Livingston Fellowship Connects with Community
The Livingston, Tenn., Church members are actively caring for those with a variety of needs, and making connections with meaningful results. The focus of Livingston Fellowship’s community outreach is to develop friendships and provide hope through literature and Bible study guides. Community contact involvement has started by going door-to-door and helping those in need.
Health ministries conducted the Dia- betes Undone program in the fall, and the second Adventures in Vegetarian Cooking holiday banquet and health talk was held in November. At the banquet, a free diabetes screening was provided along with a full holiday meal with recipe handouts and prize drawings.
The church’s outreach program has also begun a prayer and praise ministry. Requests received from members and visitors are placed in the prayer box and are prayed for during Prayer Meeting and evening Vespers. Prayers are also made for contacts made in the community.
Expanding on this, a community outreach day was appointed for the first Sabbath of each month. The first event began with a prayer walk, seeking needs that people may have. As community needs arose, the board approved a monthly allocation of funds specifically for community outreach efforts.
The group also used surveys to find out needs and provide Bible study enrollment cards for those interested. Individuals expressed needs such as help with food, internet service payments, car repairs, and clothing. A gift certificate and an internet service payment were provided to a young woman who is out of work, and a jacket was given for her husband who is coming home from jail. Another individual had her car evaluated by a mechanic, and the church paid for the repairs that were needed. When a follow-up visit was made with the woman who had her car repaired, she expressed how thankful and blessed she was to have her car working again. She was invited to attend church, and has come several times with her children.
In the north Tennessee town of Livingston, friendships have been made by showing small acts of kindness. These acts of kindness are blessing both those receiving and those giving in this outreach ministry.
Georgia-Cumberland | March 2025
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