{"id":177,"date":"2015-08-20T21:16:12","date_gmt":"2015-08-21T02:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cheathamumc.umcchurches.org\/?page_id=177"},"modified":"2015-08-20T21:16:12","modified_gmt":"2015-08-21T02:16:12","slug":"nurture-ministry","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cheathamumc.net\/index.php\/gods-love-in-action\/nurture-ministry\/","title":{"rendered":"Nurture Ministry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Nurture Ministry honors God by providing compassionate care for our members and helping them grow, flourish, and thrive in faith.\u00a0 Although the ministry&#8217;s focus is on the members&#8217; care, on many occasions it extends its compassion to the neighbors as well.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_178\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-178\" style=\"width: 379px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cheathamumc.umcchurches.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Relay-for-Life-2014-2.jpeg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-178 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cheathamumc.umcchurches.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Relay-for-Life-2014-2.jpeg?resize=379%2C318\" alt=\"Relay for Life 2014-2\" width=\"379\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cheathamumc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Relay-for-Life-2014-2.jpeg?w=379&amp;ssl=1 379w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cheathamumc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Relay-for-Life-2014-2.jpeg?resize=300%2C252&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 379px) 100vw, 379px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-178\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Nurture Ministry at a Relay for Life event in Canton, Tx<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Many members of the nurture team are often involved in community services like Meals on Wheels, volunteer reading program at Edgewood Elementary School, the annual Relay of Life organized by the American Cancer Society.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_179\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-179\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cheathamumc.umcchurches.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Nurture-Carolling-2014.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-179 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cheathamumc.umcchurches.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Nurture-Carolling-2014.jpg?resize=525%2C525\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cheathamumc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Nurture-Carolling-2014.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cheathamumc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Nurture-Carolling-2014.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cheathamumc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Nurture-Carolling-2014.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cheathamumc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Nurture-Carolling-2014.jpg?resize=50%2C50&amp;ssl=1 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-179\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Caroling around Edgewood to community and church members&#8217; home<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The voice of the nurturing spirit sounds like Christmas carols sung to community and church members that are no longer able to attend church services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nurture Ministry honors God by providing compassionate care for our members and helping them grow, flourish, and thrive in faith.\u00a0 Although the ministry&#8217;s focus is on the members&#8217; care, on many occasions it extends its compassion to the neighbors as well. 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