Local

The Missions and Outreach Committee has undertaken the responsibility of identifying mission activities within the community and around the world. Committee members serve as liaisons between the organizations they represent and community agencies. We welcome your participation in those areas where you feel called to be in service to God’s people.

James 1:22 instructs us “to be doers of the word, and not merely hearers of the word.” The congregation of Franklin First UMC is heavily involved in mission outreach in the local community as well as throughout the world. Ministries include: Meals on Wheels, Room in the Inn, Habitat for Humanity, Graceworks, Great Day of Service, short term mission trips to the Gulf Coast and VIM teams to Guatemala, youth mission trips and many others.

If you are actively involved in these or other ministries and would like to participate with Local Outreach, contact Katie Burt, (615) 794-8524.

61st Avenue UMC

61st Avenue United Methodist Church, our partner congregation in West Nashville, is a small but vital congregation in an economically disadvantaged community. Ministries with children and with homeless persons are distinctive parts of its ministry. Pastor Paul Slentz provides guidance for these ministries.
Pastor: Rev Paul Slentz
6018 New York Avenue | Nashville, TN 37209
615-292-7184 | 61aveumc@bellsouth.net

Boys & Girls Club of Franklin

MISSION STATEMENT…At the Boys & Girls Club of Franklin our mission is “To enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens by providing quality programming to the youth of Williamson County that focuses on education, the arts, technology, and health & physical fitness in a safe and positive environment.”
www.bgcfwc.org
Contact: William Tucker
615-794-4800 | wtucker@bgcfwc.org

Meals on Wheels

Meals on Wheels – a program of the churches in the community that prepares noon meals and/or delivers them in the community to persons who are elderly or disabled. Our congregation is responsible for cooking and delivering these meals the second week of each month. Volunteers can choose Monday, Wednesday, or Friday to work. Franklin First UMC’s contact for Meals on Wheels is Linda Gregg.
www.mealcall.org/meals-on-wheels/tn/franklin.htm
Contact: Linda Gregg, 615-790-2578

Great Day of Service

This year’s “Great Day of Service” will partner with the global United methodist Church for “Change the World” weekend on Saturday, May 14 & Sunday, May 15.  More details arriving soon on how you can participate.
Contact: Sarah McGinley, sbmcginley@comcast.net

Mercy Children’s Clinic

Mercy Children’s Clinic is a Christian pediatric healthcare ministry located in downtown Franklin. The mission of Mercy Children’s Clinic is to reflect the love and compassion of Jesus Christ by providing complete primary healthcare to children from all socio-economic backgrounds in Franklin, Tennessee and surrounding communities.
www.mercytn.org
volunteer@mercytn.org, 615-628-0054, ext. 240

Habitat for Humanity

Habitat for Humanity, according to its mission statement, “works in partnership with God and people everywhere, from all walks of life, to develop communities with God’s people in need by building houses so that there are decent houses in decent communities in which people can live and grow into all that God intended.” Volunteers from the congregation work with volunteers from partner congregations to build homes for carefully-selected families. Franklin First UMC’s coordinator with Habitat for Humanity is Tim Grabbe.  Learn more about Franklin FUMC most recent Habitat Family.
www.habitatwilliamson.org
Contact: Tim Grabbe, tgrabbe@hotmail.com

2011 Build Dates

April 9
May 7
October 1
November 5

My Friend’s House

Franklin First UMC provides a variety of outings throughout the year for teenage boys housed in temporary homes until they can return to their parents or guardians. At Franklin First UMC, Tim Tracy is our contact to My Friend’s House.
www.myfriendshousetn.org
Office: (615) 790-8553 or 790-8919
Patty Martinez, Executive Director
Patty@MyFriendsHouseTN.org
Tim Tracy, 591-5741

Room In The Inn

Room In The Inn is a program in which this congregation welcomes twelve overnight guests every Thursday night from November through March. These homeless women, children, and men are picked up in Nashville and transported to our church building. They receive a hot, nourishing meal, have opportunity to shower, are provided with a safe place to sleep, have access to articles of clothing they may need, and are given breakfast and a sack lunch before being transported back to Nashville. Each week a different adult Sunday school class is responsible for hosting. Franklin First UMC’s contacts are Frances and Jerry Bozeman.
www.roomintheinn.org
Contacts: Frances and Jerry Bozeman
615-599-3490, francesbozeman@yahoo.com

Community Outreach Ministry

Community Outreach Ministry: This ministry works with the Williamson County Sheriff’s Department, the 21st Judicial Drug Court and “Outside the Lines” ministry for athletes in Williamson County schools. Mentors are needed to work in this program.
www.communityoutreachministries.org
Corky French, cell (615) 260-1076, office (615) 591-1441
corky@communityoutreachministries.org

Volunteers in Mission (VIM)

Volunteers in Mission (VIM) is a program of the United Methodist Church which connects persons who feel called by God with opportunities for short-term mission experiences.
www.umvim.org

Bridges Domestic Violence Shelter

Bridges Domestic Violence Shelter: Bridges responds to the needs of persons experiencing domestic violence.
www.bridgesofwilliamsoncounty.com
Contact: Christine Parris, 615.599.5777.

WAVES

WAVES assists mentally challenged individuals to live independent lives.
www.wavesinc.com
Contact: Marilyn Kruse, 615-794-7955, mkruse@wavesinc.com

Alternative Gift Market

Alternative Gift Market is sponsored by our congregation each November and provides opportunity for members and friends to send authentic, lifegiving gifts to a needy world to honor someone they love. View the AGM Catalog and Purchase Online
Contact: Shannon Bennett, benmsjj@bellsouth.net

Graceworks

Graceworks is a cooperative effort of churches in Williamson County ministering to persons in need in our community. A thrift store open to the public provides low cost items and raises funds for other Graceworks ministries. These ministries include emergency food distribution and other emergency aid. Prior to Christmas, the Graceworks Manger provides low cost and no cost gifts for families with limited resources.
www.graceworksministries.net
Contact: Carol Dublin, at 615-794-9055, ext. 14, carol@graceworksministries.net

The Manger

The Manger is an annual holiday event when deserving families can “shop” for Christmas presents. Gifts that have been purchased or donated are divided by age groups (infants, children, teens, adults, seniors), and a volunteer assists the shopper in finding both useful and hoped-for presents. Adults and older children are welcome to volunteer. Volunteers are also needed to interview and verify the eligibility of families prior to shopping days.
Contact Carol Oxley, 615-794-8356.

Other Outreach Ministries

Local Outreach works with other groups providing communion offerings and organizing service projects. If you are actively involved in these or other ministries and would like to participate with Local Outreach, contact Katie Burt, 794-8524, kburt@comcast.net.