In 2022, grant support from the ENCORE Ministry Foundation helped fund rebuilding four destroyed or flood-damaged homes owned by senior adults in Waverly, Tennessee. Appalachia Service Project, a Christian ministry that provides critical home repair and replacement in central Appalachia, oversaw the work.
An inspirational poem written by ENCORE Ministry staff member Cindy Solomon about people struggling with Alzheimer’s.
Since its inception in 2013, ENCORE Ministry has awarded more than $1 million in grants to 130 congregations and organizations in the TWK Conference. Grant money has helped fund a variety of projects benefitting older adults throughout the conference.
Honoring Kent McNish’s service as ENCORE Ministry’s founding executive director, the Kent McNish Fund for Older Adult Food Security was established.
Firefighter/Paramedic Scott Brotherton and Lieutenant/AEMT Daron Standifird from the Nolensville Fire Department trained Ebenezer UMC members on how to perform CPR and correctly use a defibrillator. Part of the defibrillator cost was offset by an Older Adult Community Service grant from ENCORE Ministry.
Money from an ENCORE Ministry grant was used to transform two small restrooms and an unused Sunday school classroom into an updated and accessible family restroom.
Watch older adult ministry training event held on October 26, 2023. Downloadable resource also available.
ENCORE Ministry names John Rivas Its incoming Executive Director. He succeeds Kent McNish, the ministry’s founding executive director, who will retire at the end of 2023.
ENCORE Ministry grant helps rebuild four homes for low-Income senior adults in Waverly, Tennessee.
ENCORE Ministry grant helps make Beersheba Springs Assembly personal retreat lodging more accessible for older adults and guests with mobility issues.
Empowering Churches.
Honoring Senior Adults.
Strengthening Communities.
