Scouting Ministry efforts will FAIL without your support!
Three years ago the Annual Conference passed a resolution to help maintain the Conference Scouting Ministry by each church contributing $50.00 to $80.00 annually (usually in February and March). We are counting on your support. All our Local Unit, District and Conference Scouting Coordinators are volunteers. And though we are all devoted to the cause we simply cannot finance program plans, printing, postage, transportation and training materials. So please follow through with the commitment. We are most grateful for any amount your church can afford.
Send checks to Tennessee Conference UMM Scouting Coordinator at 6710 Greeley Drive, Nashville, TN 37205 or 2876 Sugartree Road, Nashville, TN 37215.
Many of you are probably wondering what happened to the God, Country and Me (Ten Commandments) hike. The hike failed when major churches either backed out or failed to respond. Our own Board of Discipleship would not provide personnel on Saturdays to staff The Upper Room. They insisted on us providing extra liability insurance for use of their already insured property. We were denied parking on their lots because they had agreements with the local restaurants. We had already spent close to $1,500.00 when the foregoing became evident some 90 days prior to the hike dates. We had no alternative but to cancel. The Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts had already mailed most of the units’ packets. We might try this hike plan again – but we will not invite those denominations or organizations which caused us to have to cancel last years. We need to find 10 to 12 churches in any community outside Nashville that would constitute about a 5 mile hike.
Again thank you for helping us serve not only our Methodist young people but the community at large.
James A. Hardin
Conference Scouting Coordinator
Send checks to Tennessee Conference UMM Scouting Coordinator at 6710 Greeley Drive, Nashville, TN 37205 or 2876 Sugartree Road, Nashville, TN 37215.
Many of you are probably wondering what happened to the God, Country and Me (Ten Commandments) hike. The hike failed when major churches either backed out or failed to respond. Our own Board of Discipleship would not provide personnel on Saturdays to staff The Upper Room. They insisted on us providing extra liability insurance for use of their already insured property. We were denied parking on their lots because they had agreements with the local restaurants. We had already spent close to $1,500.00 when the foregoing became evident some 90 days prior to the hike dates. We had no alternative but to cancel. The Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts had already mailed most of the units’ packets. We might try this hike plan again – but we will not invite those denominations or organizations which caused us to have to cancel last years. We need to find 10 to 12 churches in any community outside Nashville that would constitute about a 5 mile hike.
Again thank you for helping us serve not only our Methodist young people but the community at large.
James A. Hardin
Conference Scouting Coordinator
