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Newsletter, March 27, 2024

Emoji“Valentines for Jesus” New total=$20,943.15Emoji

Pleasant View-200    Southview Community-100    Jamestown-194    Monterey-288.41
Pleasant Green-481    Cowan-500    Sweetwater-428    Newport-322.14     Hilltop-688
The Church House-395.50    Beulah Chapel-574.25    Athens-316.71    Doyle-747.00
Chattanooga E Ridge-500    Smyrna-305    Carthage-125   Barfield-275   
 Murfreesboro 1st-175  Brownington-348.74  Lenoir City 1,050  New Life  1,211.42  Knoxville South-852.47+10=862.47
Warren Chapel-200. Tullahoma 1st-561. Lebanon 1st-495  
Lebanon New Hope Community Church-200
Elizabethton-1050.25   Cookeville-1410.40.  Mt. Hermon-402   Estill Springs-250
Maryville-1,396 Tullahoma 1st-20  Fayetteville-305   Decherd-341  Jasper- 1,297  
New Hope-255  Real Life-330.32  Mt. Vernon-752  The Branches/ Cleveland 1st-700  
Chapman’s Chapel-250 
Gordonsville-243    Knoxville 1st-397.54
Red text = new this week
We’re heard news of other great offerings, but don’t post on newsletter until check, written to E TN NM is received by 
JoAnn Rutherford Alderman, 910 Brentwood Drive, Etowah, TN 37331
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News from Chapman’s Chapel

For Valentines for Jesus this year, we decided to make & sell tumblers❤️ some of the kids helped fill the cups with valentine candy as an extra treat😊We ended up bringing in about $250 for them & everyone has enjoyed having a keepsake from monies raised 🥰
We are also changing things up with CCKs this year – I made a carnival game for kids to participate with each month by punching through the tissue paper to pull out 2 CCK items for everyone to focus on for the month.. & when we meet for missions service, everyone helps to place the items into the 2 gallon ziplocks to be ready to pack come June/July😊

JESUS FILM IN ELIZABETHTON
Continue praying for Jesus Film Showing, sponsored by Elizabethton Church of the Nazarene, at State Line Drive-in Theater  this Saturday night, March 30.  
 
May you have a blessed Resurrection Sunday!


Newsletter, March 20, 2024

This week’s newsletter is early in order to share with you this post just Received from Nazarene Missions International:

Nazarene Missions International (NMI) is urgently calling the church to prayer for Haiti. The situation is volatile and requires the peace of Christ to settle on the nation. Wisdom is required for the political, economic, and social tragedy that is Haiti today. We pray not only for Nazarenes in Haiti and our churches at this time; we pray that the church will be a peaceful presence and that Nazarenes will be a part of the solution as God’s agents of grace.

                                              EmojiMissionary Story & Book SigningEmoji
Be sure to see this months “Missionary Story” from Our Great Retired Missionary, Rev. Dr. Geneva Silvernail.  There is to be a book signing, for Dr. Silvernail’s new book, “Finding a Hiding Place, Reveling God’s Way”  sponsored by Lenoir City First Church of the Nazarene, Saturday, April 6, 2:00-4:00 PM est.  Books will be for sale, and signed by Dr. Silvernail.  Light refreshments will be served.   

                       Emoji“Valentines for Jesus” New total=$20,302.61Emoji

Pleasant View-200    Southview Community-100    Jamestown-194    Monterey-288.41
Pleasant Green-481    Cowan-500    Sweetwater-428    Newport-322.14     Hilltop-688
The Church House-395.50    Beulah Chapel-574.25    Athens-316.71    Doyle-747.00
Chattanooga E Ridge-500    Smyrna-305    Carthage-125   Barfield-275  
 Murfreesboro 1st-175 
Brownington-348.74  Lenoir City 1,050  New Life  1,211.42  Knoxville South-852.47+10=862.47
Warren Chapel-200. Tullahoma 1st-561. Lebanon 1st-495  
Lebanon New Hope Community Church-200
Elizabethton-1050.25   Cookeville-1410.40.  Mt. Hermon-402   Estill Springs-250
Maryville-1,396 Tullahoma 1st-20  Fayetteville-305   Decherd-341  Jasper- 1,297  
New Hope-255 
Real Life-330.32  Mt. Vernon-752  The Branches/ Cleveland 1st-700  Chapman’s Chapel-250

We’re heard news of other great offerings, but don’t post on newsletter until check, written to E TN NM is received by 
JoAnn Rutherford Alderman, 910 Brentwood Drive, Etowah, TN 37331
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Attachment:    April Missionary Thought   by: Geneva Silvernail

Newsletter, March 13, 2024

Reminder:  Pray for the Elizabethton Church as they prepare for Jesus Film Showing at 
State Line Drive-in Theatre, Saturday night, March 30 (day before Easter)

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New additions in Red text-New total=$11,533.64
Pleasant View-200    Southview Community-100    Jamestown-194    Monterey-288.41
Pleasant Green-481    Cowan-500    Sweetwater-378+50=428    Newport-322.14     Hilltop-688
The Church House-395.50    Beulah Chapel-574.25    Athens-316.71    Doyle-747.00
Chattanooga E Ridge-500    Smyrna-305    Carthage-125   Barfield-275    Murfreesboro 1st-175
Brownington-348.74  Lenoir City 1,050  New Life  1,211.42  Knoxville South-852.47
 Warren Chapel-200. 
Tullahoma 1st-561. Lebanon 1st-495  Lebanon New Hope Community Church-200
 
We’re heard news of other great offerings, but don’t post on newsletter until check, written to E TN NM is received by 
JoAnn Rutherford Alderman, 910 Brentwood Drive, Etowah, TN 37331

Valentines for Jesus at Knoxville First, Engaging Kids in Missions with a Friendly Competition  “Knoxville 1st girls and boys went head-to-head in competition each week.  The went around with their plastic M&M tubes,  collecting quarters from members of the congregation, family members and family friends/colleagues.  The boys led the whole  month but, in the end, the girls squeezed past them with only a $2.84 difference between them.  Among the children that participated  there were five girls and nine boys for a total of 14 children.  The girls collected $200.19 and the boys collected    $197.35 for a total amount of $397.54.  The kids loved participating and were so excited to collect and bring in their quarters  each week and see the totals change.  
We appreciated help from Breanne Merrill and the children’s department with the collection.”    Ina Corum


Newsletter, March 6, 2024

Get your creativity on!  It’s time to create Gift Baskets
for
NMI Silent Auction at Family Camp!

Deliver to E TN District Campground, Wednesday, June 5

 

EmojiValentines for Jesus Offering Total to Date:  $5,737.01Emoji

Pleasant View-200    Southview Community-100    Jamestown-194    Monterey-288.41
Pleasant Green-481    Cowan-500    Sweetwater-378    Newport-322.14     Hilltop-688
The Church House-395.50    Beulah Chapel-574    Athens-316.91    Doyle-747.00
Chattanooga E Ridge-500    Smyrna-305    Carthage-125

Please send check, written to E TN District NMI to 

JoAnn Rutherford Alderman, 910 Brentwood Dr, Etowah, TN 37331

Get Well Cards for Links Missionary Diane Robbins
Links Missionary Diane Robbins is scheduled for hip replacement surgery 
February 22; cards and/or packages need to be in mail soon

Robbins’ Eurasia Mailing Addresses

Cards / Letters
Jungerstrassee 60
Busingen am Hochrhein
8238 Switzerland

Packages
c/o Paketservice Restle GbR
Auf DE Hohe 7

Gailingen 78262 Germany

 

2024 General Board Meeting News

During the 2024 General Board meeting, Belgium was recognized as  the 165th world area of the Church of the Nazarene.  They are part of the Northern Europe field on the Eurasia region. 

During the 2024 General Board meeting, 9 missionaries for the Church of the Nazarene were commissioned.  The church also recognized 8 missionaries who are retiring.  Click on the green to learn more about  newly commissioned missionaries  and  newly retired missionaries.  

 

Newsletter, February 28, 2024

NMI GLOBAL WEEK OF PRAYER
Day 3:   Meso-America  Region 
PRAISE-We thank God for the 350 people who are planting churches with JESUS Film in the Mesoamerica Region.
REQUEST: Our Links missionaries, Ana Crocker, NMI coordinator for the whole region.
GLOBAL DAY of PRAYER: Saturday, 3/2/24, soon after 10:00 AM, est,  
Joshua & Katie Haun will lead our pastors in prayer at Ministers&Mates retreat,  
To watch, go to  https://www.servinginsofia.org/

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“The Branches Church of the Nazarene children sold cookie mixes to raise money for Valentines for Jesus.  The Lord blessed their efforts, the total raised was $700.  We are so thankful for all those children who participated and the parents and church family who were so generous.” Brenda O’Neal
EmojiVALENTINES FOR JESUS OFFERINGS SENT IN SO FAR:Emoji

Pleasant View-200    Southview Community-100    Jamestown-194    Monterey-288.41
Pleasant Green-481    Cowan-500    Sweetwater-378    Newport-322.14     Hilltop-688
The Church House-395.50    Beulah Chapel-574    Athens-316.91    Doyle-747.00

Please send check, written to E TN District NMI to 
JoAnn Rutherford Alderman, 910 Brentwood Dr, Etowah, TN 37331

Newsletter, February 21, 2024

Valentines for Jesus News from NMI President, Anne Warren, Mt. Hermon:

      Our church raises the funds by hosting our annual Valentines banquet. Everyone helps with the meal, including the NMI, and then we give an offering according to what we would spend at a nice restaurant for the meal.  A quick tally puts us around $400 for our Valentines for Jesus offering, which we’ll be sending in very soon. 

     Following our meal, we held our monthly NMI service and focused on the mission work in Bulgaria, and shared information about Josh and Katie Haun. We incorporated an activity to experience what it’s like to have scripture resources vs. not having them as various people worked as a team to complete word puzzles taken from the Bible. It was fun and eye-opening!

NMI Central Lessons with Kids’ Kaleidoscope + New Alabaster Video Available Today

You can find all NMI Central Lessons at 

https://nubo.nazarene.org/index.php/s/RF8nSPD3GLq67aB

The children’s lessons, “Kids’ Kaleidoscope,” are included  once each month.
Therefore, out of all the  lessons, 6 have kids’ lessons as part of them. 
The NMI Central lessons which include “Kids’ Kaleidoscope” are from these countries:
    South Korea
    India
    Papua New Guinea
    Italy
    Egypt
    Netherlands
Today’s  NMI Central Lesson features the 75th Alabaster Celebration video...

To download the Alabaster 75th Anniversary video, click here

Jesus Film in Elizabethton…and Around the World

Please continue praying for the Jesus Film Showing in Elizabethton, sponsored by our Elizabethton Church.   We can’t wait to watch God work in Elizabethton!  Read last week’s report  from Global Nazarene Weekly News:

Newsletter, February 14, 2024

HAPPY  VALENTINES FOR JESUS!
Adorable homemade fudge salesmen, ready for customers to support Valentines for Jesus at 

Real Life Community Church of the Nazarene!

Send Valentines for Jesus offerings, with check written to E TN District NMI, to 

JoAnn Rutherford Alderman, 910 Brentwood Drive, Etowah, TN 37331

We’ll be honored to have Ana Crocker, MesoAmerica NMI Coordinator,  
as 2024  District NMI Convention Speaker!  Ana, pictured above, is an 
E TN  Links missionary.  Other Links: Rusty & Diane Robbins, and

our own SENT from our district missionaries, Joshua & Katie Haun. 

Please pray for Cuba Partnership Team, 
Sponsored by Lenoir City 1st Church of the Nazarene, in Cuba NOW

 

Newsletter, February 7, 2024

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EmojiTHANKS TO MISSIONARIES, JOSHUA & KATIE HAUN

+ E TN NAZARENES

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VALENTINES FOR JESUS FACEBOOK LIVE EVENT WAS GREAT
The video can be viewed at 

https://www.facebook.com/ETNMI/

We’ve heard many great comments from E TN friends
 who have already viewed on other platforms.
Due to  wonderful communication from the Hauns, it’s beginning to look a lot like 
Valentines for Jesus in E TN! 
Be sure to see attached short  video – bottom of page, to learn what  Church House Kids 
are doing to raise their offering!

EmojiVALENTINES FOR JESUS OFFERINGS SENT IN SO FAR:Emoji

Pleasant View-200    Southview Community-100    
Jamestown-194    Monterey-288.41
Please send check, written to E TN District NMI to 
JoAnn Rutherford Alderman, 910 Brentwood Dr, Etowah, TN 37331

EmojiThe 28th Annual Global Week of Prayer is February 25  –  March 2 2024Emoji

Resources are available for children and adults in over 15 languages
and may be accessed at
Prayer requests & praises from each region of the Global Church of the Nazrarene
will be available daily, 2/25-3/2/24 at 

https://www.facebook.com/NazareneMissionsInternational

EmojiSpecial E TN Prayer Request, February-March: Emoji

Jesus Film Showing, sponsored by Elizabethton Church, at Stateline Drive-In Theatre, 3/30/24

EmojiFebruary Alabaster NewsEmoji

Alabaster:  Reported on — newsletter that E TN had 22 churches that had not remitted an Alabaster offering
  Now, we have only 14 that have not yet remitted an Alabaster offering…let’s have 100% participation this 
75th Anniversary of Alabaster  Year!
All churches would benefit from viewing this great video:  

https://fb.watch/p_vNQLSiwL/

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Newsletter, January 31, 2024

FACEBOOK LIVE EVENT WITH JOSHUA & KATIE HAUN at SERVING IN SOFIA 
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2024 at   9:30pm  Eastern, 8:30 pm Central        
If you can’t make it, you can view afterward….it will be recorded!
By March 15, please send Valentines for Jesus checks, written to E TN District NMI, to: 
JoAnn Rutherford Alderman, 910 Brentwood Drive, Etowah, TN 73331 
We will begin posting offerings  on February 14 newsletter

 

Emoji Global Week of Prayer Emoji

February 25-March 1 is the Global Week of Prayer…but let’s make all of March our 
E TN Month of Prayer…praying especially for 
Elizabethton Church, sponsoring the Jesus Film showing at Stateline Drive-in Theatre Saturday, March 2

Emoji Alabaster 75th Anniversary Emoji

Beckett Comer, son of Tyler & Sarah Comer (Real Life Community Church) is an adorable example of Alabaster enthusiasm!
He loves putting his pennies in his Alabaster box for his village church.
Let’s follow Beckett’s example and have 100% Alabaster Giving from E TN churches  this 75th Anniversary year!

If YOUR church has not sent in an Alabaster offering, please do that THIS month.

 

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Don’t miss the attached “February Thoughts of a Missionary “ by Dr. Geneva Silvernail

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Newsletter, January 24, 2024

BIG EVENT COMING!
Facebook Live Event with Missionaries Joshua & Katie Haun:  
Thursday, February 1 at 8:30 pm central / 9:30 pm eastern
on Serving in Sofia FB page
Valentines for Jesus Resources can be found at

http://etnmi.org/east-tn-kids-resources/

By March 15, please  send Valentines for Jesus checks, written to E TN District NMI, to:  JoAnn Rutherford Alderman, 910 Brentwood Drive, Etowah, TN #73331

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Great Video from Links Missionaries, Rusty & Diane Robbins
Don’t miss this beautiful video from Links missionaries, Rusty & Diane Robbins:
The Robbins can do Sunday Morning services via Zoom!
A 10:30 am service in East Tennessee is would be 4:30pm Robbins’  time. 
Churches may email Diane Robbins at  drobbins@eurasiaregion.org to schedule a Zoom Service.
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February is Alabaster Month! 
As of yesterday, 55 out of 72 E TN churches had sent in a September Alabaster offering. Pastors & NMI presidents of the 17 churches that are showing zero’s on FTM report have/should have received an email from jthodge4676@bellsouth.net, alerting you that your offering has not been sent in.  If any church has not yet received & remitted an Alabaster offering, don’t miss the opportunity!          
Both September & February are Alabaster offering months!
Need Alabaster resources?  Click on red links below for great Alabaster stories:

For this month’s video from Seoul, South Korea, on the Asia-Pacific Region, click here

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Meet Links Missionary Ana Crocker Diaz…download & read
attached biography