PW Missions

The Presbyterian Women are active in the life of the church by providing mission services both within the congregation and in the community.

Social Service Projects

  • Place a rose in the sanctuary on the Sunday following the birth of a baby within the congregation and present a prayer book to the parents during Session meeting prior to baptism.
  • Assist with the Christmas party given for students of the Community School of the Arts.
  • Coordinate the Valentine Party for our members and friends at Shannondale retirement center.
  • Work with the Presbyterian Student Center at UT, Knoxville.

Special Offerings

Thank Offering (November): This November offering recognizes God’s blessings to us. It was begun by Elizabeth Clokey of Springfield, Ohio in 1888. Forty percent of this offering will be used for health ministries and the remainder for other mission projects.

Birthday OfferingBirthday Offering (May): The birthday of Presbyterian Women has been celebrated since 1922, and each May the occasion is an exciting one. The challenge began with Hallie Paxton Winsborough’s request for “one penny for each year of your life.” The offerings have enabled a long succession of new and often innovative mission projects to be accomplished both overseas and in the United States.

Least CoinLeast Coin (April): In the Circle of Prayer and the Fellowship of the Least Coin, Christian women of nearly seventy countries share on an equal basis in an act of prayer for each other and the peoples of the world. Each month we set aside the least coin of our country as a visible sign of this covenant fellowship. The money is turned in each year at the Annual Gathering of the Presbyterian Women of the Presbytery of East Tennessee.

Service to Community

Sunset GapOur service projects include a clothes closet which provides clothing for Morgan-Scott Project and Sunset Gap Community Center - both in upper East Tennessee, and Mission Haven in Atlanta which provides clothes for our missionaries who are home on furlough. Other benevolences are Serenity Shelter, Volunteer Ministry Center, Newton Community Center, and FISH.