever been impacted by the devastating on-going civ- il war, and their relocation to a refuge camp in Uganda. Many of you "adopted" a child or two or three many years ago and continue to lift them up in your prayers.
United Methodist Women
The United Methodist Women of Trinity celebrated a succesful rummage sale (Grandma's Attic) by approving $4100 of mission gifts to be distributed locally, regionally and around the world to support organizations that serve the needs of women and children.
Kids First Child Advocacy $300
Crisis Center for Women $300
Red Bird Mission (KY) $200
Boys & Girls Club $500
Good Samaritan Center $200 Henderson Settlement $200 Susanana's House $250 UMCOR $350 Jubilee Project $300
Total $2,950
We previously donated $585 from our Mother's Day Offering to Second Harvest designated for the Wesley House food pantry and $400 from our Father's Day Offering to Boys and Girls Club of Loudon County
Wesley House Ministry
Beginning in January, the UMW began collecting small cans of Vienna Sausage, tuna or jars of peanut butter to benefit Wesley House Ministry in Knoxville. Support his vital ministry on the first Sunday of each month. Cans should be placed in the designated basket in the back hallway.
Support of Wesley House is an on-going ministry of Trinity United Methodist Women.
Good Samaritan Thanksgiving Baskets
TUMC is again offering you the oppotunity opportunity to provide Thanksgiving Baskets to families in our community. We are so fortunate to have Good Samaritan be that assis- tance and we here at Trinity can join in too. Last year 400 families were provided baskets full of supplies for a "thankful" meal. If you would like to be part of this outreach, a basket is
$25 (or give and amount you are able). Please write "Thanksgiving Basket" on the memo line of your check or offering envelope. We Thank You!!
Mattress Ministry
Trinity's mattress ministry is in partnership with Lenoir City Schools Family Resource Center. When FRC becomes aware of a need, schools personel interview and certify the need. We provide a mattress set and bedding (usually single bed) and deliver to the the family in need. This ministry is underwritten by grants provided from our Holston Conference Change 4 Children and our Holston Conference Foundation. We thank them both for giving Trinity the opportunity to participate in this very important ministry to our Lenoir City Schools’ children.
Beginning in October 2016, Trinity has now delivered 43 mattress/box springs sets with sheets.
Lenoir City Schools Family Resource Center (FRC) - responding to the need
Trinity continues to partner with Family Resource Center to provide Hygiene Kits for both boys and girls. These kits will be given to homeless children, children from displaced families, and as Susan Fox, Director of FRC, said earlier, “to those who have no opportunities for a toothbrush.” Their parents will also be able to use these items.
In order to maintain consistency in the size of the items and the products included, we are asking you to please make a donation toward these kits. The kits consist of approximately 20 items each, not travel size.
If this outreach is of interest to you, please write “Hygiene Kits” on the memo line of your check or offering envelope. And we say Thank You!!! Thank You!!