VISIT TO PW

The Presbyterian Women’s group held its monthly meeting on February 14 in the Fellowship Hall where they hosted a team from the Emerald Youth Foundation. The team presented an excellent, inspiring program on the status of the Foundation’s progress after its founding 30 years ago at Emerald United Methodist Church.

In 2021, EYF served more than 2,200 inner-city children, teens, and young adults EYF’s team explained that their multiple community services address three different needs that Knoxville’s urban community, populated with 12,000 young people, has.

Just Lead

A church and the after-school ministry provides a safe and fun place to share God’s love and provide academic support. EYF operates through a network of roughly 15 churches and faith-based organizations in Knoxville’s inner city.

Emerald Youth Sports

It provides youth opportunities to play sports like volleyball, basketball, swimming, and soccer.

Calling And Career Ministry

EYF Provides support to high school-age youth by helping them transition to postsecondary experiences, careers, and Christ-centered calling. One of EYF’s most recent efforts has been establishing and managing the Emerald Academy, Knoxville’s only charter school for K-8 in a college preparatory program. The program is designed to help with the academic disparities among inner-city youth.

We thank the EYF team for coming to our meeting and sharing with us about the work they do in our community. Please keep them in your prayers as they continue to serve our city.

To learn more about Emerald Youth Foundation, please visit their website at https://www.emeraldyouth.org/ of the month program time to discuss the life and work of Luke, often referred to by Bible scholars as Luke the Physician.

In the opinion of most Bible scholars, Luke was a gentile who served in a rather unique position among the leaders of the early missionary efforts to spread Christianity to the world in the first century AD. He was an assistant to Paul and was with him for part of his travels and in Rome.

Luke is credited with the authorship of the book of Luke in the New Testament, which provides the beautifully descriptive story of Mary, Joseph, and the birth and life of Jesus. Luke is also known for writing the book of Acts, which gives us many details of the beginning of the first-century church as it struggled with proselytes, Jewish leadership, and opposition to Roman leadership.

JOIN US ON MARCH 14 as we explore this great early Christian leader! PW meets from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall.

We invite all who are interested in learning more about The Bible.

Lenten Devotional Discussions Lenten Devotional Discussions

This Lenten season we are reading the daily devotional Lent of Liberation by Cheri Mills. We are offering two times each week to gather and reflect on the readings – Wednesdays at 6:00 p.m. and Thursdays at noon. If you would like to come and share your thoughts and feelings about the readings, or hear what others are thinking and feeling, please join us.