LaFollette
United
LaFollette
United
Mission Statement Sunday School Choirs Calendar/Activities Youth Contact Us/Links Groups/Missions/Sermons
We invite you to join us in the
ministry of Jesus Christ through this local
congregation of the United Methodist
Church.
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LaFollette United
Phone: (423) 562-7348
Email: lafolletteunited@bellsouth.net
Pastor: Dave Henderson
“To know Jesus Christ and to make
Him known”
The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church: “The
local church provides the most significant arena through which disciple-making
occurs. It is a community of true
believers under the Lordship of Christ.
It is the redemptive fellowship in which the Word of God is preached …
and the sacraments are duly administered … Under the discipline of the Holy
Spirit, the church exists for the maintenance of worship, the edification of
believers, and the redemption of the world.”
“The church of Jesus Christ exists in and for the world. It is primarily at the level of the local
church that the church encounters the world.
The local church is a strategic base from which Christians move out to
the structures of society. The function
of the local church, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, is to help people
know Jesus Christ personally and to live their daily lives in light of their
relationship with God. Therefore, the
local church is to minister to persons in the community where the church is
located, to provide appropriate training and nurture to all, to cooperate in ministry
with other local churches, to defend God’s creation and live as an ecologically
responsible community, and to participate in the worldwide mission of the
church, as minimal expectations of an authentic church.”
The Church Leadership Team (formerly Council of Stewards), in
its meeting on January 16, 2005, approved the above title as the official
working Mission Statement of LaFollette United
Methodist Church: to know Jesus Christ
and to make Him known. This is what we
are about. Let’s work together to
accomplish our mission!
Sunday School
Bible Study is provided for all ages from 9:45 – 10:30. Below is a description of our classes.
Preschool
and Children
Bed Babies Birth – two years old
Toddlers Three and four year olds
K Class Kindergarten
and 1st grade
Children 2nd – 5th graders
Youth
Preteens 6th,
7th and 8th graders
Youth 9th – 12 graders
Adults
Median Adult – Roger Crowe offers a variety of
contemporary material to help young median adults grow in their spiritual lives
while applying the Biblical principles to their daily lives.
Women’s Class – Focuses on issues facing Christian
women.
Alert Class – This class uses the denominational
curriculum to study the Bible and uses a variety of teachers.
Saints and Sinners – This class uses a variety of
materials to deal with Biblical perspective of the Christian walk.
Joy Class – Loves to sing before they teach a
denominational curriculum. They use a
variety of teachers.
Chancel Choir: During the regular School Calendar year
the Chancel Choir practice is each
Wednesday at 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM in the sanctuary. The group sings at the Sunday morning worship
during the service. We sing a variety of songs and have a lot of fun. We typically have a Christmas Cantata and
other special music. Child care is
provided. You are invited to join us.
Hand Bell Choir: The Hand Bell Choir meets on Mondays
(of the school calendar year) at 7:30 – 8:30 PM. The group participates in the worship service
on a regular basis. Ringers with some
experience are welcome.
Hand Chimes Choir: The hand chimes group meets Wednesday
at 5:00 PM. If you are interested in
learning to ring, this is the group for you. J
Weekly
Events:
Monday Adult Hand
Wednesday Hand Chimes 5:00
PM
Adult
Bible Study 6:00
PM
Youth
Group 6:30
PM
Chancel
Choir 7:30
PM
Sunday Church School 9:45
AM
Morning Worship 10:45 AM
More activities of the church
Children’s Worship – Every Sunday a special time is provided in
the worship service for children to help explain the message. A separate worship service is provided each
Sunday of each month for children through second grade. They meet immediately following the
children’s message in the worship service.
Children’s Worship kits are available each Sunday just outside the
sanctuary to provide children with Biblical worksheets and activities. These are available for younger and older
children.
Women of Faith – This group meets on the first Wednesday of
each month at 11:00 AM for a brunch and program.
Church-wide
Activities – Such as a
Picnic.
The youth group meets each Wednesday Night at 6:30.
Fifth Quarter J
This is a community
activity sponsored by our Church and conducted at our Church for the Youth of
the community after each Friday night
The evening begins at 9:00
PM, some of the youth don’t like football games so we start early for them. We have pizza, morally sound movies, videos,
music, and games of all sorts. This is a
wonderful time of activities and sharing.
We average around 60 youth so please come check us out. We’d love to have YOU! J
Resurrection
Resurrection is a three day
conference in Gatlinburg Tennessee that the youth attend every year. Resurrection is:
Spiritual renewal
A closer walk with Christ
Fabulous music
Fellowship
Renewing friendships
11,000+ youth and adults
Gatlinburg!
Youth in grades 6-12
To see more on Resurrection click on
the following link
http://holstonconference.org/youth/ and then click on Resurrection.
Younger
Children
See the Activities and Choirs Sections above for details on younger
children.
Groups/Mission/
Current Sermons
Koinonia
Circle is known as the
hostess of our church. Thanksgiving
dinners, coordinating wedding use of the facility, decorating for Advent,
funeral dinners, sock tree, Bibles for the high school graduates are some of
the activities the
Men’s Club of LaFollette United Methodist Church is
a group of all denominations of men who meet on the last Saturday of every
month with the exception of November and December. The group has met for 19 years and has an
average of 30-40 men attend. The group’s
purpose is to help individuals and organizations who are striving to make this
community a better place to live. Luke Kirklin is the President.
Local
Missions
Food/Life Services of
Campbell County –
Quarterly contributions and many members of the church congregation have
personal involvement.
Campbell County Habitat
for Humanity -
Quarterly contributions and many members personally volunteer and contribute to
this fine organization.
House of Hope – (Domestic Violence Shelter) Quarterly
contributions.
Children’s Center of the
Cumberland’s –
Quarterly contributions and several members volunteer.
Drug Assistance Program
for Senior’s - Quarterly
contributions. This program provides assistance to low-income seniors for
buying medicine.
HAND – This program is a Pastor’s
discretionary fund to assist individuals with utility bills, food, gasoline and
rent.
Boy and Girl Scouts – Donations. Logan Hickman is the
contact for Cub Pack 435 that meets at the Church three different times a week.
Holston Conference
(Holston Home for Children) – The 5th
East LaFollette
– The church helps
East LaFollette with school supplies, soup labels,
and box-tops.
National
Missions
Missionary - Fran Lynch Willow UMC Alaska
One Great Hour of Sharing
– is a special
offering for emergency relief.
Dolly Parton’s
Imagination Library – provides
a book a month to children 0 - 6 years old.
UNCOR – Responds to emergency situations as
needed.
International
Missions
Heifer Project – Children in our congregation are
leading this project, purchasing animals to assist families around the world to
live more independently.
Taller La Esperanza – Financial contributions are given to
support Rev. Shana Harrision, a missionary in
Santiago Chile. Shana is the director of
a sheltered workshop for mentally challenged people in Santiago.
LaFollette United Methodist Church
Phone: (423) 562-7348
Fax: (423) 562-4846
Toll Free (866) 417-8386
Email: lafolletteunited@bellsouth.net
Pastor: Dave Henderson
Pastor’s Cell Phone (423) 871-7348
Meet the
Staff:
Open - Music Director
Ed Hatfield - Custodian
Karen Hendricks - Musical
Accompanist
Dave Henderson - Pastor
Ric
Miller - Youth Director
Pam Olivio –
Secretary
Donna Prater - Musical Accompanist
Web Page
Links:
Click on the following links to
review some great reference, devotional, relief, and United Methodist sites.
http://www.biblegateway.com
– Online Bible Reference (Search the Bible for key words, etc.)
http://gbgm-umc.org/umcor
- United Methodist Committee on Relief
http://www.holston.org
– United Methodist Conference and District information
http://www.upperroom.org
– Daily Christian Devotional and more
http://www.unitedmethodist.com –
United Methodist web site
http://www.DiscoverET.org
- East Tennessee Community Directory
Sunday Broadcast
To listen to the LaFollette UMC Sunday
service on line, click on the link below. Our service is also broadcasted on TV
cable channel 12 at 5:00 on Sunday.
www.913thegap.com/church/index.html