“Why are we conducting a Capital Campaign in

this economy? Why are we trying to get this project done

so fast?” If you or someone you know has asked these

questions, the answer goes back to the “Meet the Pastor”

sessions held in 2009. Some of the results are shown be-

low. (The full list is on the board in the church office.) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Trinity UMC “Meet the Pastor” results

November 2009

A total of 88 people attended the 8 sessions I held.

I asked the participants two questions about Trinity UMC:

1) What do you love about us?

2) What dream do you have for us?

I looked for common themes. The following responses

were stated most in the different groups.

“10 dreams I have for Trinity”

1. An elevator because our facilities have a lot of steps and

we have a number of older people.

2. A covered entrance (front or back of the church) so folk

can be dropped off and stay dry from the car to the door. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Two years ago, the need for an elevator and a canopy

were the top two most common dreams mentioned by

the 88 people who shared their ideas with me. When the

Building Committee was formed to get the plans drawn up,

several times we were asked, “What is taking so long?

When will ground finally be broken?”

Some other thoughts:

1. Finance Chair B.J. Broyles says financially, Trinity is as

strong as we have been in several years. We are debt free.

All bills are paid on time. We aren’t struggling each month.

2. In this economy, construction costs are as low as they

will ever be because companies are desperate for work.

Interest rates on the loan we will take out will also be low

due to the economy. If we wait for things to turn around,

the overall cost of this project will rise considerably.

3. As of April 24 we have $37,056 in the Building Fund;

once we receive $12,944 more to reach $50,000 in our

Building Fund, we’ll break ground on our $250,000 project

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

Custodian: Tim Cansler

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

Trinity Library: tumclibrary@embarqmail.com Web Page: www.trinity-um-church.org Pastor’s Remarks

MAY 2011

to install an elevator and to add storage space and an extra

room. To help repay the loan we will take out, we now

have another $33,800 in pledges to be paid over the next 3

years. (These pledges include a one-time $5,000 grant we

will be receiving from the Morristown District.) Our web-

site has more information: www.trinity-um-church.org

4. We’d like to finish the project by Christmas because so

much happens in December. But the pledges to help repay

the loan will be for 3 years. As Capital Campaign Chair

Scott Bullington said during worship, this is what you plan

to give over the next 3 years. If your circumstances change,

you can always adjust your pledge later.

Both the need and the cost to build won’t decrease,

so we are moving ahead with this plan. On May 8 and 15,

those who have not yet turned in a pledge form will have

the opportunity to do so during the worship service.

Blessings,

Pastor David

Prayer List May 2011

Praise! For God’s resurrection love and power.

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

Tom Lynch Buddy Kinser Mary Ann Broyles

Jack Johnson Nellie Basinger Helen Phillips

Peg Wigle Patsy Reynolds

For Family Members & Friends Kay Ford Toni Weems Brandon Knipp

Mrs. Douglas Gray Heather Chapman

Ed Stalcup James Timothy Reynolds

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

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

Lynette Bradford Mary Peters

Hugh Well Jeff Rohn

Karen Broyles Payne Earnestine Gray

Susan Ramsey Albert Rasnake

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 Families and Caregivers of those with cancer

For Our Nursing Home &

Assisted Living Members: Dorothy Wilhoit Bonnie Woody

Kenneth Blevins Anna Belle Hankins Beryl Smith Mabel Philbeck

Helen Phillips Evelyn Holley

For Our Homebound Members: Bob George Josephine Gilreath

Patsy Reynolds Belva Drake

Faye Reynolds Virginia Stegall

Virgie Gray Doc Dowden

Nellie Basinger Helen Jeffers

Kitty Knittel

The Fine Arts are alive at TUMC!

Our Lenten stories, Journalist’s Journey have brought together many of the fine arts as we explored ‘what might have been in Jesus’ life and passion.’

If your worship attendance was perfect during Lent and Holy Week, perhaps you can relive the stories as we give special

Thanks to TUMC Dramatists: Tracy Horner, Journalist

Vance Walker: scribe of Isaiah’s writings; Mark Edwards: shepherd’s son Chris Edwards: crippled man’s friend; Jacob Cope: Samaritan’s boyfriend

Carla Renner: Samaritan woman (solo); David Veley: writer of first gospel record Tom Garland: owner of the colt; Vance & Madge Walker: Passover pilgrims Mark Edwards: servant of high priest; Logan Sluder: servant of high priest

Jennifer McHan: wife of Pilate; Marty Miles: mother of Jesus David Brannock: Jesus’ disciple; Joey Harmon: Roman centurion

Thanks to TUMC’s production TEAM:

Directors and assistants: Tracy Horner, Annetta Long, Lyle and Aileen Montieth and Rita Garland Backdrop production and set design: Becky Mallory and Holly Hope; Costumes: Jonnie Pierce

Sound: Lyle Montieth; Lighting Jacob Cope

Thanks to TUMC Musicians:

Trinity’s Chancel Choir; Kathy Hoard, accompanist; Children’s choir directors: Marcia Whaley, Jill & Carla Renner

Instrumentalists: Laura Garland, Miranda Rasnake, Jessica Freshour, Mark Edwards, Robin Edwards, Lauren Edwards, Devin Lowe, Ashley Lowe, Tisha Harrison, Logan Sluder, Amanda Adams, Josh Bolling

Musicians, we will contact you as our May schedule sheds its Wonderful Wednesdays

and takes on its new ‘look of summer.’ And A Very Special Thank you to Jerry Long - Director of Music

Mary Magdalene went and

announced to the disciples,

“I have seen the Lord!”

John 20:18a

MAY BIRTHDAYS

05/01 Wilma Holley

05/02 Ella Broyles

05/02 Tiffany Wilhoit

05/03 Carl Eikenberry

05/03 Carol Smith

05/03 Marty Miles

05/04 Mary Lee Fields

05/04 Patsy Dority

05/05 Chris Bullington

05/05 Douglas Crum

05/06 Amie Douthat

05/06 Brandon Rogers

05/07 Charles Renner

05/07 Harold (Buddy) Link

05/07 Laura Garland

05/08 Kay Jones

05/08 Patricia Chesnut (Trish)

05/09 Mitzi Holt

05/09 Ryan Parkins

05/09 Jerry Long

05/10 Georgia Lister

05/10 Katherine Parker

05/11 Faye DeBusk

05/11 Grant Jones

05/11 Karen Close

05/12 Lauren Morelock

05/12 Mike Bueck

05/13 Allison Holt

05/13 Becka Gregory

05/13 Christy DeBusk

05/13 Don Wilhoit

05/14 Allison Rogers

05/15 Steve Tunnell

05/17 Landon Kinser

05/17 Victoria Harmon

05/18 Diane Foreman

05/18 Sharon Hill

05/19 Cindy Fisher

05/21 Eric Waldroup

05/21 Mike Franklin

05/22 Rene Thornhill

05/24 Amy Gross

05/24 B.J. Broyles

05/24 Billy Broyles

05/24 Carmel Rasnake

05/25 Amy McDonald

05/25 Becky Rotan

05/27 Marma Lee Boles

05/27 Tom Garland

05/27 Marcia Whaley

05/29 Jimmy Sams

05/29 Tammy Knapp

Trinity UMC Youth

Mother’s Day Flower Project Trinity’s Youth will be accepting donations this year for the adornment of the altar on Mother’s Day.

Honor your loved ones by placing their names below to appear in the Sunday, May 8th Bulletin. DEADLINE: Monday May 2, 2011

UMW NEWS

May 9 - Ruth Group Meeting @ Joyce Kellis’s Home

May 10 - Shalom Meeting @ Debbie Oldenberg’s Home

May 12 - Maude Landmesser @ 11:00

Spiritual Enrichment Experience

May 13-14, 2011, Lake Junaluska, NC

Young Women’s Retreat

May 14-15, 2011, The Lambuth Inn @ Lake Junaluska

Lister Circle will meet Wednesday's @ 5:00, Jr. High Room

MAY CHILDREN’S INFORMATION: Jennifer McHan—Children’s Director

LAST MONTH OF SCHOOL!!!!

May 11th will be our last Wonderful Wednesday for this school year.

For our last evening we will be cooking out at the Samson House and

playing on the playground, there will be no program that evening.

As we prepare for summer we would like for you to mark your

calendars for VBS July 17th-21st running from 6-8:00 each night.

The end of May we will be in need of a 3rd,4th & 5th grade Sun-

day School teacher. Please be playfully considering if this may be

a position God can use you in to bless our church.

Calling volunteers!!! The Boys & Girls Club is doing a VBS June

13-15 from 9-12:00 and they are seeking help from area churches. I

feel this would be a great outreach for us and am asking for your

help for this great opportunity. Please contact me A.S.A.P if you

are interested in helping me.

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ATTENTION:

2011 Graduates & Families

We are making a list of our

high school, college,

& grad school graduates.

Please notify the church office @ 638-7521

or email @ trinity8888@embarqmail.com

so your graduate’s name will be included on this list.

MAY YOUTH ACTIVITIES: Amy Brown - Youth Director

May 1: We will be having a regular Youth Meeting and be

starting our new study. Following the youth meeting we will be

having a Youth Feedback meeting at 7:30.

May 8: There will be NO YOUTH due to Mother's Day

May 15: We will be doing the Sunday Morning Service.

This Sunday is Youth Sunday.

That evening we will be having the Senior Banquet.

All the youth please attend to support those who are moving on.

May 22: Regular Youth Meeting with our new study.

May 27: We hope to have a Youth Lock-In this evening.

May 29: Regular Youth Meeting.

YOUTH: Please do not forget FITSUM!!!!!

All FITSUM money should be in by May 22.

ATTENTION Church Members: Don’t forget to Honor or

Remember someone special on MOTHER'S DAY, MAY 8.

Placed by: In Honor In Memory

Trinity United Methodist Church 524 Tusculum Boulevard Greeneville, TN 37745

RETURN SERVICE

REQUESTED

2 0 1 1

Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage

PAID

Greeneville, TN

37745

PERMIT 135

Monthly Item Trinity’s Food Bank item for June is Peanut Butter.

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 June 5 .

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ECHOES News On Friday evening, May 6th.

the ECHOES group will be having their

Monthly Dinner Meeting & Program @ 5:30, SFH.

Menu: Roast Beef, Cream Potatoes, Broccoli Casserole,

Corn, Slaw, Rolls & Butterscotch Dessert.

The meal will cost $6.00 a person.

R.S.V.P w/ Lucille Cutshaw

Entertainment: Jerry & Annetta Long

START NOW!!!

Cleaning

out closets &

your basement, to

get ready for the

Church Wide Yard Sale to be held at Trinity UMC

June 4, 2011

(8:00am - 12:00 noon) Sponsored by U.M.W., to help with missions giving.

How are we doing compared to last year?

(Jan. 1- Mar. 31, 2010 vs. Jan. 1 - Mar. 31, 2011)

1st 3 months _____ 2010 2011

Worship 230 220

Sunday School 162 159

Revenues $73,568 $79,792

Expenses $76,765 $70,659

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Vacation Bible School is coming — mark your calendars!

Sunday - Thursday, July 17-21

(6-8 pm)

Angel Carter, VBS Director

Announcing the Wedding of

Melissa Ann Ball to

John Patrick Walker on

Saturday, May 7th, 2011 6:00 in the evening

at Trinity UMC

(Reception to follow ceremony.)

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The Current Library Computer Series

is now finished. Computer Classes will

resume in September.

Thank you,

Madge Walker