ENCORE MINISTRY FOUNDATION

Intentional ministry by, with, and for older adults.

How

  • Provide quality resources
  • Collaborative solutions
  • Empowering older adults to experience grace-filled lives

We Value

  • Our Wesleyan heritage
  • Strategic alliances
  • Lifelong learning

ENCORE Ministry Foundation provides training and support, resources, and networking opportunities to equip church leaders  for intentional ministry by, with, and for older adults. There is no cost to congregations or districts for its service.

Our world is getting older.  And it’s getting older fast. An age revolution is taking place in our nation where thousands of people each day are entering their retirement years and the Third Age of life.

Centertown United Methodist Church

Centertown (Tennessee) United Methodist Church received a second grant for $3,000 from ENCORE Ministry, a non-profit corporation and extension ministry of the Tennessee-Western Kentucky  Conference of The United Methodist Church. Money from this grant was used to purchase a storage unit for non-perishable items for the church’s weekly food ministry program.
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Like no other time in history, this emerging population trend of midlife and mature adults is providing local churches with a unique opportunity to reach out and minister to and through them. With growing numbers of midlife and mature adults in our pews, congregations have an opportunity to be blessed by the gifts, prayers, presence, service, and witness of their older members. If given a chance, older adults can provide congregations with a unique opportunity to make a significant and positive impact in the life of our communities.

Unfortunately, many church leaders have little training or understanding in knowing how ministry by, with, and for midlife and mature adults can help bring about a new vitality to their congregations.

Glencliff United methodist church

In south Nashville, Glencliff United Methodist Church is taking steps to address issues of homelessness by building micro homes for adults experiencing homelessness. Thanks to a $60,000 grant from ENCORE Ministry Foundation, two of the microhomes are earmarked to house older adults.

If we are to seize this moment in time, congregational leaders must be trained and provided with effective resources. We need to build ministries that are creative, intentional, and led by people who are equipped, inspired, and passionate for the task.

To meet the needs of an aging population, ENCORE Ministry Foundation provides:

  • One-on-one consultation
  • Training and support in older adult ministries
  • Resources that help establish or build older adult ministries
  • Matching grant funding
  • Local and district workshops
  • Networking opportunities with other older adult ministry teams

Gordon United Methodist church

Gordon Memorial United Methodist Church in Nashville, Tennessee, received a $8,000 grant from ENCORE Ministry Foundation. Money from the grant helped supplement programming, meals, transportation, and everyday necessities to senior adults attending the church’s weekly Best Years Club.

Be the Hands and Feet of Jesus: Support Feeding Ministries

The ENCORE Ministry Foundation provided a grant to First United Methodist in Columbia, Tennessee, to help fund their feeding ministry, the People’s Table. Since 2004.The ENCORE Ministry Foundation provided a grant to First United Methodist in Columbia, Tennessee, to help fund their feeding ministry, the People’s Table. Since 2004, the People's Table ministry serves meals to neighbors in need every Tuesday evening and Friday afternoon, providing nourishment, love, and hope to the homeless, elderly, families, and individuals struggling to make ends meet. However, the need in the community is growing. With the closure of a local battery plant and reductions in SNAP benefits, more families are facing food insecurity.

Your Support Makes a Difference

Together, we can be the hands and feet of Jesus, feeding the hungry, caring for the vulnerable, and showing love to those who need it most. Every dollar you give to the Kent and Ellen McNish Fund for Older Adult Food Security helps feeding ministries stretch resources and serve more meals to those in need. Donate today and help support life-changing feeding ministries like the People's Table.
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