Children’s Home, SpiritCare Center Befriended by Neighboring Church
Sevierville, TN–Through the years, the First Baptist Church of Sevierville has been a continual supporter of Smoky Mountain Children’s Home, helping to meet the needs of the young men and women in its care.
Recently, the Young Married Sunday School class adopted the theme, Love Loud, with actions that reached across the street to the Home for Children once again. With grace and excellence, they loved loudly as they volunteered their services at the SpiritCare Center and the Smoky Mountain Children’s Home.
Under the direction of Ben and April Mills, they willingly gave of themselves to bless the SpiritCare Center by cleaning the large balconies and sprucing up the patio connected to the dining area. Completing their work at the Center around noon, they then made their way to the Children’s Home to provide lunch and fun times with the residents and staff on campus. The boys enjoyed a time of basketball in the gym; the girls enjoyed fun-time games in the cafeteria.
One of the team members commented, “We just wanted to meet our neighbors! We knew you were here but didn’t really know what the Home did on a daily basis.” When they had finished their afternoon of work, members of the Sunday school class stated with enthusiasm that they would be back to “help out their neighbors.”
Dr. Walt Mauldin, executive director of SMCH and Bishop Tim Nuckles, director of SpiritCare Center, expressed their heartfelt appreciation for the way the First Baptist Young Married group helped the two organizations and the way they provide ongoing leadership in our community.
“One of the many benefits of living in the Sevierville community is the fellowship of our neighbors, and Smoky Mountain Children’s Home is always mindful of the interaction of our neighbors with this ministry,” Mauldin stated. “For every successful young man or woman that goes through our program, our Sevier County neighbors play an important role in that success. Together we are changing young lives to become better citizens for tomorrow.”
