april Dr. Larry W. Leonard District Superintendent lwleonard@tnnaz.org 2014, 2014 Rev. Ian Fitzpatrick Evangelist Dr. Talmadge Johnson Bob & Jennifer Wilkerson Evangelist Special Music Service Schedule Tuesday Opening Service 7:00pm Wednesday Friday Services 10:30am and 7:00pm Saturday Services 10:30am and 6:00pm Sunday Services 9:00am (SS) and 10:00am Sunday Closing Service 4:00pm For more details on children, teen & adult activities along with lodging & meal prices see the informational flyer or visit www.tnnaz.org. Camp Garner Creek Retreat Center 700 Sam Hollow Road, Dickson, TN 37055 (615) 446-3279 www.garnercreek.com Jeff & Angie Jackson, Camp Managers
Rev. David Hill, SDMI Chairman 403 Page Place Mt. Juliet, TN 37122 dcnaz3@comcast.net Sunday School Make the Connection People of Prayer Engaged in the Word Making Christlike Disciples Children s Summer Camps are coming! Tween Camp (Grades 4-6) June 16th 20th Fees: Early Bird Rate, $150; Full Cost, $160; Late, $180 Early Elementary Camp (Grades 1-3) June 30th July 3rd Fees: Early Bird Rate, $135; Full Cost, $145; Late, $165 NEW THIS YEAR: Forms & more info available at www.nazkids.org. CAMPERS REGISTRATIONS MUST BE NOTARIZED NEW DISMISSAL SCHEDULE CAMP ENDS AT 11:00AM ON THE FINAL DAY CHILDREN S DISTRICT QUIZ RESULTS SDMI: Sunday School Discipleship Ministries International Throughout the year, approximately 200 children participated in Bible study and Quizzing. There were 87 quizzers: 44 Blue Level quizzers and 43 Red Level quizzers at the District Finals, held on March 22, at Clarksville First church. Over 70 quizzers received Memory Work trophies for memorizing all 20 memory selections. Congratulations to all quizzers this year! You are all winners! The team results are listed below. 1st PLACE - CLARKSVILLE GRACE 2nd PLACE - NASHVILLE GRACE 3rd PLACE - NASHVILLE FIRST/GATEWAY COMMUNITY Thank you Esther Simmons for 20 years of service as our District Quiz Director. Blue Level Gold All-Star Quizzers qualify to represent Tennessee District at the Southeastern Conference Children s Quiz held April 25-26, 2014. Thank you to all churches who hosted area and district quiz meets during the year. Singles Conference HUGE Success Laughter! Fellowship! Authenticity! The TN District Singles Conference was a HUGE success! Singles from different churches and denominations gathered for a Friday night Saturday event. Powerful music characterized the event and 10 speakers presented on various topics related to singles and the different types of singleness. Meals were provided by New Life Catering. Thanks to Jay and Tammy for their leadership in Singles Ministry on the Tennessee District. For more information on the next event email jayandtammydaughtry@gmail.com. Other District Retreats held this spring were Men s Retreat, Prime Time Retreat, and Marriage Enrichment. Thank you to Nick Deford, Sharron Shands, and Karen Edwards for providing great leadership and planning for these wonderful opportunities on the Tennessee District. Have you discovered http://www.discipleshipplace.org/ yet? Resources are available at this site for almost every ministry in the local church. It may be the best kept secret in the local church world. Check it out! This FREE webinar, What Is Your Parenting or Teaching Style, begins on Monday, April 21 at 7:00PM CDT.
Mrs. Becky Hancock, President 504 W. Angela Circle Goodlettsville, TN 37072 becky.hancock52@gmail.com There was great blessing for 20 Tennesseans who made their way to serve in Cuba in early March. We have one year left in our 3-year partnership with our churches in Camaguey. There will be another team going in September. We are being changed by our time spent with our brothers and sisters there. Make sure your church participates by sending a team member or hearing the report of some who have gone. Every church needs to know about what is going on there and how we are involved! Crisis Care Kit District Blitz is still continuing if your church would like to donate kits. We are nearing our goal of 100 boxes (600 kits)! Contact Compassionate Ministries Coordinator, Sonya Nixon at sonyasita@comcast.net to bring kits to Nashville Grace church. Thanks for everyone who brought CCK's to Improve Your Serve! Missionaries are coming! Daniel and Margarita Pesado from Spain April 9 - Wed. at Old Hickory for the Nashville East Mission Area Churches April 10 - Thurs. at Nashville Glencliff Hispanic April 11 - Fri. at Nashville Donelson for the Nashville South Mission Area Churches April 12 - Sat. AM at Nashville First Church - The King's Men April 13 - Sun. AM at Griffins Chapel April 13 - Sun. PM at Clarksville Park Lane for the Clarksville Mission Area Churches NMI: Nazarene Missions International Join our Haitian congregation & Nashville First in this partnership! In preparation for our exciting community 2014 Health and Happy Fest, we are receiving all unused gifts and other items for a huge Silent Auction this year. All articles will be sold during the event on Saturday May 17 and Sunday May 18 to support the missions and the construction of the Haiti Medical Clinic. Please email Bob Turpin at majorturpin@yahoo.com or contact the church office at (615)255-1289. Items can be dropped off at the church office Monday thru Friday between 9:00am - 5:00pm. Deadline for item donation is April 27. As the school year is nearing an end and spring is upon us, we are anticipating the end of our church year as well on May 31. We have great times together in Tennessee during the summer: family camp, youth camps, district assembly and conventions. Please mark your calendar for these important dates! Children s Missions Jamboree at Jason Chapel, May 31, Saturday AM of Family Camp NMI Convention at Memphis Calvary Church June 24 evening and June 25 daytime May this glorious season, as we worship our suffering Savior and Risen King Jesus, be one of great joy to each of you. Let Your grace, O Lord Jesus; Your love, O Heavenly Father; and Your comfortable fellowship, O Blessed Spirit, be with us and all who desire our prayers this day and forevermore. - a prayer from John Wesley.
Rev. Jason Underwood, NYI President 584 Franklin Road Franklin, TN 37069 E-mail: pastorjasonunderwood@gmail.com Spring is here! The flowers are blooming and so is the schedule for TNYI as we approach the spring/summer. Plans have been underway for some time for these events but as they grow closer I am anticipating the spirit of the Lord renewing us together daily. Stay connected and informed for all the details about TNYI this spring and summer. Who: Middle School Camp: Completed 6-8th grades High School Camp: Completed 9-12th grades When: Middle School Camp: June 9-13 High School Camp: June 2-6 Where: Camp Garner Creek, 700 Sam Hollow Road, Dickson, TN. Contact: Jamin Wentworth, Camp Director jwentworth@tccn.org Camp forms & zip line release s may be found at www.tnnyi.com NYI Convention June 4th Camp Garner Creek, Dickson, TN NYI: Nazarene Youth International www.facebook.com/tnnyi www.tnnyi.com I love you and there s nothing you can do about it! TNNYI @TN_NYI
Attendance Report for March Clarksville Mission Area SS AM Clarksville First... 124...413 Clarksville Grace... 244...485 Clarksville Korean... 32...67 Clarksville Park Lane... 96...137 Dover... 80...84 Gray s Chapel... 55...55 Long Creek... 30...30 Woodlawn Community... 82...157 Columbia Mission Area Brentwood Concord Comm... 126...191 Columbia First... 34...66 Columbia Grace... 528...608 Franklin Community... 65...177 Gateway Community... 176...282 Lawrenceburg Grace... 36...47 Lawrenceburg Vaughan... 14...21 Lewisburg... 31...41 Nashville New Life Korean... 20...26 Pleasant Point... 17...17 Spring Hill Restoration Comm.. 120...204 Fly Mission Area Elmore... 43...48 Fly... 15...90 Jones Chapel... 39...64 Mt. Wesley-Akin Chapel... 19...36 Savannah... 12...20 Summertown... 22...24 Memphis North Mission Area Covington... 12...16 Crossroads Community... 28...56 Dyersburg... 14...20 Memphis Calvary... 371...482 Memphis New Hope... 37...44 Millington... 28...28 Memphis South Mission Area Memphis Christ Like... 15...50 Memphis Eastside... 27...83 Memphis Emmanuel... 45...85 Memphis Faithful Believers... 14...34 Memphis Friendship... 27...78 Memphis Grace... 134...202 Memphis Holiness Tabernacle... 65...98 Memphis Hope Tabernacle... 20...25 Memphis Refreshing Springs... 0...35 Nashville East Mission Area SS AM Hermitage... 378...601 Madison... 11...21 Madison Hispanic... 65...112 Nashville Bethel... 62...97 Nashville First... 724...928 Nashville Grace... 225...337 Nashville Inglewood... 29...56 Nashville Whites Creek... 28...52 Old Hickory... 93...127 Nashville North Mission Area Ashland City Faith Comm... 53...89 Gallatin... 209...332 Goodlettsville... 220...462 Greenbrier New Walk... 0...54 Hendersonville... 62...118 Highland... 25...27 Joelton... 11...17 Portland... 97...166 Springfield... 33...48 Sumner Cty. Living Springs... 0...29 Nashville South Mission Area Kingston Springs... 15...24 Nashville Bell Road... 27...43 Nashville Blakemore... 30...68 Nashville Calvary Korean... 30...70 Nashville Christ... 28...52 Nashville Community Fellowship... 14...22 Nashville Donelson... 36...41 Nashville Glencliff Hispanic... 33...118 Nashville Kaleo... 18...25 Nashville Immanuel... 0...17 Nashville Trevecca Comm... 481...777 Nashville Trinity... 20...47 Nashville Westwind... 20...20 Waverly Mission Area Camden... 14...22 Dickson Lighthouse... 13...51 Erin... 187...245 Fulton... 28...49 Griffin s Chapel... 72...119 Jason Chapel... 97...163 Paris... 48...46 Pine Hill... 58...99 Waverly... 154...261 TOTAL... 6645...10778 Thanks to ALL churches for 100% reporting for 97 consecutive months. Welcome New Nazarenes Columbia Grace ~ Pastor Mark Lindstrom Brad Arnold; Cheryl & Robert Bates; Devin & Ray Brooks; Desiree Dixon; Nancy & Tina Hodge; Cody & Mandi Pangle; Robert & Bethany Reischman Nashville First ~ Pastor Kevin Ulmet Elizabeth & Renee Gramm; Jim & Kathy Johnson; Michael Pruitt; Daniel & Judy Spross; Byron West; Tim & Kathy Taylor Baptized Columbia Grace ~ Pastor Mark Lindstrom Brad Arnold Memphis Grace ~ Pastor Mark Lancaster Tiana Woodard; Hayes Mullins; Drace Lawrence; McKenna Currier; Tyler Puckett; Ashlyn & Alexis Davis; Kendall & Markeith Summers; James Hunt Nashville First ~ Pastor Kevin Ulmet Mariah Newsome; Diyron Jones; Byron West; Ella Bryan; Amy Stepp; Tiunda (TJ) Jones
PLAN AHEAD. BOARD OF MINISTRY INTERVIEWS MAY 8-9 AT CAMP GARNER CREEK WATCH EMAILS FOR INFO MARK YOUR CALENDAR ASK OFF WORK? FOLLOW UP ON CHURCH PAPERWORK COMPLETION SUBMIT PAPERWORK ON TIME MAKE APPT. BEGINNING APRIL 7 COMPLETE PAPERWORK SUNDAY SCHOOL 1. Nashville First...724 2. Columbia Grace...528 3. Nashville Trevecca Community...481 4. Hermitage...378 5. Memphis Calvary...371 6. Clarksville Grace...244 7. Nashville Grace...225 8. Goodlettsville...220 9. Gallatin...209 10. Erin...187 NUMERICAL GAIN 1. Columbia Grace...45 2. Gateway Community...20 Nashville New Life Korean...20 4. Memphis Calvary...19 5. Old Hickory...12 6. Franklin Community of Faith...11 7. Long Creek...10 Summertown...10 9. Nashville Donelson... 6 10. Dover... 5 Join us in prayer as the Tennessee & Mississippi districts seek God s will towards a partnership to better serve Him. Mississippi District Assembly April 10-11, 2014 nmi convention & Tennessee District Assembly June 25-26, 2014 ASSEMBLY June 24-26 Memphis Calvary PERCENTAGE GAIN 1. Summertown... 83.33% 2. Long Creek... 50.00% 3. Joelton... 37.50% 4. Franklin Community of Faith... 20.37% 5. Nashville Donelson... 20.00% Nashville Kaleo... 20.00% 7. Camden... 16.67% 8. Old Hickory... 14.81% 9. Gateway Community... 12.82% 10. Columbia Grace...9.32% MORNING WORSHIP 1. Nashville First...928 2. Nashville Trevecca Community...777 3. Columbia Grace...608 4. Hermitage...601 5. Clarksville Grace...485 6. Memphis Calvary...482 7. Goodlettsville...462 8. Clarksville First...413 9. Nashville Grace...337 10. Gallatin...332
Funding the Mission giving 2013-2014 Unified & TNU as of Mar. 31 World Evan. & P & B as of Mar. 31 Funding the Mission Funding the Mission Unified TNU WEF P & B Reported Income Income Updated Ashland City Faith Community 195,210.70 3/31/2014 3,931.92 2,598.38 9,033.17 3,786.27 Brentwood Concord Community 397,566.00 3/27/2014 14,758.57 8,301.70 27,030.03 8,301.70 Camden 21,918.63 2/24/2014 844.00 474.75 1,824.79 530.10 Clarksville First 198,741.00 12/9/2013 7,966.36 5,388.84 10,878.67 3,644.72 Clarksville Grace 280,799.97 10/31/2013 20,412.32 11,481.94 29,220.13 10,328.75 Clarksville Korean 54,015.00 12/29/2013 2,692.80 1,514.79 2,970.87 1,215.67 Clarksville Park Lane 259,856.80 3/8/2014 9,450.29 4,859.91 14,326.70 5,315.81 Columbia First 74,328.53 2/26/2014 2,530.00 1,415.00 3,865.00 1,590.00 Columbia Grace 738,207.13 2/28/2014 27,873.64 15,574.00 39,118.74 15,679.43 Covington 12,027.68 3/27/2014 600.00 450.00 648.00 405.00 Crossroads Community 104,081.94 3/31/2014 3,511.82 1,975.41 9,635.30 2,233.78 Dickson Lighthouse 12,696.47 12/16/2013 50.00 50.00 297.86 326.10 Dover First 19,239.00 11/27/2013 1,582.60 890.23 2,062.64 890.23 Dyersburg First 20,462.46 2/28/2014 722.43 453.01 1,225.83 510.21 Elmore 39,189.00 3/18/2014 1,567.00 882.00 2,156.00 882.00 Erin 330,628.57 3/13/2014 11,513.76 6,476.49 31,020.55 6,476.49 Fly 56,904.26 3/10/2014 2,151.00 1,406.00 3,130.00 1,280.00 Franklin Community of Faith 0 6,213.00 3,495.00 7,741.00 3,118.00 Fulton First 37,966.63 2/9/2014 1,437.00 812.00 1,983.59 812.00 Gallatin First 466,000.00 3/30/2014 18,299.00 10,962.53 25,004.44 10,356.63 Gateway Community 671,559.14 2/28/2014 26,862.37 15,110.08 36,648.80 14,769.06 Goodlettsville 821,241.90 3/20/2014 30,951.90 17,409.32 42,556.11 17,432.53 Gray s Chapel 65,213.00 1/13/2014 439.08 246.98 3,428.50 1,500.00 Greenbrier New Walk 35,075.00 2/7/2014 1,330.00 748.00 1,829.00 775.00 Griffin s Chapel 104,398.34 2/28/2014 3,494.20 1,968.36 5,693.23 2,215.34 Hendersonville 125,639.17 2/28/2014 4,396.17 2,747.62 6,545.38 2,695.85 Hermitage 925,175.00 2/28/2014 27,502.92 533.90 0 1,295.39 Highland 35,117.31 3/30/2014 1,200.00 725.00 1,760.00 800.00 Jason Chapel 217,540.46 2/26/2014 8,129.00 4,571.00 9,739.23 4,621.00 Joelton 5,902.86 9/30/2013 405.73 247.84 581.72 250.84 Jones Chapel 0 0 0 20.00 0 Kingston Springs 24,173.30 3/10/2014 854.76 534.25 1,087.62 418.32 Lawrenceburg Grace 57,881.02 3/28/2014 2,850.00 1,606.00 3,940.00 1,088.00 Lawrenceburg Vaughan Memorial 8,353.64 3/4/2014 335.00 0 0 0 Lewisburg First 43,287.00 2/28/2014 0 0 711.00 0 Long Creek 16,258.91 11/5/2013 964.91 603.07 2,111.74 482.45 Madison 27,436.67 12/31/2013 1,067.89 559.23 1,410.31 585.23 Madison Hispanic 53,891.00 12/31/2013 1,937.67 1,089.38 2,638.48 1,089.38 Memphis Calvary 710,127.00 2/28/2014 26,154.00 14,711.00 35,964.00 14,711.00 Memphis Christ Like 0 0 0 20.00 0 Memphis Eastside 15,589.24 3/19/2014 632.97 356.05 788.84 325.12 Memphis Emmanuel 0 0 0 0 0 Memphis Faithful Believers 0 0 0 20.00 0 Memphis Friendship 65,901.00 1/31/2014 2,955.00 1,670.00 3,802.00 1,478.00 Memphis Grace 320,566.92 3/12/2014 13,761.01 7,720.81 16,611.67 6,835.39 Memphis Holiness Tabernacle 0 100.00 100.00 200.00 200.00 Memphis Hope Tabernacle 0 150.00 150.00 20.00 0 Memphis New Hope 51,563.65 1/13/2014 3,393.46 1,528.27 4,090.38 1,528.27 Memphis Refreshing Springs 0 0 0 220.00 250.00 Millington 21,209.06 3/14/2014 825.59 509.01 1,761.40 508.01 Mount Wesley-Akin Chapel 44,531.25 2/28/2014 1,137.54 710.97 2,321.54 972.82 Nashville Bell Road 31,894.00 11/30/2013 3,574.00 2,024.00 2,055.00 719.00 Nashville Bethel 160,145.43 2/10/2014 4,154.58 508.83 5,273.80 2,506.00 Nashville Blakemore 73,747.48 2/24/2014 2,734.51 1,538.16 3,759.94 1,538.16 Nashville Christ 0 0 0 1,100.00 0 Nashville Community Fellowship 37,590.68 2/27/2014 1,419.20 798.30 1,951.39 798.30 Nashville Donelson 72,118.27 2/23/2014 2,845.00 1,655.00 3,770.00 1,510.00 Nashville First 2,134,734.69 3/27/2014 67,474.73 37,954.54 101,437.70 41,540.21 Nashville First Korean 0 1,000.00 800.00 1,200.00 300.00 Nashville Glencliff Hispanic 0 2,108.00 1,319.00 3,670.00 1,334.00 Nashville Grace 668,998.62 3/3/2014 26,920.20 14,407.05 34,617.75 14,250.90 Nashville Immanuel 19,045.91 2/28/2014 711.55 399.69 977.01 399.69 Nashville Inglewood 61,295.70 3/10/2014 2,056.89 1,156.98 2,883.21 1,156.98 Nashville Kaleo 0 1,045.57 588.27 1,437.78 588.27 Nashville New Life Korean 26,028.00 3/1/2014 766.00 438.00 1,243.00 537.00 Nashville Trevecca Community 1,094,909.87 2/28/2014 31,901.00 17,946.00 43,643.00 17,946.00 Nashville Trinity 55,983.55 3/19/2014 2,142.36 1,177.19 2,872.01 1,188.28 Nashville Westwind 8,969.76 9/9/2013 708.00 576.00 840.00 576.00 Nashville Whites Creek 71,462.34 3/5/2014 366.00 229.00 3,842.04 1,634.00 Old Hickory 191,074.40 2/28/2014 7,333.39 4,125.04 10,230.31 4,200.06 Paris First 50,158.66 3/8/2014 1,880.42 1,063.07 2,838.14 1,061.23 Pine Hill 79,590.78 3/1/2014 3,141.07 1,794.31 4,141.47 1,714.23 Pleasant Point 10,831.00 2/12/2014 500.00 278.44 561.23 232.81 Portland 310,690.25 3/24/2014 11,445.44 6,478.56 15,837.03 6,478.56 Savannah 23,528.00 1/18/2014 1,100.00 600.00 786.00 550.00 Spring Hill Restoration 97,371.32 2/28/2014 3,691.81 2,076.64 5,076.23 2,076.64 Springfield First 4,549.00 9/11/2013 1,673.00 940.00 4,085.00 732.00 Summertown First 16,743.97 3/23/2014 641.04 366.13 872.91 357.76 Sumner County Living Springs 23,369.34 3/7/2014 0 498.76 1,218.31 501.74 Waverly First 350,763.44 3/3/2014 13,292.28 7,476.93 18,233.85 15,053.65 Woodlawn Community 184,370.00 3/31/2014 7,112.00 4,039.70 9,770.83 4,028.74 Total 13,647,436.07 503,676.72 268,871.71 699,919.20 280,020.10 We appreciate churches utilizing Funding the Mission and reporting the monthly income. If you need any assistance, please contact the District Office at (615) 255~2929 and we will be glad to assist you.