|
Post by Church News on Mar 3, 2012 17:09:32 GMT -5
Practical Considerations Spending Spring Break at Red Bird Mission
Spring Break is right around the corner. Tomorrow, eight students and I will travel to Red Bird Mission in Beverly, Kentucky. I am particularly excited because Red Bird Mission was my first work trip when I was but a freshman in college twenty some years ago. I have a picture on my desk from that trip. I am sitting next to Dr. H, my first college chaplain. (I am working on it feeling more natural to call him "Don" -- it's a little easier each time I see him, which is not nearly often enough.) His arm is around me. Tears are in my eyes. My grandma had died at most a week before. And, I was also working on getting strep throat and a raging ear infection. Good times. It really was a good time, though. I grew up standing in the church parking lot waving good bye as my mom drove off with the youth group year after year. Then, it was my turn. It opened my eyes to an entirely different culture, no passport needed. It opened my heart to the beauty of generosity. It opened my mind to the complexity of issues of social justice. Read the entire blog at: chaplainbrownsblog.blogspot.com/2012/03/practical-considerations-numbers-9-10.html
|
|
|
Post by Church News on Mar 4, 2012 22:14:38 GMT -5
Red Bird Mission Our Grow Appalachia Dinner By: Chad Brock
Our first Grow Appalachia Meeting was held Thursday, February 23. The meeting was a joint meeting consisting of members from both Grow Appalachia and the Red Bird Farmers Project. The meeting began with Karen Dial, our new Coordinator introducing herself and giving the members a little of her background and some plans for the upcoming year. We then had a dinner that was prepared by Karen and the Red Bird Mission Work Camp Cooks along with a few covered dishes brought in by the group members. After dinner we had a meet and greet session which allowed the participants to introduce themselves and share some of their plans for the upcoming season. We felt this setting would give our participants a chance to bond as a group as well as giving us valuable information on their upcoming plans and needs. We had a total of sixty people attend the dinner and share in fellowship. We now have our first seeds sprouting in our greenhouse or I guess I should call it a high tunnel at this point providing that it doesn't have a heat source . This is our first try at starting seeds in these conditions so we certainly have much to learn. Our Broccoli, Cauliflower and Kohlrabi seeds have sprouted and look generally healthy and up to this point, it seems we are having success. growappalachia.blogspot.com/2012/02/our-grow-appalachia-dinner-chad-brock.html
|
|
|
Post by Church News on Mar 8, 2012 22:03:33 GMT -5
The Rope Swing Green Mountain College coming to Red Bird Mission for Spring Break A Student run Blog
I mentioned in a previous post that I will be going to Kentucky with the Red Bird Mission this spring break. I will be going with a dozen other students from Green Mountain College, and a dozen people from the local community. It should be awesome, considering that aside from the 5 others that attended last year, I hardly know anyone who is going. I am really excited about getting to know other people on a more intimate level, especially the students who I have not yet had the opportunity to really delve into friendships with, despite seeing on a daily basis. Read the entire blog at: theropeswing.greenmtn.edu/blog/2012/2/27/midterms-and-spring-break-alexandra-hilliard.html
|
|
|
Post by Church News on Mar 12, 2012 21:20:31 GMT -5
Red Bird High School News
“Life’s a Journey” Rosanna spent her first two years at the boys' dorm at Red Bird
My mom and dad were dorm parents in at Red Bird Mission, Kentucky. I always thought it was fun to tell people that I lived two months in a boys’ dorm and when I was two we lived on a bus for awhile. It makes my rather normal life seem more interesting. The doctor who delivered me was named Dr. Life. And it seems I was a fairly normal first child. Mom wrote in my baby book that I was a good baby but I sweat easily. rosannasgenealogicalthoughts.wordpress.com/2012/03/08/lifes-a-journey-series-week-1-my-earliest-baby-photo
|
|
|
Post by Church News on Mar 17, 2012 11:45:30 GMT -5
joplinglobe.com College Heights students do annual mission at home, abroad By Kelsey Ryan
For high school students at College Heights Christian School in Joplin, Missouri, annual Missions Week projects aren’t just about serving others. About 45 juniors, seniors and sponsors are helping at the Red Bird Mission Work Camp in Beverly, Ky. They are doing home repairs for low-income families. COLLEGE HEIGHTS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL has about 575 students in preschool through 12th grade. Students who attend the school represent 70 to 90 area churches of different denominations. www.joplinglobe.com/local/x2029128235/College-Heights-students-do-annual-mission-at-home-abroad
|
|
|
Post by Church News on Apr 2, 2012 16:09:16 GMT -5
Preparing Mother Earth at Red Bird Mission Karen Dial, Ag Coordinator This has been a very productive week for Grow Appalachia here at Red Bird Mission. We got a lot accomplished with the help of volunteers from the University of Tennessee, and Deerfield Illinois. We bagged a few hundred pounds of seed and divided them out so that all our families could take one at our meeting and would have more than enough seeds to fill their gardens with a variety of things. Most all of these seeds were donated to us by the Mennonite Central Committee in Isom, KY. This donation included 4 varieties of sweet corn, three types of beans, three types of squash, zucchini, lettuce, turnips, mustard and melons. A very big thanks to them for the donation. The volunteers also aided us in starting some more plants in our greenhouse in addition moving some raised beds to another location. This year we are growing produce to sell to the Red Bird Mission Work Camp program. We have been giving out seed potatoes and onion sets to the participants and many of them have been planted. We had a meeting Thursday March 29. It was a Basic Gardening workshop. We had about 40 in attendance at the meeting. Afterwards they took their gardening plans and picked up their seeds. We have all our soil samples in and should be getting results back any day. Thanks to David Cooke we received our shipment of fertilizer this week and will begin to distributing it as soon as the soil sample results come. This will enable us to make proper decisions on how much each participant needs. God Bless and Happy Planting! growappalachia.blogspot.com/2012/03/preparing-mother-earth-at-red-bird.html
|
|
|
Post by Church News on Apr 10, 2012 19:57:37 GMT -5
South Sudan Foglemams' part of Ministry in a new nation By Reed Hoppe
The world’s newest nation is reveling in independence, but still desperate for peace. South Sudan gained independence on July 9, 2011 after 99 percent of southern Sudanese voted to separate from Sudan. Sudan was home to Africa’s longest civil war. Fighting began in 1955 when the southern army officers mutinied. There was a brief respite during a peace agreement from 1972 until 1983, but then the civil war resumed. At least 1.5 million people died in the civil war and more than four million were displaced. Decades of fighting have left the South Sudanese one of the least developed countries in the world. Despite huge oil reserves in the nation, most South Sudanese live in abject poverty. Electricity and running water are scarce, and most people survive by subsistence farming. The Mission Society recently entered a field in collaboration with The General Board of Global Ministries in the newly-formed nation of South Sudan. Drs. Lynn and Sharon Fogleman have been appointed to serve there, working jointly with The Mission Society and the East Africa Conference of The United Methodist Church. The Foglemans are both family physicians. They spent 10 years serving as doctors at Maua Methodist Hospital in Kenya, and the past 14 years at the Red Bird Clinic in Kentucky. They plan to work with the 17 United Methodist churches in and around Yei, South Sudan, which has one of the poorest healthcare situations in the world. The country of nine million people has the sixth highest rate of infant mortality and the highest maternal mortality rate in the world. The Foglemans work closely with Steve and Diantha Hodges, long-term volunteers with the General Board of Global Ministries. Diantha is a lay midwife and trains women in villages how to provide safer deliveries for women, as well as how to identify high-risk pregnancies. Steve is a microfinance expert and an agriculturist. He has helped families start small businesses with microloans and has launched a farming training project, Farming God’s Way. More productive gardens are essential to this subsistence farming culture and essential for overall health. The Foglemans provide public health education to promote disease prevention using the model of Community Health Evangelism (CHE). CHE educates indigenous health care workers who work in their own villages. They educate South Sudanese regarding health care and share the gospel message with the people they visit. “As we teach about the life-saving benefit of drinking clean water, we also teach about the life-saving message of a personal relationship with Jesus Christ,” said Sharon. Clean drinking water, sanitation and hygiene education, immunizations, and mosquito nets are all vital to improving the health of the South Sudanese. Seventeen wells have been drilled close to each of the United Methodist churches that have been planted in the Yei area since 2005. Access to clean water and education regarding sanitation and hygiene will go a long way in reducing preventable diseases that plague many Africans and take the lives of millions of children each year. Lynn and Sharon serve on several health boards to improve the healthcare of the South Sudanese in their area. They strategize with local leaders regarding obtaining education and access to better healthcare to surrounding villages. Although there is a government-run hospital in Yei, many of the neighboring villages have only distant clinics with few staff and limited medications and supplies. Lynn and Sharon provide mobile medical clinics to these areas to grant more people access to adequate healthcare. “Our hope for ministry in South Sudan is to promote health—body, mind, and spirit—while working with village leaders at this critical time in the history of this new country. We have a vision of healthy Sudanese people of many tribes and languages working together for truly healthy communities by knowing Jesus and helping to make him known!” says Sharon. Reed Hoppe serves as the associate editor for The Mission Society and is an ordained deacon in the Alabama-West Florida Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church. To support the Foglemans’ ministry, you can make a donation at this link:
themissionsociety.org/connect/connectmissionaries/people/fogleman
goodnewsmag.org/2012/04/05/south-sudan-ministry-in-a-new-nation
|
|
|
Post by Church News on Apr 15, 2012 13:39:37 GMT -5
Red Bird Mission Blessings from Heaven This week we have several nursing students from University of Tennessee as well as folks from Ohio, volunteering with our project. Gathering seeds for distribution and visiting gardens is a time-consuming task. Without volunteers, our small groups can barely cope with getting it all together and done. With every open heart that comes to serve we, and our participants, are blessed with their enthusiasm and selfless service to others. Even small tasks, like labeling tools, watering greenhouse plants and swinging a hoe are a joy to them. When things start to get too time-crunched and you are feeling like there’s not enough time in the day, remember those who have (and do) eagerly work along side of you. And be blessed. Enthusiasm is infectious if you let it be. Read the entire blog at: growappalachia.blogspot.com/2012/04/blessings-from-heaven-red-bird-mission.html
|
|
|
Post by Church News on Apr 15, 2012 13:47:47 GMT -5
Red Bird Mission School Service Opportunities Tackled with Gusto!
Red Bird Mission School is proud of its students, staff and families who have robustly responded to various service opportunities throughout this 2011-2012 school year. This past fall marked a Math-a-Thon fundraising event that brought in over $1500.00 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. Our elementary and middle school students worked math problems and showed concern for their peers who were battling life-threatening diseases. Older students, families and staff sponsored their efforts and made a significant difference for many. The local ROHO group out of Middlesboro/Bell County gave ten of our elementary children the opportunity to shop this Christmas. Ten Red Bird seniors volunteered to help them shop and to make their experiences special and meaningful. Our little ones not only chose items for themselves, but also for their families. Afterwards, both groups shared about how special it was to give. Both received great blessings in the process. Red Bird Mission School has sponsored three blood drives with the Kentucky Blood Center—with one more ready to go in May. Many Red Bird students have participated by spreading the word throughout the community, helping to organize the events, and giving a total of 44 live-giving donations. Students are developing a service-minded character that is demonstrated through their actions. Their goal is to donate over 60 pints of blood this school year! May 8th is our final drive. Come out and join our students as they help to ‘save a life’. Most recently, Red Bird Mission School sponsored a Pennies for Patients event that benefitted the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The senior class helped Mrs. Wilder present the challenge to the students—three weeks of collecting “pennies” to help children who are going through blood cancer treatments. During a time of great financial strain, our Red Bird families (lead by our students) collected over $1200.00 to, again, make a difference for those in need. On students’ hearts and minds are two special local young women, Kasey and Sara, who are each in the midst of their own fights with such cancers. The examples above demonstrate the committment of our students and staff to our motto: Enter to Learn. Leave to Serve. Praise the Lord. school.rbmission.org/news/service-opportunities-tackled-with-gusto
|
|
|
Post by Church News on Apr 21, 2012 9:25:57 GMT -5
thestarpress.com Red Bird Mission director to speak in Indiana
College Avenue United Methodist Church (Muncie, IN) will be host of a Faith-Promise Celebration of Missions Weekend with representatives and displays from various local missions agencies next weekend (April 28-29). Craig Dial, acting director of Red Bird Mission in Kentucky, will be speak at the 11 a.m. worship service April 29. The church will also host a Red Bird Mission Appalachian Crafts Fair with many traditional and unique mountain crafts. www.thestarpress.com/article/20120421/LIFESTYLE/204210302
|
|
|
Post by Church News on Jun 9, 2012 7:25:36 GMT -5
northcanton.patch.com Women Host Fundraiser to Fit Impoverished Adults With Hearing Aids By Morgan Day
Carrie Spangler and Denise Testa, both audiologists, will host a fundraiser from 6:30 p.m.-10 p.m. Saturday at the Barrel Room. They're raising money for a trip to Beverly, KY, to fit adults with hearing aids. Carrie Spangler and Denise Testa are on their way to Beverly, KY, on a service mission to fit poverty-stricken adults with hearing aids. But first, the two local audiologists need to raise the money for their service project. They'll host a fundraiser from 6:30-10 Saturday night at the Barrel Room, with all donations going to the project. The women are attending Red Bird Mission July 23-28 with Hear the World Foundation, and for every $250 they raise, one person can be fitted with a hearing aid. northcanton.patch.com/articles/women-host-fundraiser-to-fit-impoverished-adults-with-hearing-aids
|
|
|
Post by Church News on Jul 2, 2012 7:05:08 GMT -5
Dayton Daily News Caramels raise money for Red Bird By Pamela Dillon, Contributing Writer
Oh, the sweetness of reaching out to others around the world. South Park United Methodist Church has been doing that for over half a century with its caramel candy sales. The church kitchen becomes a temporary candy factory, where gooey mixtures of butter, brown sugar, corn syrup and cream are boiled down, poured into large pans, and left to harden. The candy is then cut and individually wrapped and boxed for sale. These small bites of heaven are exchanged for funds that are used for mission outreach. The church is located on Stonemill Road in Dayton. Back in 1955, the women’s group at the church decided to raise money with a caramel sale before the holidays. The project was such a success, it became an annual ritual. Church members and volunteers start cooking around Columbus Day and are usually done by Halloween. A project of this size has to get any early start. Organizers are currently receiving pre-orders for around 4,200 boxes of candy for holiday gifts. At $12 per box less expenses, the sale becomes a known vehicle to raise funds for outreach programs. Orders come in from all across the country. A woman in California orders several boxes, and then ships them to England, Scotland and Norway. A portion of the profits are given to support a monthly community dinner at South Park. The third Saturday night of the month, they feed the neighborhood, and have anywhere from 50 to 150 hungry diners. Also, some of the funds go to the United Methodist Women of South Park. They support a 12-grade school and dormitory at Red Bird, Ky. It is a settlement in the mountains near Pikeville. The UMW will be going on a mission trip there this September. www.daytondailynews.com/lifestyle/ohio-churches-religion-faith/caramels-raise-money-for-church-1398615.html
|
|
|
Post by Church News on Jul 28, 2012 8:38:13 GMT -5
acorn-online.com Stevens Memorial to do mission work at Red Bird in August by Jane K. Dove
"When I came as the new pastor of Stevens Memorial United Methodist Church, my goals were to provide pastoral care, good Sunday worship, and to see a growth in the congregation and in programs," Pastor Gene Ott told The Ledger last week. "I think I have met my own expectations after seeing what the congregation really wanted and needed." Mr. Ott was only 28 when he arrived at the small church on Shady Lane in Lewisboro Hamlet in the summer of 2009. He had the firm belief that his youth and energy would be an advantage to the congregation. The church now has a healthy youth program, with a group of teens set to travel to Red Bird, Kentucky, to do mission work. "This will take place in August and the group is really looking forward to it," he said. www.acorn-online.com/joomla15/lewisboroledger/news/localnews/127074-shaping-positive-change-at-stevens-memorial.html
|
|
|
Post by Church News on Aug 11, 2012 6:18:20 GMT -5
kentucky.com Red Bird presents Annual Alumni Award
O. Taylor Collins, executive director of Red Bird Mission and 1966 graduate of Red Bird Mission School, recently presented the Outstanding Alumni Award to Bonnie and Leonard Lawson. The annual award is presented by the Red Bird School Alumni Association to alumni that are making a significant impact in their communities. Lawson, a successful businessman, has contributed millions of dollars to create the Lawson Cancer Center in Pikeville and is actively involved with the leadership of Pikeville Hospital. The Lawsons' charity has also been extended to their alma mater and has been key to keeping Red Bird Mission School open since 2010 when the school faced closure due to inadequate charitable support. The Lawsons are both 1958 graduates of Red Bird Mission School. Read more here: www.kentucky.com/2012/08/08/2289896/education-notes-for-week-of-august.html
|
|
|
Post by Church News on Aug 24, 2012 21:36:19 GMT -5
midlothianexchange.com Virginia Church to host Appalachian craft fair to benefit Red Bird Mission
Red Bird Mission’s Appalachian Craft Fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 15-16, in Mt. Pisgah United Methodist Church’s Christian Family Life Center at 1100 Mt. Pisgah Drive in Midlothian Virginia. Many unique craft items will be available for purchase. All proceeds will go to the Red Bird Mission, a nonprofit agency located in the Appalachian mountains of southeastern Kentucky, which empowers individuals and advocates justice by providing educational, health and community outreach ministries to area low-income residents. The website is www.rbmission.org. For more information, call the church office at 804-794-5856. www2.midlothianexchange.com/entertainment/2012/aug/24/appalachian-craft-fair-set-sept-15-16-ar-2151829
|
|
|
Post by Church News on Sept 1, 2012 10:04:36 GMT -5
Central United Methodist Church mission trip to Red Bird
Central United Methodist Church of Linwood, New Jersey on a mission trip to Red Bird, Kentucky for a week in August 2012.
|
|
|
Post by Church News on Sept 22, 2012 7:58:40 GMT -5
winfieldcourier.com Gardenaires learn about Red Bird Mission
Fourteen Winfield, Kansas Gardenaires attended the September meeting which was moved ahead one week to avoid conflict with the Winfield Bluegrass Festival. While attendees munched on fresh fruit and assorted cheese and crackers provided by hostesses Sandy Greer, Kathy Johnson and Joyce Teubner, member Shirley Booe and Jan Hathaway, her friend from Grace United Methodist Church, showed pictures and talked about their recent church trip to Red Bird Mission in Kentucky. While there, adults from their church worked to refurbish three rooms in a small home built in the 1960s, cleaning and painting bedroom walls and replacing the bathroom floor, toilet, shower and sink. Booe spoke about the strong feeling for family, land and home among the three branches of one family who lived close together in their “hollee,” or valley. Gardenaires were impressed by photos showing the family’s large, weed-free garden with vegetables planted on long “hills” and wooden stakes for climbing beans and peas. www.winfieldcourier.com/articles/2012/09/18/people/people/doc5057e74298073833605534.txt
|
|
|
Post by Church News on Feb 9, 2013 6:56:02 GMT -5
lansingstatejournal.com Red Bird Work Camp Coordinator to speak in Michigan
Dennis Sparenberg, Work Camp Coordinator, for Red Bird Mission, in Beverly, Ky., will be the featured preacher at the annual observance of Mission Sunday at Holt United Methodist Church of Holt, Michigan during services of worship 8:30, 9:30 and 11 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 10. Sparenberg’s visit highlights a long partnership between the Kentucky mission and the Holt congregation. Red Bird Mission, an outreach of the United Methodist Church, serves one of the poorest counties in the U.S. by offering key services. The mission hosts work camps that connect Christian groups from around the U.S. with the needs of the Beverly area residents. Congregation members have made an annual trip to Red Bird to donate goods and services for 25 years. www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20130208/HOLT01/302080030/Holt-United-Methodist-Church-will-host-Red-Bird-Mission-coordinator
|
|
|
Post by Church News on Feb 23, 2013 12:22:34 GMT -5
thestarpress.com Appalachian artisans will supply church craft sale for Red Bird Mission Written by John Carlson
Appalachian crafts seem as fetching as those fabled mountains. There was a corn shuck doll that could have blown in on a breeze, as down-home as the natural material from which it was made. There was an intriguing beeswax candle, too, a tiny rocking horse, a fish carved from a chunk of coal, which seemed especially apropos, and much more. These and other objects were available Saturday at College Avenue United Methodist Church in Munci, Indiana when it hosts the Red Bird Mission Crafts sale. It’s a fund-raiser hosted by Ferguson, the former superintendent of Daleville Community Schools who worked for Red Bird Mission from 1994 to 2009, and his wife, Paula. Besides a mission school, it includes a medical center, a work camp and a mission store in Beverly. In raising its funds, Red Bird Mission buys the crafts from Appalachian crafters, then markets them at sales hosted by churches near and far. www.thestarpress.com/article/20130220/LIFESTYLE/302200012/Appalachian-crafts
|
|
|
Post by Church News on Mar 9, 2013 7:23:18 GMT -5
Mantecan volunteering in Appalachia over spring break
FOREST CITY, Iowa – Even while taking a break from classes, Airenne Curry of Manteca, will continue to carry out Waldorf College’s tradition of service. Over spring break, Curry will be one of 16 Waldorf students traveling to Red Bird Mission in Beverly, Ky., to volunteer in the distressed region of the Appalachian Mountains. “The students wanted to build something and do something more hands-on with this mission trip,” explained campus ministry coordinator Mary Dickman. “We will be building a cabin on the mission site that will be used to house other volunteers throughout the year.” “As a campus ministry trip, I hope the experience will catapult students into stronger faith,” Dickman said. She also looks forward to the students learning about different cultures within the U.S., as well as discovering more about each other. The spring break mission trip is a cherished tradition at Waldorf College. Six chaperones will be volunteering alongside students at Red Bird Mission March 9 through 16. Red Bird Mission has been servicing southeastern Kentucky since 1921. The non-profit agency provides education, health, and community outreach ministries to low-income residents. Learn more at www.rbmission.org. www.mantecabulletin.com/section/1/article/68394
|
|
|
Post by In The News on Mar 29, 2013 13:01:44 GMT -5
Waldorf students put up a wall for a cabin at the Red Bird Mission,
globegazette.com Preparing so others can follow by Sam Jefson
Waldorf students laid the foundation for service at the Red Bird Mission in Beverly, Ky., during their spring break mission trip. A group of 15 students and five chaperones traveled 14 hours to help build a cabin for volunteers to stay while they serve at the camp. The Red Bird Mission provides resources in the areas of education, health and wellness, community outreach, economic opportunity and housing improvement. The group from Waldorf literally and figuratively laid the foundation for future projects during the week. They laid the floor and put up walls to a cabin on the mission where other groups will stay while they are repairing homes in the area. Waldorf students painted and cleaned houses on their first day for a future principal of the school at Red Bird Mission. The rest of the week they worked on the cabin that will house volunteers. Dickman said the group from Waldorf worked really well together and also had a lot of fun. In the morning, the group would do devotionals and at night everyone from Waldorf would participate in a talking circle. Beverly is located in an isolated region of the Appalachian Mountains. Historically, it has been one of the poorest areas of the U.S. Chronic poverty, lack of jobs, poor housing and rugged terrain provide obstacles for residents. According to the 2000 U.S. Census, the three counties where Red Bird Mission operates have an average per capita income of $10,557. During the mission trip, Waldorf students didn’t have cell phone or Internet service which both Dickman and Gerhardt said helped bring those on the trip closer to God and closer to each other. Gerhardt said getting away from technology helped the group connect more with the spiritual aspect of nature and with each other. globegazette.com/forestcitysummit/news/local/preparing-so-others-can-follow/article_d7917c32-9622-11e2-a97a-0019bb2963f4.html
|
|
|
Post by Church News on Apr 27, 2013 9:15:14 GMT -5
WYMT-TV Kentucky Gives Day helps raise money for Red Bird Mission
The 24 hour online fundraising event known as Kentucky Gives Day raised more than $300,000. The donations will help nonprofit organizations, including many here in Eastern Kentucky. God's Pantry Food Bank and Red Bird Mission were in the top five among larger groups. The executive director of the Red Bird Mission says they expect to receive nearly eight thousand dollars. Tonya Asher has worked with the mission for fifteen years and says this is a blessing and a surprise. The executive director says he would like the money to go towards field trips, text books and other learning materials. He says the donations will also provide dental services for those who otherwise could not afford it. www.wkyt.com/wymt/home/headlines/Kentucky-Gives-Day-generates-more-than-300000-for-charities-204792481.html
|
|
|
Post by ClayLive on May 11, 2013 20:43:58 GMT -5
Missionaries return from Red Bird Mission
FLORENCE, S.C. — Missionaries from St. Paul United Methodist Church returned April 27 from a mission trip to the Red Bird Mission located near Beverly, Ky. This was the 12th mission trip to the Red Bird Mission. St. Paul partnered with Harrison UMC of Pineville, N.C. The Red Bird Mission was founded in 1921 and has been serving eastern Kentucky since then with the purpose of addressing severe poverty found in this remote area. The rugged terrain constrains travel and communications, which are critical to economic development. Over the years, the Red Bird Mission has established a school, medical and dental clinic, as well as a work camp to address housing needs. Twenty-eight people from Florence and 14 people from the Charlotte participated. Four project teams were named for the some of the Old Testament characters, including Abraham, Joshua, Nehemiah and Zerubabbel. These teams worked on four homes. The work that was done was aimed at providing safer and healthier living conditions for the residents. The work included repairing floors, replacing windows, installing insulation, making sinks and waste disposal systems operable and replacing roofs. A complete bedroom was added to one home. Previously, this was a two-room home with a young mother and three children that slept on the floor. Teams also visited families in need, supplying them with medical and dental supplies, bedding, cook ware, stoves, refrigerators and clothing. Those from Florence participating included Joel Adams, Worth Adams, Virginia Baird, Ricky Baker, Billy Bateman, Celeste Braddock, Wayne Catoe, Martha Collier, Mayo Collier, Rodney Cox, Dottie Dickens, Bill Edgeworth, Rosemary Ellis, Larry Godfrey, Don Handley, Rick Howell, Barry Hodges, Wesley Johnson, Mark Lott, Burk Parrott, Dawn Parrott, Tim Sadler, John Saleeby, Patsy Slice, Gene Walsh, Mike Welsh and Brandon Yonce. For more information about the Red Bird Mission, visit the website, RBMission.org or contact Mayo Collier at mecjr123@aol.com. www.scnow.com/news/local/article_0483fe12-b9ba-11e2-92ed-001a4bcf6878.html
|
|
|
Post by ClayLive on May 11, 2013 20:44:33 GMT -5
Students from Bellevue High School pose for a picture with a member of the Red Bird Mission in Beverly, Ky. From left: Jessica Estep, Jordan Smith, Chris Riehl, Justin Babb, Austin Barnes-Weible, Maddie Blevins and Nick Haire.
Bellevue High School Fellowship of Christian Athletes visit Red Bird Mission
BELLEVUE — Families in the Appalachian mountains are a little warmer thanks to students at Bellevue High School. As part of a project led by students in the school’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) group, the school collected 228 hooded-sweatshirts and jackets for the Red Bird Mission in Beverly, Ky., which they delivered last month. The mission provides educational, spiritual and health-related support to people in Bell, Clay and Leslie counties, where the unemployment rate is high and the median household income is $11,500 per person, said teacher Bobbie Mayer. Mayer, the teacher sponsor of the group, said the students did a project with the mission last year collecting shoes for the families. When students found out the families were in need of sweatshirts and jackets, they decided they wanted to help, Mayer said. For more information about the Red Bird Mission, visit www.rbmission.org. news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2013305080080
|
|
|
Post by Church News on Jun 1, 2013 5:55:25 GMT -5
norristown.patch.com Haws Avenue United Methodist Church sponsoring Red Bird Mission Trip
The Haws Avenue United Methodist Church, located at 800 W. Marshall St. in Norristown, Pennsylvania, will be sending four of its members on a mission trip to assist with the United Methodist Red Bird Missions in Beverly, KY. In order to help defray the costs of the trip, Haws Avenue Church will be holding a car wash event June 2. According to the Red Bird Mission website, the mission and clinic has provided ministries in the Appalachian Mountains region since 1921. Its focus is to meet the needs of those living in chronic poverty in the rugged mountainous terrain through: Education, Health and Wellness, Community Outreach, Economic Opportunity, and Community Housing Improvement. For more information, visit: rbmission.orgnorristown.patch.com/articles/norristown-church-to-hold-car-wash-fundraiser
|
|
|
Post by Church News on Jun 3, 2013 7:03:50 GMT -5
pikecountycourier.com Delaware River bunch to do Mission Work at Red Bird By Linda Fields
With the cardinal being Kentucky’s state bird, the Red Bird Mission is aptly named for the work it does in the isolated and poverty-stricken southeast community of Beverly. The Rev. Douglas Miller and members of his congregation from Dingmans Ferry United Methodist Church and Barryville United Methodist Church will be making their annual trip from Pennsylvania to Beverly, Kentucky, for a week in July — despite the soaring temperatures and humidity — to help rebuild and restore homes in need. “Actually, the Red Bird Mission was founded in 1921 and serves an area the size of New Jersey,“ explained the Rev. Miller, who will be making his fourth trip there. “The Methodist Church has a k-12 school — one of the finest private schools in Kentucky with a minimal tuition rate.” It also has a dental and medical unit that serves the area residents and a craft store that emphasizes locally made products. The medical needs, declared Miller, are enormous since many of the men suffer from black lung disease from working in the Appalachian area coal mines. “Our piece of the mission is called the work camp," explained Miller. “Its basic direction is to restore and rebuild homes that need work for people who can’t afford it. The work is not glamorous, but I receive more than I give. It makes you realize there are loving people who have way less than us." On July 13, about 23 local parishioners — they call themselves the Delaware River bunch — will join more than 100 others from the northern New Jersey area Methodist Churches in leaving their comfortable homes to spend a week in cabin on bunk beds with a dozen other people to work hard building ramps, fixing roofs, repairing bathrooms and sewage systems in immense heat and humidity. pikecountycourier.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130530/NEWS01/130539987/From-the-Poconos-to-the-Appalachians
|
|
|
Post by In The News on Jul 20, 2013 11:59:59 GMT -5
covnews.com Georgia Church travels to Eastern Kentucky to assist Red Bird Mission
A group from Covington (Georgia) First United Methodist Church recently traveled to Eastern Kentucky coal country to assist Red Bird Mission, an organization in Beverly, Ky., that provides several ministries to the surrounding Appalachian region.The Covington group included 29 people, ages ranging from early teens to late 70s, and there was plenty of work to be done by all. Red Bird Mission began providing help to the area in 1921. Its ministries include health and wellness services (through a community clinic); educational opportunities through the Red Bird Mission School; community outreach programs; economic opportunities such as a local craft store; and community housing improvement. The group from Covington First UMC took part in Work Camp, completing several projects for local residents in need. One was for an elderly woman whose tin roof was in severe need of repair. The workers, led by a Red Bird Guide, gave her home a new shingle roof. Two other groups built new bathrooms onto houses, one of which was handicapped-accessible. For members of the group more suited to lighter work, there were small projects to tackle at the mission, such as working at the craft store or clearing land with a bobcat. The group arrived in Kentucky on July 7 and began work the following day. Wednesday was allotted as a free day for participants to rest and have some fun. Covington First chose to spend this day at Cumberland Gap National Park, before finishing up the week with two more days of projects. The entire trip was successful, as the group was able to complete its assigned projects and help those in need. www.covnews.com/section/85/article/43236
|
|
|
Post by Press Release on Oct 10, 2013 18:23:35 GMT -5
Timothy L. Bias
GBOD board of directors elects new top executive By Jay Voorhees, Executive Editor
The board of directors of The General Board of Discipleship (GBOD) on Thursday elected the Rev. Dr. Timothy L. Bias, senior pastor of Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church in Cincinnati, to be the agency’s new General Secretary (top executive). Since 2010, Bias has been director of the Appalachian Local Pastors School, a ministry of Red Bird Missionary Conference in southeastern Kentucky that offers training for local pastors from 18 annual conferences in Appalachia. He has taught preaching, pastoral care, evangelism and theology at the school since it opened in 1991. Bishop Elaine J.W. Stanovsky of the Denver episcopal area and GBOD president, who announced the election during the board’s regular meeting, said Bias is “distinctly gifted to lead the whole church – from top to bottom – in a movement of renewed discipleship and to lead the agency through a season of change.” Stanovsky said the Search Committee was impressed by the transformational leadership of Bias at First UMC in Peoria, Ill., from 1999-2009, and since then at Hyde Park UMC in Cincinnati. “Dr. Bias leads people into small faith formation groups where they experience a Wesleyan model of discipleship that integrates inward faith and outward mission,” the bishop said. “Under his leadership both churches grew in all measures of vitality: membership, participation, stewardship, spiritual practice and transformational mission with their local communities and globally.” Bias, who becomes general secretary on Jan. 15, will take over from Rev. Karen Greenwaldt, who retires Dec. 31 after serving 13 years as GBOD’s chief executive. Current Associate General Secretary at GBOD, Mary Jane Pierce Norton, will be acting General Secretary from January 1-15. “I am grateful for the opportunity to serve the United Methodist Church in this capacity, and I am excited about the possibilities that are before us as the GBOD and as a denomination,” Bias said. “I look forward to working with the staff and the directors in building the disciple-making systems that will, indeed, change the world.” Bias has served the denomination in three Annual Conferences – West Virginia, Illinois Great Rivers and West Ohio – and was GBOD’s director of proclamation evangelism from 1995-1999, where he was instrumental in convening the Large Church Initiative. He also served the general church as a member of the Board of Directors for The General Board of Global Ministries from 2004-2012. His ministry has been rural and urban and led him to Russia, West Africa and Appalachia. A local church pastor for 36 years, Bias is the author of numerous books and articles about faith and the church. Bias is a graduate of Marshall University and received his Master of Divinity degree from the Candler School of Theology at Emory University in 1980 and his Doctor of Ministry degree from United Theological Seminary in 1991. He was ordained as an Elder in 1981. A native of Ashland, Ky., Bias and his wife, Kimberly Raynes, have two children and three grandchildren.
|
|
|
Post by ClayLive on Dec 14, 2013 6:35:31 GMT -5
Colorado Church will do mission work at Red Bird
Trinity United Methodist Church of Denver, Colorado 80202 has planned a Red Bird Mission Work Trip for October 11-17, 2014. Red Bird is the largest national mission project of the United Methodist Church. In the scenic Cumberland Mountains of Southeastern Kentucky, Red Bird Mission attempts to improve education opportunities through Red Bird Elementary and High School skills and providing a market for those who produce quality handcrafts in the mountain tradition. For the past 23 years Trinity has been supporting this, the largest of the national United Methodist mission projects, located in Beverly, Kentucky. Over the years teams from Trinity have replaced roofs, added a room, built steps and done a lot of painting. It is a wonderful time of fellowship with others from Trinity. The team will work in the community doing light construction, painting and general home restoration. The families from Red Bird area have applied through the mission for help with their home. www.trinityumc.org/mission-outreach/national-global/red-bird-mission
|
|