Christmas 365 Let’s do something different this year. Let’s have Christmas every day of the year. Have you noticed the season’s greetings? The holiday greetings? The festivals of lights? Xmas? “Happy holidays!” What do all of these statements have in common? The answer is they leave Jesus out of Christmas. There’s more to Christmas than December 25th. We celebrate Emmanuel because Jesus is with us every day of the year. We celebrate the Incarnate Christ because He became one of us and dwelt among us. On behalf of your District Superintendent, Rev. A. M. Hardy Cross, and your District Administrative Assistant, Ms. Linda West Schumann, we hope you had a grace-filled Thanksgiving and will have a very merry Christmas and a blessed new year, not just for a single calendar day, but for Christmas 365. God bless you all! MOUNTAIN VIEW DISTRICT NEWSLETTER WINTER 2018 Mountain View District Churches Respond to Natural Disasters It seemed as if recent months filled the news with story after story from hurricanes to typhoons and wildfires; all of which claimed lives and left destruction in their paths. Mountain View District Churches followed a call to respond with funding to support the United Methodist Committee on Relief UMCOR which assists disaster victims and In This Issue Financial News District Conference Missional Hubs Youth News Resources Activities Shepherd’s Fund provides support throughout the long recovery process. The churches also responded in a big way to a plea to create cleaning buckets and hygiene kits which are used to assist victims. We continue to respond by creating kits to refill the pipeline. It may seem like only a little, but together we show God’s love in BIG ways! When this newsletter is viewed as an electronic file, you will find several useful links to internet resources. If you are reading a paper copy and wish additional information, please contact the District Office at 423-586-2942.
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Christmas 365
Let’s do something different this
year. Let’s have Christmas every
day of the year. Have you noticed
the season’s greetings? The
holiday greetings? The festivals of
lights? Xmas? “Happy holidays!”
What do all of these statements
have in common? The answer is
they leave Jesus out of Christmas.
There’s more to Christmas than
December 25th. We celebrate
Emmanuel because Jesus is with
us every day of the year. We
celebrate the Incarnate Christ
because He became one of us and
dwelt among us.
On behalf of your District
Superintendent, Rev. A. M. Hardy
Cross, and your District
Administrative Assistant, Ms. Linda
West Schumann, we hope you had
a grace-filled Thanksgiving and will
have a very merry Christmas and a
blessed new year, not just for a
single calendar day, but for
Christmas 365. God bless you all!
MOUNTAIN VIEW DISTRICT NEWSLETTER
WINTER 2018
Mountain View District Churches Respond to Natural Disasters It seemed as if recent months filled the news
with story after story from hurricanes to
typhoons and wildfires; all of which claimed
lives and left destruction in their paths.
Mountain View District Churches followed
a call to respond with funding to support the
United Methodist Committee on Relief
UMCOR which assists disaster victims and
In This Issue
Financial News District Conference Missional Hubs
Youth News Resources Activities Shepherd’s Fund
provides support throughout the long
recovery process. The churches also
responded in a big way to a plea to create
cleaning buckets and hygiene kits which are
used to assist victims. We continue to
respond by creating kits to refill the pipeline.
It may seem like only a little, but together
we show God’s love in BIG ways!
When this newsletter is viewed as an electronic file, you will
find several useful links to internet resources. If you are
reading a paper copy and wish additional information,
please contact the District Office at 423-586-2942.
Be a 5-Star Church in 2018 To qualify for the 5-Star Award, churches must:
1. Pay the conference tithe apportionment in full
2. Give a minimum of $25 to at least one International Advance
3. Give a minimum of $25 to at least one U.S. Advance
4. Give a minimum of $25 to at least one UMCOR Advance
5. Give a minimum of $25 to at least one Conference Advance
Remember, to qualify, the funds MUST BE sent to the Holston Conference, either through on-line account or directed to PO Box 850, Alcoa, TN 37701-0850
To find Advance details see: https://holston.org/media/ministry/resource/Advance_2018_9p7T5Ax.pdf
Financial News
Thank you for your stewardship and support of District Ministries. We are able to accomplish much in
God’s name thanks to your keeping up-to-date on church fair-share apportionment. This snapshot,
from November 27, shows the 2018 fair-share funding that has been received in the District Office by
church. Reminder that 2018 apportionments are from the “old district” structure.
Antioch UMC 100% Asbury UMC 92% Baileyton UMC 100% Bales Chapel UMC 100% Beeler's Chapel UMC 100% Beth Car UMC 100% Bethel UMC 100% Bewley's Chapel UMC 100% Bogart's Chapel UMC open Boyd Chapel UMC 100% Bradburn Hill UMC 100% Bruner's Grove UMC 100% Burchfield Memorial UMC 100% Bybee UMC 100% Carter's Chapel UMC 100% Carter's Station UMC 100% Caton's Grove UMC 100% Cedar Grove UMC New Mkt 100% Cedar Grove UMC Rutledge 100% Centenary UMC 100% Central UMC Bean Station open Chestnut Grove UMC 100% Chestnut Hill UMC 100% Christ UMC 100% Dotson's Campground UMC 100% Doty's Chapel UMC 100% Ebenezer UMC 100% Economy UMC 100% Edward's Chapel UMC 100% First UMC Bulls Gap 92% First UMC Dandridge 83% First UMC Jefferson City 92% First UMC Morristown 100% First UMC Newport 92% First UMC White Pine 100%
Fowler’s Grove UMC 100% George Street UMC 100% Glendale UMC 100% Grant UMC 100% Hardin's Chapel UMC 100% Harmon's Valley UMC 100% Harned’s Chapel UMC 92% Hartman's Chapel UMC 100% Hills Union UMC 100% Hunt's Chapel UMC open Jones Chapel UMC 100% Joppa UMC 100% Lawson's Chapel UMC open Liberty Hill UMC 100% Love's Memorial UMC 100% Mary's Chapel UMC 100% McCampbell UMC 100% Midway UMC 100% Mooresburg UMC 100% Mosheim Central UMC 100% Mt Airy UMC 100% Mt Carmel UMC Grville 100% Mt Carmel UMC Mosheim 100% Mt Hebron UMC 92% Mt Hope UMC 100% Mt Pisgah UMC 100% Mt Pleasant UMC Grville 75% Mt Pleasant UMC Talbott 100% Mt Zion UMC Afton 100% Mt Zion UMC Dandridge 92% Mulberry Gap UMC 100% New Market UMC 100% Noe’s Chapel UMC 50% O & S Chapel UMC 100% Oakland UMC 100%
Ottway UMC 100% Oven Creek UMC1 open Panther Springs UMC 100% Parrottsville UMC 100% Pine Grove UMC 100% Pleasant Valley UMC 100% Pruitt Hill UMC open Rehobeth UMC 100% River Hill UMC open Romeo UMC 100% Russellville UMC 100% Rutledge UMC 100% Seahorn’s Chapel YNC 100% Shady Grove UMC 78% Shiloh UMC Rutledge 100% Shiloh UMC Sneedville 100% Sneedville UMC open St Clair UMC 100% Strawberry Plains UMC 100% Sulphur Springs UMC 100% Talley’s Chapel UMC open Tate Chapel UMC 100% Trinity UMC Greeneville 83% Trinity UMC Morristown 91% Union UMC open Warrensburg UMC 100% Watkins Chapel UMC 100% Weems Chapel UMC 100% Wesley’s Chapel UMC Drdg 100% Wesley's Chapel UMC Grville 100% Whittenburg UMC open Woodlawn UMC open Zion UMC 100%
2019 District Apportionments may be found at: http://holston.org/media/about/resource/2019_Apportionment_approved.pdf
Celebrations and Business Resolutions from the annual district meeting
The 2018 Mountain View District Conference was held Sunday, September 9, at Morristown’s Trinity United Methodist Church, and oh, what a celebration it was!
Some highlights from the meeting:
Celebrated the churches who were recognized by Holston Conference for 100% tithing in 2017 and for Five-Star financial giving, and for Excellence in Evangelism,
By conference action, the 2019 district budget of $124,300 and its apportionment funding were approved as presented
By conference action, the 2019 Annual Conference Lay Members At-Large for the district were elected. Congratulations to: John R. Allen, Leigh Ann Allen, Phillip Archer, Jackie S. Brown, Mitch Cain, Darlene Chatten, Kim Davis, Conard Frye, Mark Grigsby, Carolyn Grubb, J. David Grubb, Brayden Lykens, Helen McClaren, Steven E. Miller, Sara Orellana, Marcella Pursley, Jennifer Rickman, Reba Salyers, Linda West Schumann, Debra Scott, Haden Scott, Kathy Smith, Ronald Stroud, Roxie Taylor, Laura Trent, Kathleen Van Orsdel, Michael Wieting, Deb Wilkey
By conference action, the 2019 district leadership team nominees were elected
By conference action, the 2019 housing allowance resolution for the district superintendent was approved.
The district conference resolution to empower the District Discipleship Team to care for matters omitted or incomplete between sessions was approved.
Copies of reports and motions may be downloaded from modist.holston.org or requested from the district office.
Resources! Have you forgotten to order your 2019 Holston Conference Program Calendars?
No worries … you can still purchase them by sending a check by mail with the downloadable form OR by using a credit card online. Both ordering means are available online at http://printedmaterials.holston.org.
Looking for Social Media ideas?
If you are seeking ways to express and inspire Christian love through this Advent, consider utilizing a collection of free social media graphics from United Methodist Communications. You'll find some great resources to spread The Word, whether it is on your church web pages or your own social media accounts. umcom.org
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that who-soever believeth in him should not perish,
The sound of Christmas will fill the air on two December nights in the village nativity, near Dandridge, Tennessee. Each year, community churches of Sandy Ridge work together to present an outdoor drama about Christ’s birth. On the grounds of Hills Union UMC, sister churches McCampbell’s Chapel
UMC, New Beginning Church of God, Mullins Chapel Baptist Church, and Muddy Creek Freeewill Baptist Church come together in Christian love to prepare this gift to the community. The live event will feature over 60 costumed actors portraying the events leading up to the birth of Jesus. Live animals
roam the village and can be experienced up close at the stables. The Village Nativity is presented free to all attendees. On Friday, December 7, it can be experienced as a walk-through; on Saturday, December 8, it can be experienced as a drive-through. The sound of Christmas will fill the air both nights from 6 pm until 8 pm and on Friday evening, hot beverages will be served. Hills Union UMC is located at Hills Chapel Road in Dandridge. For more information, call 865-397-1833.
Proverbs 22:17
“A merry heart does good like medicine”
What is a Missional Hub?
A Missional Hub is a number of churches that have developed a serving relationship together to fill a need within their community.
Spotlight on Youth The winner for this year's Festival of Gifts and Talents for the Mountain View District is Ainsley Murrow! Ainsley performed the song, "Reckless Love" and blew the audience away with her beautiful and heartfelt voice. Ainsley is a freshman at Jefferson County High School and is very involved with her church at First United Methodist
of Morristown. She has been singing ever since she was little and loves to lead worship on Sundays on occasion. She hopes she can one day use her God-given talent to help people fall in love with God. Wish her the best as she goes on to perform at REZ'19!
Activities! Let’s have some creative fun. As the Holy Family
prepares for the birth of Jesus, imagine the
conversations and caption the pictures.
The Holston Annual Conference is now partnering with a generous supporter to offer a safety net for retired ministers when they or their spouses encounter a health crisis. Most of our ministers work sacrificially and do not earn the money others in the private sector earn over a lifetime. Often, after retirement, our retirees have small savings and few resources to help in the case of a crisis situation. We desperately do not want this to happen to our faithful servants and to be sure they are taken care of honorably in their sunset years.
The Shepherd’s Fund was founded to help retired or disabled pastors and/or their spouses (or widows/widowers) who have health issues for which they can’t afford treatment or the financial impact of treatment may affect their ability to provide for themselves. Retired/disabled pastors (or family member) may be referred to the district office to receive an application.
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