Upcoming Outreach Events

Looking for assistance?

  • We partner with Second Harvest Food Bank to provide a bimonthly food distribution for families in our community. This is usually the 2nd Saturday (every other month), see our upcoming outreach events for details and to register.

  • We partner with Aid to Distressed Families of Appalachian Counties (ADFAC) to provide direct assistance to families in need. If you are in need of assistance, please contact ADFC www.adfac.org/request-assistance/ or call (865) 425-0256.

Hands-On Mission Project

Food Buckets for Zimbabwe

Make a difference by helping with this year’s Annual Hands-On Mission Project. We are partnering in this project with the Holston Conference of The United Methodist Church. The food buckets you prepare at Kern Church will be going to the Ishe Anesu Project for Underprivileged Children in Zimbabwe.

We welcome and encourage individuals, families, Sunday school classes, and other groups to participate. Take this list and add it to your shopping the next time you are at the store. The contents of each bucket costs approximately $30.

Please bring your supplies along with the $5 shipping to the church office by May 26. The church will provide the buckets.

Shopping List:

  • 1 bag sugar (4-5 lb.)

  • 1 bag self-rising flour (4-5 lb.)

  • 1 bag rice (2 lb.)

  • 1 bag dried beans (2 lb.)

  • 1 powdered milk (56 oz. or less)

  • 1 bottle cooking oil (48 oz. or less)

  • 1 box of TEA  (20 ct. orange or green)

  • Canned Meat