WHERE YOUR TITHES AND OFFERINGS TRANSFORM LIVES
Throughout the year, the people of 1st UMC support dozens of missions and ministries, many of them through their volunteer work.
Generally 30% of the church tithes and offerings are allocated toward
the Mission & Compassion Outreach of the church.
Below you will find organizations that the church is helping with financial support.
Click on the organizations/ministries in yellow to learn more about them.
Local Outreach
- Boys & Girls Club
- Blount County Community Food Connection
- Blount County Ecumenical Action Council
- Celebrate Recovery
- COMPASSion Counseling
- Family Promise of Blount County
- The GATE (Gateway to Independence)
- Good Neighbors of Blount County
- Habitat for Humanity of Blount County
- Haven House
- Home Repair Collaborative
- Jail Ministry
- Montvale Elementary School Support
- Sevier County Wildfire Relief
- Trinity Dental Clinic
- Welcome Table
Regional Outreach
- Harry Howe, Salary Support - Marion, VA
- Holston Annual Conference
- Holston Home for Children in Greeneville, TN
- Jubilee Project in Sneedville, TN
- Wesley House in Knoxville, TN
National Outreach
- Bayou Mission
- Hispanic Ministry Program
- A Future with Hope (Hurricane Sandy Recovery Mission)
World Outreach
- Latvia Partnership
- Africa ELI
- Gideon International
- Rise Against Hunger (Formerly Stop Hunger Now!)
- United Methodist Committee on Relief
