EAST RIDGE, Tenn.. -- Marcy Hall knew about the bed bugs and filth. She knew that the children who got off the school bus at the extended-stay hotel lived in a "horrible place" with decaying stairwells and high crime.

Find out why East Ridge UMC, with 102 in average worship attendance, has been called "a model for how churches should work."

   

ALCOA, Tenn. -- Here's where the money went from your Annual Conference offering. Applications for the next round of grants are due Nov. 15. Wanted: Applications from Abingdon, Big Stone Gap, Johnson City, and Tazewell Districts.

ALCOA, Tenn. -- Don't go to South Carolina. Wait for the call. Until then, please make "cleaning buckets" and "health kits."

South Carolina mission leaders say they're not ready for work teams yet, due to road closures and washed-out areas.

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Jubilee Project receives 10,000-pound food donation   

CEU News: October edition