“And as he rode along, they spread their cloaks on the road. As he was drawing near—already on the way down the Mount of Olives—the whole multitude of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen, saying, “Blessed is the King who [...]
After decades of debate around issues of human sexuality in the United Methodist Church, the General Conference (which is the denomination’s highest lawmaking body) had the potential to vote on many items, including denominational separation plans, in May 2020. After being rescheduled three times due to COVID-19, the General Conference is now scheduled to meet [...]
Recently, at our Franklin First green campus, we held our creekbank clean-up, which was our own “Weed Wrangle”. Every year in March, Weed Wrangle events happen around the country! “Weed Wrangle® is a one-day, area-wide, volunteer effort to help rescue our green spaces from non-native invasive species through hands-on removal of especially harmful trees, vines, [...]
Each quarter, we will take one month in Missions to feature a "Community Spotlight." This means we are spreading the word about an organization or group in our area that is doing incredible Kingdom work. These groups are not necessarily OUR missions, but their work is serving our congregation, community and beyond, and we want [...]
Every month a small group of women get to work to sew simple but useful items for people near and far. Over the last 12 years we have made hundreds of walker bags for local assisted living facilities. Children in Africa have worn simple dresses made from pillowcases. We have sent about 250 port pillows [...]
I have delivered Meals on Wheels meals to our friends for several years now. My husband, Curtis, started helping me during the pandemic. He was very nervous at the first few homes we delivered to, but then he saw how much they appreciate us stopping by. He now knows the recipients, loves to talk football, [...]
“Ashes are used on this day as a sign of mortality and repentance following the long history of both Jewish and Christian worship. The imposition of ashes can be a powerful nonverbal and experiential way of participating in the call to repentance and reconciliation. We wear the sign of the ashes on our forehead as [...]
"I began serving with Meals on Wheels years ago when Janeil Westbrook called and asked me to deliver. Selfishly I agreed because I wanted my children to see the diversity of their Franklin neighbors. After the bookstore, where I worked closed, I contacted Janeil hoping I could serve again. This time I helped cook the [...]
Mark your calendars for Sunday, February 26 from 4:15-6:45 PM. We need your help to reach our goal of $15,000 for youth missions. EAT – Sample a flight of our tasty chili recipes and order a bowl of your favorite. PLAY – Sign up as a team or individual for trivia. WIN – Bid to win [...]
I have loved to cook since I was a child. My Mother was an elementary music teacher and she would usually get home later from school than I would so she would leave me a list of a few things I could do to help prepare for dinner. I also babysat for a couple down [...]
