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Leaders of Holston churches are scrambling to assist families torn apart by an immigration raid at the Pilgrim's Pride poultry processing plant in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Thirty-six Holston congregations are now involved in the Natural Church Development process, and 15 more have expressed interest. Here's a progress update on the first Holston church to start NCD.
"As a white, middle-class woman, I believe that choosing not to
notice race serves to protect me from having to face the painful fact
of my own participation in racist systems and cycles." A column by Holston's own Anna Maynard Lee
If you read last week's CTFP article on no smoking signs in churches, you'll want to know whether Gov. Phil Bredesen signed the bill. Here's a WRCB-TV update.
Conference Calendar
June 1: Special Called Session of the Annual Conference in Knoxville, Tenn.
Older adult ministry: Need money? Apply for a Margaret Grizzell Loving Grant from the Holston Conference Foundation. Application due June 10.
Invitation: Mount Hermon UMC in Powell, Tenn., invites Holston members to hear the Rev. Fred Craddock on May 25 at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., and May 26 at 7 p.m. E-mail Gregg Bostick for more information.
