"I’d like to issue an invitation to persons who might like to participate in a Triumph Over Trauma group or become a trained facilitator. This Wednesday, Rev. Neeley Hicks will be providing an overview of this program. I have participated in the Facilitator Training, and I highly recommend this program for anyone who has been [...]
Dear FFUMC Family, This year, we reached out to support our neighboring school, Freedom Middle School, and thanks to your generosity, we have made a significant impact. Here are just a few of the many ways you’ve shown up: Donations of Snacks and Hygiene Items for Students: Being a middle schooler comes with its own [...]
I want to tell you a story I recently learned as I connect with ACD regarding the scholarships we plan to sponsor in 2025: Russell Little, longtime member of Franklin First, has been a sponsor through ACD for many years. He has provided a scholarship for Franklin Gonzalez. Once Frankie completed high school, he moved [...]
Tonight we celebrated our last potluck dinner of the summer and we made it a great send off for our dedicated intern, Hannah Stone. Hannah's family came as well as Alina and Camille, two former interns who are equally beloved by everyone who frequents the Giving Garden. We shared Hannah stories, Pastor Carlisle said a [...]
Dear friends, Our “normal” rhythm each year is to send a letter of gratitude to churches who have made 100% of their Connectional giving commitment. This is initiated with a certificate from the General Council on Finance & Administration. (Some of you will find that certificate attached in this email). As many of our “normal” [...]
Pastor Carlisle asked me to gather some stories about Project Transformation for the May newsletter and I asked my daughter, Rachel to think back to her college student self and write about what Project Transformation meant to her as a college student (see last week's newsletter). Her memories of how her summers with PT changed [...]
One of the most interesting parts of my jobs is explaining to folks that Project Transformation is a literacy program for children AND an inter-generational ministry. The literacy component is the easiest part of our mission to explain to folks and a huge part of why I have committed over a decade of my life [...]
Our Stephen Ministers have already completed substantial training to equip them for their task. We now lay hands on them, pray for them, and send them out to minister, asking for God’s blessing and the Spirit’s wisdom and power. This commissioning service offers an opportunity to show our support for this ministry. Our Stephen Ministers [...]
Psalm 84:3 - "Even the sparrow has found a home and the swallow a nest for herself where she may have her young - a place near your altar, Lord Almighty, my King and my God." NIV Spring is here and there is no better proof than the signs of nest-building and egg-laying in our [...]
A quick look at the conversations going on in the garden today and I will tell you this was a magical day for me today. There's a young woman working in this picture who walked over from the Healing House to help us this morning. I needed to make a delivery to Nashville Food Project [...]
