District drop-off points for
hands-on missions project

Churches are gearing up for Annual Conference 2006 by collecting food, health, and school supplies for two countries in Africa. The annual "hands-on" mission project involves all 914 Holston congregations, which are collecting supplies assigned by district.

To download a brochure with details about the annual missions project, go to www.missions.holston.org or call the Missions Office toll-free at (866) 690-4080. Congregations should drop off kits to designated locations within their districts on the following dates:

Abingdon District
Teacher kits for Liberia
Pleasant View UMC
June 5-8, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
June 9, 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Big Stone Gap District
Children's clothing for Zimbabwe
District office
Before June 5, 5 p.m.

Chattanooga District Health kits for Zimbabwe
Brainerd UMC (fellowship hall)
June 8, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Cleveland District
Sewing kits for Zimbabwe
First Cleveland UMC
June 5-8, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Johnson City District
School supply kits for Liberia
District office
June 5-8, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Kingsport District
School supply kits for Liberia
Mafair UMC
June 6-8
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Knoxville District
School supply kits for Zimbabwe
First Knoxville UMC
June 9, 9 a.m. to noon

Maryville District
Food buckets for Zimbabwe
Fairview UMC
Before June 9, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

School supply kits for Liberia
District office
June 5-8
8: 30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Oak Ridge District
Food buckets for Zimbabwe
District office
June 7-8
9 a.m. to noon, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Tazewell District
Health kits for Liberia
June 7, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
June 8, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Mt. Zion UMC
31140 Gov. G.C. Peery
Highway
North Tazewell, VA

Wytheville District
Teacher kits for Liberia
Dublin UMC
First Hillsville UMC
Mt. Pleasant UMC
Before June 1
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