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I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :
C H A R M 2 & 6
B A P T I S T C E N T E R 3
N U R S I N G H O M E
S C H E D U L E
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C H U R C H N E W S 4
C A M P T I P T O N 5
W M U 5
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M I S S I O N T R I P S
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C H I L H O W E E B A P T I S T
M E S S E N G E R
EXECUTIVE BOARD
MEETING DATES
Tues. @ noon.
January 30
April 10
July 10
RSVP required for free
meal @ 982-0499 or
Begin Now to Pray for AWAKEN 2018
coming in September
“…awake out of sleep; for now our salvation
is nearer than we first believed…” Hebrews
13:11 NKJV
2018
Mark You Calendars!!
Blount County Student Conference
April 20-21, 2018
Featuring Dr Richard Ross
Main Sessions will be held at East Maryville Baptist
Activities include Worship, Breakout Sessions, and
Community Service Projects.
Contact Jason Salyer @ 865 982—4960 for more
information or contact the associational office.
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CHARM UPSIDE DOWN ACTIVITIES
Ongoing Ministries
Sunday Morning Service: Services at the CHARM building began when the Sunday Morning
Campground services ended due to the cooler weather. The service starts at 9:30am. Dress is casual and everyone is invited. We have had campers and others who have come and ex-pressed how much they enjoyed the fellowship, music, and message.
Wednesday Morning Bible Study This Bible study is led by Steve Monroe at KOA Sweet Shoppe during the winter and the KOA outdoor pavilion during warmer weather. This group
has now developed a Facebook site called Townsend KOA Bible Study. Average attendance through November was 16. Everyone is invited and this Bible study is year round. We have been studying the book of Revelation and the 7 doors of Jesus Christ. The study starts at
8:30am. Motel Ministry: In late October, the first breakfast event was held at the CHARM building.
Steve and Kathy Myers, Pat Flynn, and Linda Ledford greeted and served over 29 motel work-ers and owners. Not only did they enjoy a hot breakfast complete with beverages, fruits, and sweets, but they also expressed appreciation for the breakfast and excitement for the door
prizes awarded. It was such a blessing to see and hear Linda Ledford, as she talk to the work-ers and owners that she first met when she first started this motel ministry many years ago.
Pat and Kathy continued weekly visits to the motels through November providing snacks, bottled water, a children’s card and Bible story. With fewer tourists many of the mo-tels have now laid off workers. Contact is being maintained with some of the workers by peri-
odic on-site visits and by mail or email. Recently, a worker who went to California called Kathy to give her a new address, so the worker could continue to receive the Bible stories by
mail. Emails are also being sent to workers locally and as far away as Mongolia. Several indi-viduals have given money for gift cards to be given to workers in need of gas or food.
Townsend Elementary: On Friday, December 15th, 135 Christmas stockings were distrib-uted to the students. Springview Baptist Church Ladies’ sewing group provided the fabric and made these stockings for CHARM. Team members filled each stocking with a story of the
candy cane, as it relates to JESUS, a bookmark, a toothbrush and toothpaste, and candy. Each student also received a new, wrapped Bible story book. The children were so ex-
cited and could hardly wait to receive their stockings and books. On Tuesday, December 19, CHARM team members returned to Townsend Elementary
with special backpacks to give to the students. These backpacks were requested by the
Ledfords last January through the North American Mission Board’s Backpacks for Appalachian Program through Appalachian Regional Ministry (ARM). After these backpacks arrived, CHARM
team members sorted them by age group and checked each for items. Each student received a new zippered backpack filled with items such as school supplies, a small item of new cloth-ing, non-perishable food, an age appropriate toy, hygiene items, a Bible, and candy. Most im-
portantly, the team members shared with the students about the true Christmas story. In ad-dition, each teacher received a small “encouragement pottery pot” filled with slips of Bible
scripture. These pots were made especially for CHARM by Julie Keeper in Georgia. CHARM knows that teachers love chocolate, so their candy jars are filled on a regular monthly basis.
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C H A R M
Director of Missions Jim Snyder’s Home # 865 980-8511
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Chilhowee Baptist Center
F A M I L I E S S E R V E D O C T O B E R - N O V E M B E R 2 0 1 7 SERVICES NO. OF FAMILIES Benevolence 16 (Utility support, gasoline)
Blankets 80
Clothing 275
Diapers 8
Food 826
Toiletries 806
Cleaning supplies 786
Furniture 27
Total Clients for 2017 10,374 Families on file
31,463 total people on file
Fall and early winter are busy times for us here at the Baptist Center. Kids return to school, many people
who work outside in landscaping and mowing begin to see a slowdown in work, and the homeless begin to try to
find shelter from the cold and dampness. During these times we serve about all we can handle each day. Our
food supplies and clothing have been good so it was a thankful season. We passed out 125 Thanksgiving meals
including 25 from Gracie’s restaurant for our clients. Most of these came from Mt. Zion Church and we are al-
ways thankful for them and their heart for the needy families we serve. Our Christmas distributions this year
were also very good. We were able to supply 250 meals for families in need. We also had extras that we have
also been sharing with our clients now before Christmas. Winter can be hard for families in need and we are al-
ways glad to see the bounty that comes from you.
Reconciled Ministries has been doing well and we have about 30-35 on a regular basis. There is still a
huge need in Blount County to reach out to those whose lives and families have been ruined by drugs and alco-
hol. Pray for us as we try to reach all we can through this ministry.
Churches to bring food in January: Dotson Memorial, Hopewell, Immanuel, Laurel Bank, Marble Hill, Sa-
lem, Unity
Churches to bring food in February: East Maryville, Grandview, Faith Encounter, Pilgrim, Piney Level,
Tuckaleechee, West Maryville
Serving Him Together
Rick and Sue Myers
B A P T I S T C E N T E R
NURSING HOME UPDATE Clover Hill Senior Living has been added to the schedule. The
address is 2317 US Hwy 411 South, Maryville, TN 37801. It is located across from Taco
Bell, Zaxby’s and Walmart on 411 South. Four Mile is scheduled there on 1/21. Kinzel
Springs is scheduled there on 2/18. We need more churches to volunteer for this minis-
try. Please contact Jennie Cornett @ 982-3936 to get more information. Thank you to all
the churches that are part of the nursing home ministry and to Jeannie Cornett.
N U R S I N G H O M E S C H E D U L E
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C H I L H O W E E B A P T I S T M E S S E N G E R
We need more churches to volunteer so contact Jeannie Cornett. If
your church cannot fulfill the scheduled time please call Jeannie
Cornett, CBA Nursing Home Director @982-3936. Thank you.
Church News
Stock Creek needs a part-time Minis-
ter of Worship & Music. Contact Mark
(865) 603-2016 or call 573-8881.
Springview needs a part time Chil-
dren's Director. Send resume to
W. Maryville needs a choir leader &
Pianist. Call 983-5510, 258-1252.
Bethel is seeking a bivocational Music
Director/Worship Leader. Should you
have a passion for worship and peo-
ple. Send resume to bethelbaptist-
[email protected] or 132 Bethel
Church Rd., Townsend TN 37882.
Oak Street is seeking a bivocational
pastor. Send resume to Shelia Overly
Oakview BC seeking a bivocational
male choir director. Must believe Bap-
tist Faith &Message . Be conservative
in beliefs & music. Send resume to:
Oakview BC, Attn. Donny Duncan,
2704 Ellejoy Rd.,Walland,TN 37886.
Galilee BC in S. Knoxville needs a PT
worship pastor. Please email your re-
sume to [email protected].
Joe S. Taylor is available for solo con-
certs. He has over 40 years of experi-
ence in the concert ministry . He is a
member of Dotson Memorial & an
active member of the choir. Please
contact Mr. Taylor @ (865) 323-5986.
Jan 2018 Quality Care Liberty Assisted Living Clover Hill
7th Calvary Armona
14th Cold Springs East Walland
21st Dotson Four Mile
28th Forest Hill Friendly Hill
Feb 2018 Quality Care Liberty Assisted Living Clover Hill
4th Hillcrest Grandview
11th Hillview Immanuel
18h Hopewell Kinzel Springs
25th Kagley Chapel Liberty
Mar 2018 Quality Care Liberty Assisted Living Clover Hill
4th Laurel Bank Marble Hill
11th Maple Grove Meadowbrook
18th Mount Zion Mount Carmel
25th Niles Ferry Oakland
Apr 2018 Quality Care Liberty Assisted Living Clover Hill
1st Piney Level Oakview
8th Pleasant Grove Old Chilhowee
15th Six Mile Old Piney
22nd Salem Parkway
29th Village Piney Grove
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January and February look to be busy months for Camp Tipton! Already,
preparations for the summer are taking place, as we look forward to an-
other year of reaching the lost and discipling believers. We are also very ex-
cited to begin our process of building two new bunkhouses! However, in order to do so we
need your help. From the end of January until May, we will need groups of volunteers @
Camp Tipton virtually every weekend to help build these structures that will allow us to
reach more people. If you or a group from your church would like to know more, there will
be an interest meeting @ 6:00pm on Tuesday, January 16. We will provide dinner and give
information on how you or your group can help, and begin scheduling groups for weekends
throughout the spring. If you would like to attend this meeting, please RSVP by January
12th so we know how much food we will need. To RSVP you can simply email us @ camp-
[email protected] or call 865-257-2288 to let us know how many will be coming. These
bunkhouses are essential for Camp Tipton to continue to move forward. They are also an
easy way for you or your church to serve God’s people here in Blount county. We look for-
ward to seeing you this spring! Carter Brown, Camp Tipton Director
CAMP TIPTON
TN WMU has assigned Noah Graves as our Missionary Kid. Please nurture
and encourage Noah throughout the school year with notes, emails, Amazon
gift card, goodie packages, etc. Noah’s prayer request is to be a light and a witness to fel-
low students on campus. Here is his contact and other information. Date of birth: August
5. Freshman @ Union University. Email [email protected]. Noah Graves, UU 852,
1050 Union Univ. Dr., Jackson, TN 36305.
MISSIONS GET-TOGETHER, MARCH 16-18, GATLINBURG, TN
tnbaptist.org , (800) 558-2090 , [email protected]
W M U
MINISTERS WIVES RETREAT, MARCH 2-3, 2018
Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort, Pigeon Forge
Featuring: Jeanne Davis, Wife of Dr. Randy Davis
Linnie Brown, Csilla Muscan, and Donna Roland
Registration Fee: $65.00, includes 3 meals, 2 breaks, retreat materials.
Register online or you can mail in your registration along with payment. Email
[email protected] for links to registration forms.
Lodging: $95/night. Use “Minister Wives Retreat” code.
tnbaptist.org [email protected] Phone-(800) 558-2090
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New Winter Time Activities and Special Events:
Community Events: The owners of Mountaineer Campground asked for and
received permission to use the CHARM building for their annual Thanksgiving Dinner that they provide each year for their campers. 54 people came to enjoy the Thanksgiving Day meal. It
was a great time to show the campers how we use the building for multiple events. Fellowship was wonderful. The owners are very supportive of CHARM. They allow CHARM to hold Sunday morning services at their campground’s pavilion during warm weather and also allow teams to
do children and family activities during June and July in the campground. Pictures of this event are on CHARM website.
Christmas Parade: Were you in Townsend for the Christmas Parade on December 3rd? If you were there, then you saw the first ever entry of CHARM in the Townsend Christmas pa-rade. The theme this year was, “Then” and “Now”. “Then” was a Nativity scene of Baby JE-
SUS, Mary (Philana Potter), and Joseph (Charles Potter). The “Now” was the decorated CHARM Chapel representing the Church. Steve Monroe (mandolin), Randy Hicks (guitar), and Scott
Lane (guitar) played on the porch of the chapel, while Steve Self sang Christmas carols. Many people from the sidelines could be heard singing along, and people could be heard telling their children, “There’s Baby JESUS”. Looking back on the photos posted on Facebook, CHARM’s en-
try appears to be the only entry that had the Nativity portrayed. Free Gift Wrapping at the Townsend IGA: This annual community event was held on Fri-
day, December 22nd and Saturday, December 23rd from 10am-4pm. While gift wrapping was going on in the Chapel, CHARM team members and volunteers gave out free cookies, hot
chocolate, and Bible story books. Most importantly, the true Christmas story was told to adults and children that were waiting for their gifts to be wrapped. This is an important CHARM out-reach allowing us to meet and connect with people in the community.
Blessing Box: Nana’s Blessing Box was installed outside the CHARM center on December 14th. Items such as diapers, wipes, non-perishable food items, small toys, devotional material, and
Bibles were added for the community to take. This Blessing Box was made by Heritage High School students and Rimmer’s Welding made and donated the stand. The box is weather and bear proof. Blessing Boxes are being placed throughout our country for people to “take what
you need” and “leave what you can”. This box is named in memory of a Nana who passed away unexpectedly this year who loved to give gifts to others.
Upcoming Events: Plans are being made for a Saturday evening Gospel Sing- A –long and a possible movie night starting in January as an outreach for the community.
While we have had many changes in 2017 with the retirement of Joe and Linda Ledford, we are
striving to maintain the many avenues of ministry they started, and we are excited to see what else GOD has planned for CHARM. We want to thank all of you in the Chilhowee Baptist Asso-
ciation that have supported us by praying, giving financially, and volunteering with us, as we focus on those that live, work, and play in Townsend
Steve and Sandra Monroe
Upside Down Coordinators
Kathy Myers and Pat Flynn
Motel Ministry
Mark 10:45 “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.”
C H A R M C O N T . F R O M P A G E 2
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HELP West Africa
What began in 2010 as planting the seed of the gospel through
Bible Storying has now become a small group of believers joining
together as a church. This small group is growing and reaching
out to surrounding villages so that others can here the Good
News!
Your Help is needed! to establish this small group of believers and assist their village in
meeting their basic physical needs. The Chilhowee Baptist Association is seeking to raise
$15,000 to assist in the development of an agricultural process for year-round gardening
using foot pumps (pictured to the right) for irrigation. This project will help each village
have a greater supply of food products during the difficult dry season each year. The edu-
cational process will include a clear presentation of the Gospel illustrating Jesus as the
“living” water that brings life to all that would believe.
We have two teams scheduled for January and February to implement this project before
the next planting season arrives in May. We are praying that God would provide for the
needs of this project by that time.
Please Make Your Gifts to This Ministry Project Payable to the Chilhowee Baptist Associa-
tion- West Africa. Send to 341 East Lincoln Rd Alcoa, TN 37701. For more information,
contact Jim Snyder 865 982-0499 or Kenny Armstrong at 865 970-4092.
2018
July 21-28
College and High School Students who have completed the ninth grade. $815
plus Airfare. Students will be involved in church planting movement and
discipleship.
This trip will be in partnership with Access The Nations. More info at
accessthenations.com !
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Puerto Rico Needs YOU!
Mission Teams needed for hurricane relief efforts
The Chilhowee Baptist Association is seeking to send teams to assist
in hurricane recovery through local
churches. We are partnering with Iglesia
Bautista Sin Paredes in Guayama. The
church is willing to host teams to assist in
community outreach and service projects.
Approximate cost will be $250 plus Airfare. Teams are needed ASAP
and throughout 2018. If interested please contact Jim Snyder at (865)
604-2276 or [email protected]. Teams can be small or large–
Adult/Youth/College/ or Family.
