Summary Of 2015 Western NC Mission Trip

To the congregation of Sharon Presbyterian, thank you for providing the funds needed to purchase supplies used to begin renovating the Presbyterian Worship Center/Coffee House on the Western NC University campus. Following guidelines drawn up by design students of University, the work was done under the direction of Mark Hanna, member of the Bryson City Presbyterian Church, and the Western NC Presbytery Board of Directors.

In two days, eighteen of us were able to cut existing ceiling tiles to create a new modern ceiling design, demolish kitchen cabinets, counter tops, and pantry to prepare for renovations, strip vinyl and wall paneling in two bathrooms, remove and level topsoil and lay gravel for a new parking lot, build and attach a 20’ x 10’ pergola over the large front patio, build two outside wooden staircases, scrape and paint 100’ of wrought iron railing, scrape and paint several French doors, power wash the concrete porch, patio and staircase surrounding the worship center, trim trees, and remove overgrown bushes, weeds and ivy. We worshiped on Sunday with Rev. Terry Hanna at Bryson City Presbyterian Church before heading home. Through fellowship and work, we felt and hopefully showed God’s love and spirit.

A slide-show presentation will be given during a joint Sunday School class in the Chapel on a date to be announced. Participants of the trip included Phyllis Acton, Ann & Ray Cannon, Mark & Karen Earnhardt, John Harvey, Carol Howie, Lisa Moore, J.D. Pearce, Elizabeth & Todd Pickens, Don & Reese Presson, Tom Skinner, Cary & Mike Young and Sonya & David Stanford.

Again, thanks to the congregation for your support!!

Related:  The Gate: Presbyterian Campus Ministry at WCU

Projects Are Planned For The Western North Carolina Mission Trip

The Western North Carolina Mission Trip is scheduled for April 30 through May 3 in conjunction with Mark Hanna of the Bryson City Presbyterian Church and the Collegiate Ministry for the Presbyterian denomination.

Our mission group will be helping to renovate a Presbyterian Worship / Christian Outreach Center on the Western North Carolina University campus.  We will be asked to paint, pressure wash, renovate, etc., all tasks most anyone can do.

We will have a meeting on March 23, at 7:00 PM in the Heritage Room at Sharon Presbyterian Church to finalize the details. If you are interested in learning more, please contact Phyllis Acton at 704-553-2464.

Western North Carolina Mission Trip Scheduled For This Spring

The 2015 Western North Carolina mission trip to Bryson City, North Carolina will be April 30 through May 3.

The work will be organized by the Bryson City Presbyterian Church. Our mission will be to assist low income, elderly, and disabled people with home repairs and lawn services.

For more information, please contact Phyllis Acton at (704) 553-2464.

Use Your Gifts Of Service On Western North Carolina Mission Trip

On October 24 - 27, 2013, Sharon Presbyterian Church will participate in the third annual Western North Carolina adult mission trip.

Partnering with Bryson City Presbyterian Church, we will be providing assistance to those residents of Swain County, NC, who have fallen on hard times. These individuals are physically and financially unable to maintain their homes and yards.

During the previous trips, the team has rebuilt disability ramps, installed tile flooring and cabinets, stacked fire wood, cleaned yards, trimmed shrubs, painted homes, replaced windows and siding, and repaired porch floors.

As noted in 1 Peter 4, we are to serve with the gifts we are given by the Lord. We invite you to consider participating in this year’s mission trip. No particular skill or experience level required. This is a great opportunity for you to use your gifts in service to others and fellowship with our brothers and sisters in Christ in the beautiful mountains of North Carolina.

For additional information contact David Spivey, 704-604-3644, spiveys_@msn.com.

Western North Carolina Mission Group Returns

The 2012 Western North Carolina Mission crew consisted of:

• Don Presson
• Reese Presson
• Roz Walker
• Phyllis Acton
• David Spivey
• Stephanie Spivey
• Bob Moore
• Lisa Moore
• Ann Cannon
• Ray Cannon
• Mark Earnhardt
• John Harvey

We departed Charlotte on 10/4/2012 around 1:30 pm arriving at the Bryson City Presbyterian Church around 5:30 pm. We had dinner with Terry and Mark Hanna and some of their congregation at the church and discussed the projects for the trip. We had 6 projects lined up to work on. After dinner and discussion we traveled to the Sabbath House where we were staying during the trip. We worked on Friday and Saturday on the projects below. We had a cook out with the BCPC congregation on Saturday Night, which we enjoyed a great deal. On Sunday we packed up and left the Sabbath House around 9:15 am, headed into BC and had breakfast at the local grill. We attended church services at BCPC and took part in the World Communion Sunday. It was great. We had a fantastic trip and accomplished a lot. Our crew worked and played well together. We worked with Mark and 5 others from the BCPC. They were a great bunch to travel and work with. Hopefully we will have more participants next year.

The people we assisted and the projects we worked on:

Brenda & Junior Ledford, 70s, live in a well maintained single wide trailer with a front and rear deck. Front deck is high and has too many steps for them to navigate daily. Rear deck has 3 to 4 steps but is rotten and needs to be replaced. This deck is approximately 8' x 8' with a roof.
Work: We replaced the 7 ' X 8' deck, steps and roof, and prepared the deck for another group to build the ramp. We furnished 90% of the lumber for the ramp, but did not have time to complete it.

Louise Ward (We finished her roof and replaced her back deck last year. She heard we were coming back and asked if we could pressure wash her front deck (covered in slippery green algae) and build a roof over it.
Work: We Cloroxed and pressure washed the deck.

John & Janice Cole (we laid the tile floor in their kitchen last year) They still do not have a working kitchen. They need some clean up in the yard and some fire wood stacked like last year.
Work: We insulated and enclosed the kitchen walls with plywood, corrected some faulty plumbing, ran some wiring for electrical outlets, installed kitchen cabinets, counter tops and appliances. Some of our crew assisted John in yard work and stacking a load of fire wood.

BCPC - Several of the ladies also cleaned up the flower beds, mowed the lawn and painted the benches for the BCPC. It looked great Sunday morning....

Thanks,
Dave Spivey

Western North Carolina Hospitals Lay Off Staff

Resource:  Asheville Citizen-Times
By Julie Ball

ASHEVILLE — Citing lower patient numbers, three Western North Carolina hospitals recently laid off more than 80 employees.

The hospitals in Haywood, Swain and Jackson counties are part of MedWest, which formed in 2010 when WestCare-affiliated Harris Regional Hospital in Sylva and Swain County Hospital in Bryson City became affiliated with Haywood Regional Medical Center. MedWest has a management agreement with Carolinas HealthCare System.

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Western North Carolina Mission Trip

Participants,

We are on track for our trip October 4-7.

Let me thank each of you for volunteering for the 2012 Western North Carolina Adult Mission trip. The trip last year was a blast and very rewarding. I expect no less this trip. We have 12 committed to the trip as of now. We can take 4 more if you know of anyone who would like to attend.

I spoke with Mark Hanna last week and he is planning some projects for us similar to last year of installing a tile floor, construction of handicap ramps, repairing a roof, and replacement of underpinning and a window of a mobile home.

Mark has also spoken with the pastor from the First Baptist Church and the Catholic Church in Bryson City. They may have some volunteers to round out the teams.

I have asked Ron Nelson to schedule the commissioning for 10:30 AM on Sunday, September 30.

Thank you,
Dave Spivey

Western North Carolina Mission Trip

Sharon's Western North Carolina Adult mission trip is October 4 - 7, 2012. We will partner with the Bryson City Presbyterian Church (BCPC) to conduct mission work in and around Bryson City, NC. BCPC has identified families in poverty and with poor health who need assistance with basic repairs to their homes. The group will depart Thursday, October 4 at 12:00 noon and return the afternoon of Sunday, October 7. Anyone can participate, regardless of prior construction experience or skill level. Three slots are open on our team of 16 Sharon volunteers; contact Dave Spivey at spiveys_@msn.com or 704-604-3644 for information.

Mission Opportunity

Sharon Presbyterian Church's Western North Carolina Adult Mission Trip will take place from October 4 - 7, 2012. We will partner with the Bryson City Presbyterian Church to conduct mission work in and around Bryson City, NC. Bryson City Presbyterian Church has identified families in poverty and with poor health who need assistance with basic repairs to their homes.

The group will depart Thursday, October 4, at 12:00 noon and return Sunday afternoon, October 7.

Anyone can participate, regardless of prior construction experience or skill level. We are planning for a team of 16 Sharon volunteers for this trip. If you are interested in participating please contact David Spivey at spiveys_@msn.com for additional information.

Western North Carolina Mission

Here’s a wonderful opportunity to do mission work in Western North Carolina.  This year Sharon’s Western North Carolina Adult mission trip will take place from September 15 - 18, 2011.  We are partnering with the Bryson City Presbyterian Church (BCPC) to conduct mission work in the Bryson City, NC area. BCPC has identified a need for assistance in this area due to families in poverty and with poor health.

The group will depart Thursday, September 15, at 1:00 pm and return Sunday, September 18, in the afternoon. BCPC is working with several organizations to identify projects in the area and has already raised funds for materials. 

Anyone can participate, regardless of prior construction experience or skill level. We are planning for a group of 10-12 from SPC. If you are interested in participating please contact Dave Spivey, 704-841-0902, spiveys_@msn.com by August 20.

Reaching Out In Missions - Western North Carolina

What could be better than serving as the hand and feet of God...  serving with our brothers
and sisters! World Service is planning a mission trip to the Bryson City, NC, area during the week of September 15-18, 2011. We will partner with Rev. Terry Hanna and a group from Bryson City Presbyterian Church.

Stay tuned for more details.