Smithville FBC Spreads God’s Love and Christmas Cheer

December 14, 2020
By: Bill Conger

Smithville First Baptist Church helped spread its love of God and holiday cheer through the Christmas Backpack program. Church volunteers came together Saturday (Dec. 12) to hand out backpacks filled with toys, clothes, blankets, toiletries and the Bible to children in the community.

“We’re big on missions here at the church,” Pastor Chad Ramsey said. “Our mission statement is “Love God, Love Others.” 2020 has been one of those years where we couldn’t go and do some of the mission projects, even some of the community days that we do here at the church. We continue to help out with the Hope Center on a weekly basis, but we’re also trying to find different creative ways to continue to minister and share the gospel and share about Jesus.”

Over 200 children were registered for the event, but the church maintained safety precautions for the pandemic. Only eight people at a time were allowed to enter at a time, masks were recommended, and temperature checked. Church members also shared the story of Christ’s birth with children and parents attending.

Smithville F.B.C. worked in conjunction with the Tennessee Baptist State Convention and the North American Mission Board.

“Our church filled about 130 backpacks,” Ramsey said. “People around the state made a big donation throughout the last couple of months, and we got 110 from the state convention too. It was a good time to come together and share and reach out to our community.”

December 13, 2020
By: Bill Conger

The DeKalb West School Junior Beta Club showed the Christmas spirit again by volunteering to help the Hope Center.

6th graders Raegan Murphy, Kenadee Prichard, Charlie Cripps, Landon Roehner, and Leyton Scarbrough each gave a couple hours of their time on Saturday (Dec. 12). They assisted in digging through bags of clothes that had been donated to the Hope Center to be given away in the near future.

The Beta Club is a service organization dedicated to following the motto, “Let Us Lead By Serving Others.”

December 13, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

Meet “Hunter” the DeKalb Animal Shelter and WJLE featured “Pet of the Week”.

“Hunter” is a three year old Shepherd Mix.

DeKalb Animal Shelter employee Jennifer Angaran with Hunter from dwayne page on Vimeo.

“Hunter is  very sweet and funny. He has a goofy personality. We would be a great farm dog.. He likes to be with you and hang out. He is cuddly and has already been neutered. If you would like to meet Hunter put in an application on our website //www.dekalbanimalcoalition.org/ and we will call you to set up an appointment,” said Shelter employee Jennifer Angaran.

“Our adoptions are now at a lower cost due to subsidies from the Friends of the DeKalb Animal Shelter group who is sponsoring $40 for each cat and $50 for each dog. That makes the fees to the public much more affordable,” said Shelter Director Megan Moore.

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