{"id":134,"date":"2015-08-20T11:26:59","date_gmt":"2015-08-20T16:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cheathamumc.umcchurches.org\/?page_id=134"},"modified":"2017-01-25T21:59:34","modified_gmt":"2017-01-26T02:59:34","slug":"evangelism-and-outreach-ministries","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cheathamumc.net\/index.php\/gods-love-in-action\/evangelism-and-outreach-ministries\/","title":{"rendered":"Evangelism and Outreach Ministries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">The Evangelism and Outreach Ministries News<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Christ is at work through us to our community!\u00a0 Check this this video presentation of our slide show from our mission presentation.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_10952\"  width=\"480\" height=\"270\"  data-origwidth=\"480\" data-origheight=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uMeQC8hDEeI?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/cheathamumc.net&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">~<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Instead, we are God&#8217;s accomplishment, created in Christ Jesus to do good things.\u00a0 God planned for these good things to be the way that we live our lives.&#8221; Ephesians 2: 10<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Through our vibrant Evangelism and Outreach ministries, not only has the church been opened, but also extended its hands beyond our own members, far outside the building, to our neighbors.\u00a0 The ministries reach out and embrace young and old to share the heart of God, so that the world may come to know Jesus as Lord, one life at a time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Annual Back-to-School Block Party<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_138\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-138\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cheathamumc.umcchurches.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/20150815-L1011342Block-Party.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-138\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cheathamumc.umcchurches.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/20150815-L1011342Block-Party.jpg?resize=525%2C349\" alt=\"The Annual Back-to-School Block Party\" width=\"525\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cheathamumc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/20150815-L1011342Block-Party.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cheathamumc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/20150815-L1011342Block-Party.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-138\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Annual Back-to-School Block Party<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A much anticipated event for Cheatham&#8217;s members and Edgewood community alike.\u00a0 This mission annually provides school supplies, new school shoes, haircut, and many other services for Edgewood students.\u00a0 The event is also a means for sharing prayers, neighbor to neighbor conversation and fellowship, games, food, and fun activities for all.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Angel Tree<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Each year near Christmas, the &#8220;Angel Tree&#8221; would be erected in our Sanctuary, adorned with cards consisting of names of underprivileged children or &#8220;angels&#8221; with their Christmas wish list.\u00a0 People and the church would &#8220;adopt&#8221; one or more &#8220;angels&#8221; and help make their Christmas wishes come true.\u00a0 The ministry would diligently conduct a preliminary check and build a list of the &#8220;angels&#8221; throughout Van Zandt County.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prayer Shawl &amp; Pocket Prayer Ministry<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_137\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-137\" style=\"width: 3671px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cheathamumc.umcchurches.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/2012-Cro-Knitters.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-137 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cheathamumc.umcchurches.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/2012-Cro-Knitters.jpg?resize=525%2C314\" alt=\"The Cro-Knitters\" width=\"525\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cheathamumc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/2012-Cro-Knitters.jpg?w=3671&amp;ssl=1 3671w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cheathamumc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/2012-Cro-Knitters.jpg?resize=300%2C179&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cheathamumc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/2012-Cro-Knitters.jpg?resize=1024%2C613&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cheathamumc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/2012-Cro-Knitters.jpg?w=1575 1575w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-137\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Cro-Knitters working on Prayer Shawls. Every stitch is a prayer. Every shawl is blessed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Our Cro-Knitters crochet shawls and make Pocket Prayer Quilt for the ill, the grieving, new babies, newlyweds, or simply someone who needs a comfort of prayer in and outside our church.\u00a0 Every stitch is a prayer, every shawl and pocket is blessed.\u00a0 The Cro-Knitters meet every Tuesdays, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Children Fellowship Hall.<\/p>\n<p><strong>EISD Emergency Shoe Box Ministry<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An ongoing ministry that needs continued prayers and support. Shoe boxes filled with food and personal care items help homeless children at the school.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other Outreach Missions<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Local Benevolences and Relief<\/li>\n<li>Elm Circle Ministry: Activities include visiting &amp; games<\/li>\n<li>Community Lunch Ministry<\/li>\n<li>EISD Backpack ministry<\/li>\n<li>Food and support to EISD athletes and activities<\/li>\n<li>EISD Teacher appreciation<\/li>\n<li>Numerous special outreach events.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Edgewood Connections and Networking Ministry<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Go to this link: <a href=\"http:\/\/cheathamumc.net\/index.php\/edgewood-connection-directory\/\">http:\/\/cheathamumc.net\/index.php\/edgewood-connection-directory\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Evangelism and Outreach Ministries News Christ is at work through us to our community!\u00a0 Check this this video presentation of our slide show from our mission presentation. ~ &#8220;Instead, we are God&#8217;s accomplishment, created in Christ Jesus to do good things.\u00a0 God planned for these good things to be the way that we live &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cheathamumc.net\/index.php\/gods-love-in-action\/evangelism-and-outreach-ministries\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Evangelism and Outreach Ministries&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":132,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-134","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P6FO0j-2a","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cheathamumc.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/134","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cheathamumc.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cheathamumc.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cheathamumc.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cheathamumc.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=134"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/cheathamumc.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/134\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1570,"href":"https:\/\/cheathamumc.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/134\/revisions\/1570"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cheathamumc.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cheathamumc.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}