“The gifts Christ gave were that some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers,

to equip the saints (Christians) for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ.” (Ephesians 4:11-12)

Imagine a football coach giving a rousing pre-game

speech. Every player is on the edge of their seat. At the con-

clusion of his motivational talk, the coach cries, “Let‟s get out

there and show the other team who we are!” Then he runs out

of the locker room onto the field…with only some of the play-

ers behind him.

The rest of the team stays in the locker room buzzing

about what a great talk their coach has just given. Some pull

out their cell phones to text their friends about the inspiring

message they‟ve just heard. But they never leave the locker

room to join their coach and teammates on the field to play

the game.

Sadly, this story symbolizes too many churches to-

day. The whole point of a football team is to play on the field,

not just gather in the locker room for a speech. The whole

point of a church is to minister in the world, not just gather in

the sanctuary for a sermon. Just as the weekly pre-game

speech inspires a team to play hard for the next 60 minutes on

the football field, the weekly sermon inspires a church to live

faithfully for the next 6 days on the mission field (your home,

work, school, community, wherever God places you from

Monday through Saturday).

Ephesians 4 says that a pastor is a spiritual coach.

Just as a coach‟s job is to prepare their players for athletic

competition, a pastor‟s job is to prepare the congregation to

live out their baptism in the world. The pastor is a “player

coach”; yet the team has limited effectiveness if the coach

tries to play multiple positions on the field while many players

are cheering from inside the locker room. A pastor is to equip

the team to go out onto the mission field and make disciples

of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.

Our #1 goal is not to increase our attendance and membership.

Our #1 goal is not to meet our budget and pay our askings.

Our #1 goal is not even to make converts (believers in Jesus).

Our #1 goal is to make disciples (followers of Jesus)

who will go make other disciples

who will, with God’s help, change the world.

The Trinity Torch Pastor: Rev. David Brannock, pastortumc2@embarqmail.com

Administrative Assistant: Donna Lowery

Financial Secretary: Jim “Chip” McKenna

Director of Music: Jerry Long aijhlong@embarqmail.com

Director of Youth: Amy Brown amybrowntumc@gmail.com

Director of Children: Jennifer McHan jennifermchantumc@gmail.com

Trinity Library: tumclibrary@embarqmail.com Custodian: Tim Cansler

Office e-mail: trinity8888@embarqmail.com Office Phone: (423) 638-7521

Web Page: www.trinity-um-church.org Webmaster: TBA Pastor’s Remarks

FEBRUARY 2011

Twelve months from now, may each of us be able to

answer YES to the following questions:

1. Are you more committed to following and obeying Jesus

now than you were a year ago?

2. Do you love God and love your neighbor more now than

you did a year ago?

3. During the past year, have you grown in your willingness

to give, forgive, witness, serve, pray, and read the Bible?

“The gifts Christ gave were that some would be…

pastors…to equip the saints for the work of ministry,

for building up the body of Christ.”

Christ is calling us to join Him on the mission field.

Will we leave the locker room and go play our position?

Blessings,

Pastor David

Prayer List February 2011

Praise! For all of the decisions made for Christ at Resurrection.

For Our Armed Forces Justin Sayler Kenneth Kelley

Brian Benton Jamie Moseley

John Penland Joseph D. Carson

Justin Walter Steven Ayers

Thomas White David Jones

Steven Sams Stanley Keselicka

Jay Burns

For Trinity Members & Constituents

Carolyn Bullington Buck Jones

Gregory Powers Shawn Hope

Sarah Foshee Madge Walker

For Family Members & Friends Bob & Christopher Lazurek

Ramona Parker

Church in Mission Fran Lynch Baxter-Willow AK

Steve Geegbe/Richard Tefley - Home in Liberia

Pastor Boo and Phyllis in Sudan

For the Ministry of Our Church, Its Leaders,

Pastor Brannock & Staff.

For Our Known Bereaved The Family of Regina Conner

The Family of Talma Hogan

The Family of Joe Paxton

The Family of Joe Stokeley

The Family of Bonnie Brannan

Healing Needed from Cancer Dale Ann (Dyke) Ladd Ronnie Hooten

Lynette Bradford Mary Peters

Hugh Well Jeff Rohn

Karen Broyles Payne Roger Ellis

Susan Ramsey Alan Seneker

Glennon Smith Victor Knapp

Rick Felton Stanton Whittaker

Richard Arwood Charlotte Nicodemas

Roger Solomon Jimmy Carter

Lynn Rollins Jerry Hackney

Evelyn Blake Michael Renfro

Mark Johnson Eddie Boles

Leonard Harrell Brenda Loveday Albert Rasnake

Families and Caregivers of those with cancer

For Our Nursing Home/Assisted

Living Members: Dorothy Wilhoit Bonnie Woody

Kenneth Blevins Anna Belle Hankins

For Our Homebound Members: Bob George Josephine Gilreath

Patsy Reynolds Evelyn Holley

Faye Reynolds Virginia Stegall

Virgie Gray Inez Lawing

Beryl Smith Doc Dowden

Nellie Basinger Mabel Philbeck

Belva Drake Helen Jeffers

Kitty Knittel

BROOKS BEQUEST PROJECTS APPROVED DURING 2010

1. Scottish Rite Shoes

2. Boys & Girls Club

3. Rural Resources

4. Trinity Church Bus (help purchase new tires)

5. Imagination Library

6. Trinity UMC Library

7. Greene County Public Library

8. West Greene/West Side Band Boosters

9. 12 College Scholarships

10. 5 College 1-time Grants (Because some extra money was available this year.)

11. 1 Youth Camping Scholarship

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"Treats for your Sweet" Lister Circle will be hosting a "Treats for your Sweet" bake sale

on Sunday, Feb 13th in the Narthex. All items are available by donation.

Give that someone special a treat for Valentine's Day!

“The grass withers, the flower

fades; but the word of our God

will stand forever.

Isaiah 40:8

FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS

02/01 Jerry Graham

02/02 Frances Lynch

02/02 Heather Miles

02/02 Kevin Smith

02/02 Norma Cureton

02/02 Walter Graham

02/03 Cindy Sayler

02/03 Mitzi Hunter

02/03 Tammy Reaves

02/04 Carroll Link

02/04 Irma Miller

02/06 Barbara Ellenburg

02/06 Jonathan Moore

02/07 Debbie Ray

02/07 Melanie Foreman

02/07 Melissa Ball

02/08 Blake Rogers

02/08 Timothy Harrison

02/09 Alyne Renner

02/09 Cooper Reed

02/09 James Boles Jr.

02/09 Tonya Neas

02/10 Connie Moore

02/11 Jill Renner

02/12 Brian Moore

02/12 Carolyn Broyles

02/12 Joni Parker

02/15 Britt Neas

02/16 Michael Ball

02/16 Sandra Smith

02/16 Rebecca Marie Stokeley

02/17 Loretta McHan

02/18 Diana Crum

02/18 Hunter Duff

02/19 Josh Bolling

02/21 Cynthia Whitlock

02/21 Eugene Harmon

02/21 Wilma Lynch

02/22 Buford (Boo) Hankins

02/23 Tyler Jones

02/24 Anna Belle Hankins

02/24 Jackson Renner

02/24 John Dority

02/25 David Miles

02/25 Eric Williams

02/26 Helen Paxton

02/27 Alexandra Miles

02/28 Carolyn Tilson

02/28 Doc Dowden

02/28 Josh Webb

Happy Birthday Everyone!

UMW NEWS

February 8 - Shalom Meeting @ 6:00., Fatz Café.

Bring items for our women‟s shelter project.

February 14 - Ruth Circle Meeting @ 6:30, SFH

“Salad Supper”

All women of the church are invited to attend &

bring your sweetheart (if you have one).

February 16 - UMW Bean Dinner

Menu: Beans, cornbread, buttered potatoes, slaw, onions, tea

Lister Circle Meetings:

Every Wednesday @ 5:00 in the Junior High Room

Feb. Meeting Dates: 2, 9, 16, 23

Monthly Item

Trinity‟s Food Bank item

for March is

SUGAR. Donations can be placed in the

cardboard boxes provided in either the Large Fellowship Hall

or the Old Narthex outside the Sanctuary.

Pick up will be

MARCH 6 .

Trinity’s Music Ministries After all our „snowy excuses‟

and youth return from „Resurrection‟...

Trinity Musicians will meet again.

Wednesday evenings: Cherub, and chapel choirs (5:00)

Chime choir (5:30)

Youth choir 6:30 and Chancel Choir (7:15)

Sunday Evenings Brass Ensemble (4:00)

Youth Handbells (5:00)

Adult Handbells (6:00)

Jerry Long - Music Director

FEBRUARY INFORMTION:

February is going to be a month full of Love and Service!!!

February 6: In the morning at Sunday Service we will be collecting

soup and other canned food for the food bank. Receptacles will be

outside every entrance to the Sanctuary! Please make plans to

bring cans for the food bank!!!!

February 6: That evening we will be having a Super Bowl Party!!!!

(The party will be at the Samson House @ 6pm.)

February 13: This evening will be a regular youth meeting evening

February 19: We will be going to the nursing home and afterwards

coming back to the church to have game night.

February 20: Youth praise and worship night.

February 23: We will be doing the Wonderful Wednesday Meal for

the evening.

February 27: Youth will have a regular youth meeting

This month I want us to focus on God's love for us and total and

complete surrender from each of us!! This surrender helps us reach

others because God commands us to love him and love others!!

Lets all be praying for those around us who are 3rd and 4th chair people!!

Amy Brown - Youth Director ________________________________________________

The Brooks Scholarship application and instructions for 2011-2012

are currently in the process of being updated.

When they are ready for distribution,

notice will be given in the Spark & the Torch.

FEBRUARY

INFORMATION:

Matthew 22:37-40

Jesus replied, " You must love the Lord your God with all

your heart, all your soul, and all your mind. This is the first

and greatest commandment. A second equally important

commandment: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' The entire

law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these

two commandments."

My prayer for us this month is that this becomes our focus for

love, and not just showing our love to the ones that it is easy

for us to love.

We also have some tentative family activities in the process

of being scheduled, like family bowling night, a skate night

and possibly a trip joined with our youth in Mid-March.

Stay posted via Sunday Morning Spark for all the details!

Hope to see you there!

Jennifer McHan - Children’s Director

Trinity United Methodist Church 524 Tusculum Boulevard Greeneville, TN 37745

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“Changing Lives” Concert Thursday March 10th, 2011 7pm

First Baptist Church Greeneville

Doors Open at 6pm

Dollywood‟s Own: The Kingdom Heirs in Concert

Also performing Freedom Trio.

Tickets are $15 each and can be purchased at all Heritage

Community Bank Locations, First Baptist Church Office,

and the Greene County American Red Cross Office at 218

North Main Street here in Greeneville.

Call: 638-6441 for ticket and group rate information.

Anthony Morrison - Executive Director

Nursery Volunteers Needed We are currently in need of nursery volunteers particularly dur-

ing the Sunday School hour but can always use additional vol-unteers during worship. If you feel led to serve in this area

please contact the church office 638-7521 or Heather Tunnell at

620-4645. We would like to have enough volunteers so you

would only be asked to serve on a bi-monthly basis.

Thank you so much for your consideration of this important

ministry at Trinity! Heather Tunnell _______________________________________

Beginners Internet Classes (All ages Welcome!)

Tuesdays 10-12, Church Library Instructor: Madge Walker

MEMBERSHIP UPDATE INFORMATION Some of the information in our pictorial directory

(made Fall 2009) was either printed incorrectly

or has changed since it was published.

If your name, address, and/or phone number

is not listed accurately in the directory (or is not listed

at all), please help us maintain accurate

records by submitting the correct information

to the church office (638-7521 or email

trinity8888@embarqmail.com).

Thank you, Madge Walker - Membership Secretary

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ECHOES News On Friday evening, February 4th

the ECHOES group will be having their

Monthly Dinner Meeting & Program @ 5:30, SFH. MENU: Beef stew, macaroni & cheese, slaw, corn muffins, rolls,

cherry yum yum, Coffee & Tea

The meal will cost $6.00 a person.

R.S.V.P w/ Lucille Cutshaw

MAMMOGRAMS CAN SAVE LIVES!

160 FREE SCREENING MAMMOGRAMS

FOR WOMEN WHO QUALIFY

Laughlin Health Care Foundation has received a grant from the TriCities

Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure for 160 free, screening mammo-

grams. This program will support women in Greene County who qualify

financially, meet age factors (40 through 64), and do not have insurance to

cover screening mammograms.

FIRST come FIRST served.

Program ENDS March 31. RESPOND quickly.

APPLICATIONS available

Health Department, 810 W. Summer Street, from the home page at

www.laughlinmemorial.org, and at

Laughlin Center for Women‟s Health.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:

Laughlin Health Care Foundation 787-5117.

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GRIEF SUPPORT PROGRAM “Celebrate Life” and “Parent Partners,” grief support programs of Laughlin Health Care Foundation, will begin Tuesday, January 18, and continue each Tuesday and Thursday for a total of eight, one-hour sessions, ending on February 10. The general grief support group session will begin at 5:30 p.m. The

parents‟ grief support group session will begin at 7:00 p.m. Both will meet in the Laughlin Memorial Hospital private dining room on the first floor, beside the hospital cafeteria. The groups are conducted in partnership with Joyce Daniels, MA, LSPE, grief specialist. The meetings are free and open to those who are struggling with the death of a loved one. The program offers education, support, and encouragement to adults to explore their grief.