Here is the latest news
from the
Three Rivers District
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Camp Grand Opening
You are invited to celebrate the opening of Camp Bays Mountain on Sunday, April 29 at 2:00pm. Join camp and clergy leaders as the Camp Bell is rung, prayer is offered and a ribbon is cut to mark the beginning of camping ministry in this new location. Guided tours of Camp will follow. Please park in the employee parking lot of the Heart Institute located at 2050 Meadowview Parkway and ride a shuttle bus right to the door of the new dining hall. The last shuttle will leave the parking lot at 1:50, so the celebration service can begin at 2:00. Plan to celebrate as Camp Bays Mountain launches a year-round camp and retreat ministry.
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Kitchen Crew Needed
Camp Bays Mountain seeks talented, passionate, creative, and flexible Kitchen Crew members for the 2018 summer.
Know someone who loves children, loves camp, and is a great cook? Our camp is searching for three persons who will lead our food services at summer camp this season. We need one person to lead and two persons who will help prepare, serve, and clean in our dining facility from mid-May through July.
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CCYM Elections
Sunday, April 15
4:30 - 6:00 pm
Johnson City Family Skate Center
$5 per person (includes skating and pizza)
80s theme
The skate center will also have their snack bar open for those who would like to buy snacks. There will be a lot of time to skate & fellowship, followed by election of Conference Council on Youth Ministry Elections.
Please send any applications from youth who would like to run by Sunday, April 8 to
Amanda Onks
. Those who would like to run for CCYM should come to the elections prepared to share about themselves and why they would like to serve on CCYM. There will be three representatives elected for our district.
Each person will pay $5 at the door. This will be a little different than other times when churches have sent checks later.
Please contact Amanda Onks by
email
or phone (461-8070 ext 220) by Sunday, April 8 to let her know how many in your group will be there.
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Summer Youth Events at Lake Junaluska
Registration is open for Summer Youth Events at Lake Junaluska. The events are an incredible opportunity for youth to grow in faith, friendship and community, all while surrounded by the beauty of the Western North Carolina mountains.
Each event is steeped in Wesleyan theology and offers morning and evening sessions with high energy worship, guest preachers and optional mission projects.
During each three or four-day event, youth have afternoons free to explore the area. Lake Junaluska has partnered with Asheville Youth Mission, which allows groups the option to do an off-site mission project in the Asheville area for a nominal fee. Youth can also go ziplining or rafting, or simply stay on property and enjoy paddle boarding, slip-and-slide kickball or other recreation at Lake Junaluska.
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MEF Scholarships Available
The Missionary Emergency Fund makes scholarships available to
- Children and spouses of Holston Conference active or retired clergy
- Those pursuing vocations in ministry or missions
- Holston Conference clergy pursuing further education such as Master of Divinity degrees or Doctorate of Ministry degrees.
Deadline for application for 2018-2019 scholarships is May 1, 2018.
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The Continuing Education Update
Click Here to read CEU News from Wesley Leadership Institute
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Hands on Mission Project
We will be collecting backpacks filled with school supplies for Liberia as our 2018 Annual Conference Hands-On Mission Project. Each church may deliver their completed backpacks to the district office during normal business hours Monday thru Wednesday, June 4-6.
Sew Crazy of Northeast TN recently donated 110 hand-sewn backpacks that are available to churches wanting to fill them. These will be distributed on a first-come, first-served bases. Contact the district office to let us know how many you would like to fill.
Please note that only churches that were formerly part of the Johnson City District will participate in this project. Churches that were formerly part of the Abingdon, Kingsport or Morristown Districts will collect the hands-on kits assigned to those districts, and will deliver them to their former district offices.
More information on this project is available
HERE.
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Cooling Project
The Upper East Tennessee Human Development Agency (UETHDA) has received a grant to provide eligible seniors with a window air conditioner. In order to qualify, seniors must be age 65 or over, living in a home without air conditioning and be a resident of one of the eight Northeast Tennessee counties served by UETHDA. The client must fall below the 150% of Poverty Annual Income Guidelines and clients with disabilities or life threatening illnesses will be given priority.
They are looking for volunteers to deliver and/or install these units. If you are interested in assisting with this project, contact Norma Tremblay, Community Services Director at 423-230-3730 or
email.
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Czech Mission Team Coming
A team of seven Czech adults and teens will be coming to Johnson City in July to volunteer with Appalachia Service Project. Arriving the evening of July 2, they will spend a few days visiting the area before checking in with ASP on Sunday, July 8. They will then spend Monday through Thursday working with ASP to assist with home repairs.
This is a great opportunity for local youth to participate in an ASP work project alongside our Czech friends. If you or someone you know is interested, contact
Betty in the district office for details.
We are also looking for host families or churches to provide lodging, transportation and meals during the first part of the team's visit. Contact the district office to volunteer.
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Lay Servant Training Opportunities
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The Three Rivers District will not be offering Lay Servant Training this spring. However, training opportunities are available in a number of other districts. If you attend one of these, please be certain to notify Dell Gates so that he can update your record.
- April 14, New River District, Pulaski, VA download info
- April 20 & 21 Scenic South District, Flintstone, GA download info
- April 21 Mountain View District, Morristown, TN download info
- May 5 Tennessee Valley District location TBD
- May 5 Appalachian District, Gate City, VA download info
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District UMW Mission Trip
Saturday, April 21
10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Second Harvest Food Bank
1020 Jericho Dr
Kingsport, TN 37663
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UMVIM Leader Training
Saturday, May 5
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Trinity Outreach Center Fellowship Hall
320 Robertsville Rd, Oak Ridge, TN
A United Methodist Volunteer in Mission (UMVIM) Team Leader Training will be given Saturday, May 5 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Trinity Outreach Center Fellowship Hall, 320 Robertsville Road, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Please bring a sack lunch.
This course provides you the tools you will need to confidently lead a mission team from your church congregation on a successful mission trip either within the USA or throughout the world. The cost of the course is $26, which is the cost of the Team Leader Handbook which you will receive at the UMVIM Team Leader Training. Please register so that sufficient materials will be available that day.
For questions regarding the event, please contact Maxine or Bob Schultz, 865-719-4304 or 865-719-3230
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What:
The Holy Friendship Summit- A Christian Assembly
When:
May 18-19, 2018
Where:
Celebration Church, 429 Shipley Ferry Rd. Blountville, TN
Purpose:
Bringing together churches of all denominations with clinicians and educators to share resources and responsibilities against opioid addiction
Registration includes Friday and Saturday events, and breakfast and lunch each day.
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Holston Annual Conference 5K
Tuesday, June 12
7:15 am
Lake Junaluska, NC
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