The Sonshine Sunday School class has written “Meditations for Advent and the New Year” and would like to share it with the congregation. Copies will be available in the church vestibule. Or you can download it in PDF format now.

Our church Christmas Eve service will be held, one way of the other. As soon as we know whether it will be just drive-in, just recorded, in-person, or a combination of these, we will let you know.

We will not be updating our monthly calendar in the usual way until the Covid-19 restrictions are lifted. In the meantime, some committees and Sunday school classes are meeting, but with social distancing and mask-wearing required.

Sunday worship services are available on- line, in the parking lot and in person to all mask-wearing social distancers at 11 a.m.

To hear the most recent service, you can: call (1-423-226-6437), use the Facebook link, go to Buzzsprout, or to the Worship Highlights web page.

Here’s a recent report about what our church is doing re the pandemic around the world.  Thank God that there are so many ways in which we can help.

COVID-19: The church’s far-reaching impact in mission from Global Ministries on Vimeo.

We now have a web page on which we will post items related to the coronavirus, our church, and our neighborhoods.  Here’s where to find the new page: Covid-19 Updates.

Many groups and individuals are working hard to prepare our church building for when we can again worship in our sanctuary.  Please continue to support them with your prayers and encouragement.

From time to time we mention special resources that seem particularly pertinent to our Copper Basin communities or to the mission of our congregation.  Today’s suggestion is Senior Housing for Low-Income Residents.  We are grateful to Joan King for bringing it to our attention. 

Caring.com has a website for caregivers that has information on many topics with which you may be grappling, including assisted living, memory care, and home care. Check it out: https://www.caring.com/senior-living/assisted-living/tennessee

You will find other helpful information on the assistedlivingtoday.com website, including this Assisted Living Options for Low-Income Elders piece.

We hope to have an entire webpage devoted to community resources soon. If you have suggestions of what to include, please call the church office or send us an email.