Poinsettia's Given In Honor Of... The communion team at the Historic Sanctuary, given by Jerry and Rebecca Sharber Poinsettia's Given In Memory Of... Don Young, given by Brenda Young W.F. (Jumbo) and Edith Little, given by Brenda Young Janice Newman, given by Caroline Newman Patty Jane Stovall, given by Daniel, Keely, Theodore & Jack [...]
Poinsettia's given In Honor Of... Xander and Kian Murphy, given by Brenda Young Lois and Mike Silagi, given by The Carter and Clark Families Poinsettia’s given In Memory Of . . . Marianne Meriwether, given by David Meriwether Theodore "Ted" Lienesch, given by The Bucaro Family Martha and Sidney Graham, given by Doug and [...]
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 [...]
We are pleased to announce that Freedom Middle School is our new partner for this school year, in collaboration with the nonprofit organization United4Hope. This partnership allows us to support students, teachers, and families in our community, exemplifying our commitment to loving and serving our neighbors. Our Communion Offering today goes to help support this [...]
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 [...]
"There's no place for me at the Giving Garden." That's a phrase I frequently hear tossed about and I understand. I have 2 replaced knees and getting down in the dirt is not the easiest place for me either, so I thrive in the distribution side of the garden with some wonderful people who love [...]
