Ashville Road Church of Christ

Lockers are being assigned. Lunch menus are now posted on the web. Football and band practices are in full swing. It’s hard to believe, but it is school time again!

This year Ashville Road has collected many school supplies for the needy children of Leeds elementary. Over the past month many crayons, scissors, markers, pencils, notebooks, folders, and much more, have been donated for the give-a-way. We’re excited to help those in need and also to let the community know about the Lord’s church in their area.

Saturday, August 9th, many of the school children and their parents will come to the church building to pick up their supplies. The first full week of school for Leeds will begin on Monday, August 11th. This opportunity will give them enough time to collect their supplies and use them throughout the year. Thank you to all those who participated in this program.

Next week the teenagers of the Ashville Road Youth will take their sixth-annual summer mission campaign. This is always one of the most challenging but rewarding weeks throughout the year. Our week will be spent working with the Inner City Church of Christ in Chattanooga, TN. We’ll join the Beltline Church of Christ, and others, in order to be a spiritual encouragement to God’s people there and to also reach out to the lost in their community.

An average day will go as follows. First thing every morning we’ll have a morning devotional and make preparations for the Neighborhood Bible Schools. Next, we’ll conduct the first Neighborhood Bible School of the day. A NBS is much like a Vacation Bible School, except that everything we do is done in the actual inner city neighborhoods of Chattanooga. We’ll canvass the neighborhood for children and then meet in a centralized location. Our group will then sing, have a lesson, play games, do crafts, and so on. We’ll have as many as 2-4 NBS going on at once throughout the city of Chattanooga. Then, following lunch we’ll conduct our second NBS of the day. Our group will then head to the hotel for rest, clean-up, and then supper. At 7:00 pm each evening we’ll enjoy a gospel meeting conducted by the preacher of the Inner City Church of Christ. Each day will conclude on a high-note with a devotional on Chattanooga’s Riverfront.

We’ll certainly have a very busy but effective campaign next week. Please pray for our safety, but, more importantly, for our work. Our hope is that many souls will be strengthened through our efforts. And, that many lost souls will be brought to Christ.

For years we have supported George Funk’s work in Africa, Gospel Chariot Missions.  One of the great things about working with Brother Funk is that he works hard to report back to his supporting congregations on the evangelistic work he is doing. 

Now Brother Funk has a new web site for Gospel Chariot Missions.  This web site contains detailed reports about his latest work.  Full color pictures help supporting congregations see some of the great things God is doing through Brother Funk in Africa.  For example, in June’s report you can read about how 350 souls have been added to the Lord’s body through this work.  Read it by clicking here.  And don’t forget to check it on a monthly basis, as new reports will be added frequently.