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Feeding
America. The
Ken-Tenn Foodbank, of which our Church is a sponsor, has
embarked on a new program called "Feeding
America". This is in addition to our current programs
of commodity distribution to Fulton County seniors {CSFP}
and households {TEFAP} living below the poverty line.
This new program will give us an opportunity to enhance our
current programs and will also give us much more
flexibility in to whom and when we make distributions. It is
a private foundation and non-government unlike the other
two. However, there is a cost involvement, unlike the
government programs, of 19c per lb. of commodities. The
selection of goods is far more extensive and we can
pretty well distribute these at our discretion.
Several of our sponsoring Churches have already made
financial contributions to this fund and we would hope that
our Church would become involved to a greater extent than it
already is. The Ken-Tenn Foodbank Inc. Board of
directors are very enthusiastic about this new program and
excited about increasing our opportunity to enhance our
distributions to help those that are in serious need.
UMC
Council of Bishops "Call to Action"
Due to the
decline in the United Methodist Church in North America, the
Council of Bishops have declared a "Call to
Action" to all United Methodist congregations. This
10 year plan, beginning 2012, will renew and change our
denomination across the country by transforming dying
congregations into vital ones. The overall mission of
the United Methodist Church is to "make disciples of
Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world."
Additionally information and resources can be found at www.memphis-umc.net
(click "Call to Action") and also www.umvitalcongregations.org.
Fulton
First UMC Storm Shelter.
The church basement will be opened when we receive a WARNING
that a storm is imminent. This occurs when the
Fulton County Emergency Management place one of their
telephone calls to everyone in the county. This is for
anyone needing shelter, our congregation and
community. The basement will not be opened if WATCH is
issued.
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