Hobart Assembly Supports Smoky Mountain Children’s Home

 

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To accommodate its burgeoning community, Hobart Assembly of God in Hobart, Indiana, offers three Sunday services and multiple opportunities to worship and perform service work. The Hobart Assembly congregation has supported the efforts of the Smoky Mountain Children’s Home (SMCH) in Sevierville, Tennessee.

For nearly 100 years, SMCH has delivered residential, therapeutic, and educational services to children and young people in Tennessee’s foster care system. Through SMCH, at-risk youth have access to caseworkers, tutors, and mental healthcare professionals, who provide them with trauma-informed support and specialized care.

SMCH also partners with the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services to identify, screen, and match young people with suitable adoptive or foster care families. SMCH also offers tailored academic support at its Alpha Educational Learning Center, which provides supplemental education for students attending mainstream schools. The center also offers a GED program for young people who were unable to complete their high school diploma.

Different Ways for Churches to Engage with the Community

Situated in Hobart, Indiana, Hobart Assembly is a church which traces its humble beginnings to 1938 under the stewardship of Rev. James Menzie has a diverse generation and ethnic congregation. Hobart Assembly has numerous community outreach programs such as an urban ministry, food pantry, Rose of Sharon ministry, and provision of clothing and food for the homeless, among many other noble causes.

The best way for a church to grow within a community and effectively spread the gospel of Christ is through engaging with the local community which can be done in the following ways.

1. Many churches have events that are hosted within their premises for their congregations. Opening up church events to the community creates an opportunity for the church to show the community how God works through the church.

2. Forming partnerships with like-minded organizations helps to build relationships with other local Christian leaders. There are projects that require money and manpower so partnerships in areas of agreement ensure more people get involved in community endeavors that honor God.

3. Churches can organize programs to help the less fortunate. They can plan trips to shelters to help in fundraising efforts, preach the gospel to shelter residents, and provide meals. This is an excellent way the church can glorify God through selflessness.

4. Participating in community cleanup helps churches in both urban and rural areas to engage directly with the community. Simple gestures such as picking up trash on community roads can go a long way to brighten the hearts of community members.

5. Churches can organize kids community funfair events to get kids entertained. Events for kids also bring together adults to these exciting events where free drinks, snacks, and toys are availed for the kids to have fun.