Dr. Larry W. LeonardDistrict Superintendentlwleonard@tnnaz.orgJune/July 2013

Earn a Degree in Christian MinistryIn September, Trevecca will offer the new Christian Ministry Online Program (CMO). A program designed for laypersons, ministers, employees of nonprofit or communitybased organizations, and others who want to complete college and gain learning they canuse in many settings. Contact Gail Pusey (gpusey@trevecca.edu or at 615-248-7766)for more information.

2012-2013 Tennessee District Assembly and ConventionsJuly 9 - 12

at Nashville First Church

Dr. Larry W. LeonardDistrict Superintendent

Dr. Jesse C. MiddendorffGeneral Superintendent

Missionary SpeakersDavid and Shelly Webb, Costa Rica

NMI begins with an opening service on Tuesday, July 9 at 7:00 pm. NMI Convention is on Wednesday, July 10 at 9:00 am.

Tennessee District Assembly convenes on Wednesday, July 10 at 7:00 pm with many churches represented, the districtsuperintendent’s report and a worship service rally. We are asking that all churches make this their Wednesday night service. Assembly Business session will begin Thursday, July 11 at 8:30 am. Following the business session we will gather for the Ordination service which will begin at 7:00 pm. At the close of the service please join us at a reception honoring our newly ordained ministers and Dr. and Mrs. Middendorf as they retire from the General Superintendency.

NYI Convention begins on Friday, July 12 at 5:00 pm.

SDMI: SunDay School DIScIpleShIp MInIStrIeS InternatIonal

Rev. David Hill, SDMI Chairman403 Page PlaceMt. Juliet, TN 37122E-mail: dcnaz3@comcast.net

Sunday School

Make the Connection

SUNDAY SCHOOL 1. Nashville First .............................................................749 2. Nashville Trevecca Community ...............................521 3. Columbia Grace .........................................................454 4. Hermitage ...................................................................377 5. Memphis Calvary .......................................................346 6. Goodlettsville .............................................................250 7. Clarksville Grace ........................................................220 8. Erin ..............................................................................214 9. Nashville Grace ..........................................................213 10. Gallatin ........................................................................188 NUMERICAL GAIN 1. Brentwood Concord Community .............................29 2. Memphis Emmanual ...................................................24 3. Brentwood First ...........................................................21 4. Gray’s Chapel ................................................................18 Nashville Glencliff Hispanic ...................................18 6. Nashville First ...............................................................16 Nashville Bell Road ......................................................16 8. Waverly ..........................................................................15 9. Crossroads Community ..............................................12 Memphis Eastside ........................................................12 Portland .........................................................................12

PERCENTAGE GAIN 1. Memphis Emmanual ........................................ 150.00% 2. Camden .............................................................. 125.00% 3. Nashville Bell Road ............................................. 88.89% 4. Nashville Blakemore ........................................... 66.67% 5. Memphis Faithful Believers ............................... 54.55% 6. Memphis Eastside ............................................... 46.15% 7. Memphis Refreshing Springs ............................ 37.50% Dickson Lighthouse ............................................ 37.50% 9. Crossroads Community ..................................... 35.29% 10. Nashville Glencliff Hispanic .............................. 30.00%

MORNING WORSHIP 1. Nashville First .............................................................936 2. Nashville Trevecca Community ...............................797 3. Columbia Grace .........................................................689 4. Hermitage ...................................................................656 5. Clarksville Grace ........................................................553 6. Memphis Calvary .......................................................517 7. Goodlettsville .............................................................483 8. Clarksville First ..........................................................468 9. Nashville Grace ..........................................................336 10. Erin ..............................................................................298

TOP TEN MAY

For more information visit www.tnnazkids.org.

The days of summer have been referred to as “lazy and hazy.” They may be hazy but there’s no way that they are lazy days onthe Tennessee District. Have a safe and blessed summerin these great events.

WEDNESDAY - FRIDAY, JUNE 19-21INDIANAPOLIS, IN

The great Nazarene Family will gather from around the world to attend the Sunday School Discipleship GeneralConvention. Eleven delegates from Tennessee will attendinspirational Plenary Sessions and Workshops.

WORLD BIBLE QUIZ SATURDAY, JUNE 22 INDIANAPOLIS, IN

Children’s ministries will provide gift packs for children who signed up to attend General Assembly & the World Quiz. Go to the TNU Booth in the Exhibit Hall to receive one!

37 Red & 38 Blue Level quizzers will represent the TN District.

Speaking of children’s ministries, 176 kids registered for activities during FamilyCamp/KidsRock and Missions Jamboreethis year. Thank you to every workerat these events.

Attention Children’s Pastors & Directors:RETREAT!

August 15-17, 2013

nMI: nazarene MISSIonS InternatIonal

Mrs. Becky Hancock, President504 W. Angela CircleGoodlettsville, TN 37072E-mail: mhbethel1@juno.com

Missionaries are coming! Dave & Shelly Webb, from Tennessee to Costa Rica: July 3, Waverly; July 7 am, Erin; July 7 pm, WoodlawnTim & Michelle Eby, from Tennessee to West Africa: June 29, Memphis Eastside; June 30 am, Memphis Grace; June 30 pm,Memphis New Hope; July 1-3 open for scheduling. Call Ken Carden @ 615-879-4190; July 7 am, Nashville TreveccaCommunity; July 7 pm, SavannahGreg and Amy Crofford, our own LINKS for Columbia and Waverly Mission Areas! July 17, Gray’s Chapel; July 18, Mission Area Rally at Columbia Grace; July 20, 8 am, Nashville First King’s Men Breakfast; July 21 am, Brentwood Concord Community;July 21 pm, Waverly Zone Rally at Pine Hill Church

Summer is a busy time in the church locally, on the district, and this year, on theglobal scene in Indianapolis! We have calendars full with VBS, camps, conventions,and assemblies. Hopefully, a vacation is in there somewhere. I appreciate the waywe come together for all these events. July 9-10 are Red Letter Days for TennesseeNMI! Be there with David and Shelly Webb, our missionary speakers from Costa Rica.

The children’s Missions Jamboree was a joy as over 75 children learnedabout our Cuba partnership on June 1. While they made the flag, they prayed for specific needs. We want to send three more teams (Dates: September 27, December 7, and February 7) this year to finish the work we have startedin Camaguey. I hope every church will have a person going to Cuba thisyear! The Lord will bless your church as you send someone to Cubawith our teams.

Nashville First Church was bustling with activity at the Haiti Fest on May 18.These two congregations are partnering for the vision of a medical clinic inHaiti. Pastor Maromy Samuel and his wife are taking a medical team to Haiti thismonth! Pray for them and let others who are in the medical profession know of thisspecial project that is continuing there.

Many thanks to Trevecca Community, Clarksville First and many other churches across the district for making a wayto encourage the tornado victims in Oklahoma! Let’s not forget them in this long process of recovery.

We will be trying something new with several workshops being offered on convention day. Please make sure YOUR church sends your pastor, NMI president and some others to bring the inspiration back home to your folks.

Making Christlike Disciples in the Nations: our co-mission with our Lord Jesus Christ! May it be so even more in this new church year!

Clarksville Mission Area SS AMClarksville First ........................ 102 .........................468Clarksville Grace ..................... 220 .........................553Clarksville Korean...................... 30 ...........................70Clarksville Park Lane ............... 103 .........................152Dover ......................................... 61 ...........................85Gray’s Chapel ............................ 80 ...........................80Long Creek ................................ 22 ...........................22Woodlawn Community............... 80 .........................143

Columbia Mission AreaBrentwood Concord Comm. .... 153 .........................236Brentwood First ....................... 152 .........................238Columbia First ........................... 35 ...........................66Columbia Grace....................... 454 .........................689Franklin Community................... 55 .........................164Lawrenceburg Grace ................. 33 ...........................52Lawrenceburg Vaughan ............ 15 ...........................15Lewisburg .................................. 31 ...........................55Nashville New Life Korean .......... 26 ...........................33Pleasant Point ........................... 27 ...........................27Spring Hill Restoration Comm ..... 0 .........................258

Fly Mission AreaElmore ....................................... 46 ...........................61Fly .............................................. 13 ...........................86Jones Chapel............................. 43 ...........................77Mt. Wesley-Akin Chapel ............ 24 ...........................39Savannah .................................. 14 ...........................21Summertown ............................. 10 ...........................25

Memphis North Mission AreaCovington .................................. 16 ...........................21Crossroads Community ............. 46 ...........................68Dyersburg .................................. 19 ...........................25Memphis Calvary ..................... 346 .........................517Memphis New Hope .................. 38 ...........................34Memphis Word Alive .................. 24 ...........................32Millington ................................... 24 ...........................22

Memphis South Mission Area Memphis Christ Like .................. 15 ...........................43Memphis Eastside ..................... 38 ...........................47Memphis Emmanuel .................. 40 ...........................65Memphis Faithful Believers ....... 17 ...........................39Memphis Friendship .................. 25 ...........................45Memphis Grace ....................... 141 .........................186Memphis Holiness Tabernacle .... 66 .........................109Memphis Hope Tabernacle ........ 30 ...........................38Memphis Refreshing Springs .... 11 ...........................30

Nashville East Mission Area Hermitage ................................ 377 .........................656Madison ..................................... 19 ...........................25Madison Hispanic ...................... 56 .........................118Nashville Bethel ......................... 64 .........................105Nashville First .......................... 749 .........................936Nashville Grace ....................... 213 .........................336Nashville Inglewood................... 26 ...........................70Nashville Whites Creek ............. 29 ...........................72Old Hickory ................................ 80 .........................130

Nashville North Mission Area SS AMAshland City Faith Comm. ......... 64 .........................103Gallatin .................................... 188 .........................292Goodlettsville ........................... 250 .........................483Greenbrier New Walk .................. 0 ...........................58Hendersonville ........................... 79 .........................158Highland .................................... 24 ...........................37Joelton ......................................... 8 .............................8Portland ................................... 115 .........................188Springfield.................................. 36 ...........................58Sumner Cty. Living Springs ......... 0 ...........................33

Nashville South Mission AreaKingston Springs ....................... 18 ...........................28Nashville Bell Road ................... 34 ...........................46Nashville Blakemore .................. 25 ...........................59Nashville Calvary Korean .......... 34 ...........................75Nashville Christ.......................... 24 ...........................59Nashville Community Fellowship ... 11 ...........................22Nashville Donelson .................... 30 ...........................34Nashville Glencliff Hispanic ....... 78 .........................169Nashville Kaleo .......................... 17 ...........................20Nashville Immanuel ..................... 0 ...........................14Nashville Trevecca Comm. ..... 521 .........................797Nashville Trinity ......................... 24 ...........................46Nashville Westwind ................... 20 ...........................24

Waverly Mission AreaCamden ..................................... 18 ...........................26Dickson Lighthouse ................... 11 ...........................52Erin .......................................... 214 .........................298Fulton......................................... 30 ...........................44Griffin’s Chapel .......................... 76 .........................108Jason Chapel............................. 93 .........................171Paris .......................................... 54 ...........................58Pine Hill ..................................... 68 ...........................96Waverly .................................... 167 .........................266

TOTAL ................................... 6669 .....................11414Thanks to ALL churches for 100% reporting for

89 consecutive months.

AttendAnce RepoRt foR MAy

Welcome New NazarenesCamden ~ Pastor Annetta Sykes Terri Owen; Ila Hale; Connie & Ted Hoskins

Columbia Grace ~ Pastor Mark Lindstrom Neal Blair; Angela Bryant; Brandon & Jacqui Evans; Kimmie Fowler; Brad & Samantha Goostree; Tad & Tracy Hickman; Andrea Johnson; Joanna Lenox; James (Jay) Marks; Jamie McKeon; Carrie & John Miller; Will Mims; James & Sara Jo Slaughter; Owen Vick

Memphis Calvary ~ Pastor Lynn Holmes Kelly, Ben, Brynne & Lydia Barlow; Jason & Kevin Bay; Garrett Evans; Don & Karen Furr; Ben Harville; Ron & Millie Jensen; Tucker Jones; Brandon & Grace Lackland; Tyler Lippman; Linda & Noel Medford; Hannah Moore; Uy Nguyen Clark Ohsfeldt; Alex Teepe; Brittany Wynn

Nashville First ~ Pastor Kevin Ulmet Brian Laurore; Joshua Bowen; Gracie Kloutse, Brandon & Brittney Sutton, Jocelyne Guerrier, Franciska Massena; Douglas & Darolyn Praskach; Valerie Stinson; Robin Thompson; Dustin & Melissa Wiggins.

Nashville Trevecca Community ~ Pastor Dwight Gunter Dave Ross; Dustin Keele; Laura & Ben Farley; Trish Lenk; Jenny Burke; Daniel Sasser; Diego Umana; Raydhira Abreu; Hannah Key; Andy Bradley; Elise & Caleb Miller

Waverly ~ Pastor Daron Brown Cory & Frankie Oakley; Susie Irons; Nick & Mary Forester; Jay & Beccie Cochran; Ross & Brook Marek; Jeff & Wynona Gwin

BaptizedAshland City Faith Community ~ Pastor John Bledsoe Autumn Carruthers; Hayden Moore

Nashville Trevecca Community ~ Pastor Dwight Gunter Erica Sims; Angela Carter; Wanda Sykes; William Chance Beckett; David Kruithof; Lyllyan Blare

Funding the Mission Funding the Mission Unified TNU WEF P&B Reported Income Income Updated

Ashland City Faith Comm. 233,032.00 5/28/2013 3,108.00 5,096.00 7,109.00 5,098.00BrentwoodConcordComm. 486,567.00 4/28/2013 18,877.92 10,618.58 38,368.85 9,832.38BrentwoodFirst 589,718.00 3/31/2013 22,601.36 12,713.27 21,137.94 9,042.31Camden 38,069.86 5/27/2013 1,460.14 821.37 2,058.66 828.21ClarksvilleFirst 401,524.00 1/31/2013 4,189.39 1,809.36 7,326.95 2,319.73ClarksvilleGrace 496,090.79 1/31/2013 27,316.55 15,445.06 37,754.38 15,452.34ClarksvilleKorean 83,397.00 5/26/203 3,335.88 1,884.86 4,285.96 1,768.58ClarksvilleParkLane 359,628.01 5/31/2013 13,574.06 6,135.42 13,922.53 5,695.58ColumbiaFirst 92,251.86 5/28/2013 3,465.00 1,950.00 5,435.00 1,300.00ColumbiaGrace 987,697.30 4/30/2013 34,190.13 19,347.61 52,307.81 20,775.87Covington 13,640.09 4/24/2013 720.00 540.00 864.00 540.00CrossroadsCommunity 91,413.00 4/1/2013 4,291.58 2,398.04 11,144.51 2,628.25DicksonLighthouse 27,254.17 5/12/2013 140.07 100.67 260.68 211.80Dover 119,040.00 4/25/2013 4,506.33 2,534.81 6,070.13 2,534.81Dyersburg 0 237.12 123.20 524.04 308.56Elmore 53,576.00 5/17/2013 2,303.00 1,295.00 2,947.00 1,205.00Erin 368,399.76 5/25/2013 11,919.61 6,704.45 28,068.64 7,168.59Fly 90,392.83 5/28/2013 3,615.18 2,033.73 4,539.00 1,856.73FranklinCommunity 0 7,552.00 4,720.00 9,884.00 3,104.00Fulton 52,086.41 5/31/2013 1,733.00 992.00 2,698.00 1,111.00Gallatin 0 27,605.78 12,424.62 24,750.12 12,004.17Goodlettsville 1,076,099.00 5/28/2013 39,364.72 22,176.44 55,710.56 22,805.89Gray’sChapel 93,317.77 5/31/2013 3,653.00 1,055.00 4,952.00 2,055.00GreenbrierNewWalk 62,599.00 5/20/2013 1,900.00 1,100.00 1,000.00 850.00Griffin’sChapel 112,696.01 5/31/2013 1,081.76 608.49 2,260.35 608.49Hendersonville 151,760.20 5/29/2013 6,039.83 3,774.88 7,880.10 3,234.89Hermitage 1,072,350.00 5/21/2013 36,398.75 0 0 699.18 Highland 40,940.37 5/26/2013 2,126.48 1,008.34 2,566.27 1,013.48JasonChapel 235,809.70 5/14/2013 8,781.43 4,939.56 11,553.66 4,939.56Joelton 19,621.85 4/28/2013 741.71 441.51 1,458.15 384.04Jones Chapel 0 0 0 0 0KingstonSprings 45,620.60 5/13/2013 1,756.24 1,097.68 2,420.10 776.96LawrenceburgGrace 76,056.51 4/12/2013 3,329.00 1,907.00 4,577.00 1,873.00LawrenceburgVaughan 11,024.29 4/10/2013 427.07 240.23 574.73 240.23Lewisburg 71,847.00 5/27/2013 2,692.19 1,514.99 3,458.38 1,341.99LongCreek 0 1,902.39 1,189.01 3,945.82 951.22Madison 48,672.00 4/29/2013 1,904.50 1,123.37 2,104.29 866.54MadisonHispanic 89,667.00 2/28/2013 3,499.20 1,968.62 4,675.01 1,968.33MemphisCalvary 1,015,650.00 5/31/2013 32,410.00 18,677.00 44,442.00 18,264.00MemphisChristLike 0 0 0 0 0MemphisEastside 19,024.00 5/28/2013 411.83 231.66 547.06 231.66MemphisEmmanuel 28,632.00 5/24/2013 172.08 0 1,492.67 635.90MemphisFaithfulBelievers 0 0 0 0 0MemphisFriendship 78,845.00 4/30/2013 3,408.00 1,984.00 5,569.00 1,947.00MemphisGrace 486,929.00 5/29/2013 17,430.44 10,155.25 22,178.60 9,106.85MemphisHolinessTab. 38,020.00 2/13/2013 1,463.00 830.00 1,982.00 850.00MemphisHopeTab. 0 150.00 100.00 0 0MemphisNewHope 81,762.18 5/15/2013 4,088.11 1,839.65 4,496.93 1,839.65Memphis Refreshing Springs 0 0 0 0 0MemphisWordAlive 0 0 0 0 0Millington 28,328.18 5/1/2013 1,120.16 687.36 2,385.68 700.36 Mt.Wesley-AkinChapel 49,058.09 4/30/2013 1,859.65 1,046.05 2,557.01 1,053.72NashvilleBellRoad 50,643.00 3/31/2013 2,127.00 1,305.00 2,424.00 1,305.00NashvilleBethel 180,383.34 1/22/2013 11,000.00 6,413.00 13,580.00 5,200.16NashvilleBlakemore 92,454.82 5/26/2013 3,433.36 1,931.27 4,720.87 1,931.27NashvilleChrist 0 1,000.00 0 500.00 100.00NashvilleCommunity 54,509.40 5/29/2013 2,060.08 1,158.80 2,832.60 1,158.80NashvilleDonelson 89,612.99 4/18/2013 3,609.00 1,884.00 4,585.00 1,891.00NashvilleFirst 2,654,077.44 5/30/2013 83,593.27 47,021.22 114,940.74 47,021.22NashvilleFirst/CalvaryKorean 0 2,120.00 1,325.00 1,500.00 600.00NashvilleGlencliffHispanic 65,813.01 5/3/2013 3,823.00 2,391.00 4,390.00 1,609.00NashvilleGrace 926,051.68 5/27/2013 37,042.07 20,836.16 47,390.23 19,464.04NashvilleImmanuel 17,634.46 5/5/2013 668.61 376.10 919.34 377.09NashvilleInglewood 78,540.80 5/16/2013 2,863.54 1,610.74 3,937.28 1,610.74NashvilleKaleo 2,597.56 8/31/2012 1,201.82 689.04 1,652.62 663.44NashvilleNewLifeKorean 37,292.00 5/31/2013 1,416.00 809.00 1,634.00 705.00NashvilleTreveccaCommunity 1,439,561.56 5/31/2013 42,437.00 23,884.00 58,086.00 23,884.00NashvilleTrinity 82,374.66 5/28/2013 3,110.15 1,749.46 4,262.69 1,749.46NashvilleWestwind 0 204.28 101.66 1,100.00 127.33NashvilleWhitesCreek 90,512.75 5/14/2013 3,584.00 2,244.00 11,505.00 1,830.00OldHickory 279,772.49 4/30/2013 10,590.90 5,966.28 14,807.48 5,966.28ParisFirst 65,954.18 5/8/2013 2,440.23 1,356.08 3,850.80 1,359.68PineHill 162,124.40 6/2/2013 5,812.12 3,428.64 7,127.98 2,701.28PleasantPoint 15,215.25 5/30/2013 575.04 323.46 724.92 298.20Portland 320,186.89 5/20/2013 12,162.31 6,841.17 16,485.45 6,749.69Savannah 27,165.00 1/31/2013 800.00 410.00 1,050.00 620.00SpringHillRestorationComm. 43,293.14 3/31/2013 1,804.16 1,014.84 2,480.71 1,014.84SpringfieldFirst 55,970.00 5/13/2013 2,415.00 1,357.00 7,974.01 1,357.00Summertown 20,026.62 5/12/2013 743.77 461.99 1,067.74 427.04SumnerCty.LivingSprings 2,489.10 6/30/2012 0 0 0 0Waverly 464.840.25 6/1/2013 17,385.35 9,779.28 18,352.91 15,408.49Woodlawn 206,549.00 5/20/2013 8,467.90 4,803.31 9,848.48 3,991.05

Total 17,143,753.62 643,343.60 340,855.64 839,975.42 335,144.95

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Ifyouneedanyassistance,pleasecontacttheDistrictOfficeat(615)255~2929andwewillbegladtoassistyou.

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