UMCOR Kit Supplies
UMCOR's relief supply warehouse, UMCOR Sager Brown Depot in Baldwin, Louisiana, is requesting your help to provide bedding, sewing and layette kits that are urgently needed. Complete kits or bulk items will be accepted. If you wish to make a donation of one of these kits, you may put them in the collection bins in the Chapel Narthex.
Bedding Kit
- 2 flat double-bed sheets, 2 pillowcases, 2 pillows
Layette Kit
- 6 cloth diapers, 2 shirts or 2 one-piece body suits, 2 baby washcloths,
- 2 gowns or sleepers, 2 diaper pins, 1 sweater open in the front, 2 receiving blankets
- 3 yards of cotton or cotton-blend, solid color or print fabric (must be 3 yards of uncut fabric)
- 1 pair of sewing scissors, 1 package of needles, 1 spool of thread, 5-8 matching buttons
St. Lukes Home Repairs
West Nashville Community Development Partnership - This is a Volunteer opportunity for anyone who would like to help with home repairs for elderly and disadvantaged people living in the 37209 area surrounding St. Lukes. On workdays a series of jobs are offered by the group coordinator and each volunteer picks which job team to join. The group then disperses to each job site. To volunteer or for more information contact Stephanie Le at 545-0003 or 324-8369.
World Relief
World Relief Nashville started in 1991. In the past 17 years, World Relief Nashville in conjunction with local churches has impacted the lives of thousands of refugees from around the globe. We have been involved in settling refugees from various war torn areas and ethnic backgrounds including:
• Somali Bantu • Burmese
• Sudanese • Cuban
• Kurdish • Afghani
• Bosnian • Iraqi
• Burundi • Iranian
• Ethiopian • Somali
Definition of a Refugee- ANY PERSON who is outside any county of such persons nationality or, in the case of a person having no nationality, is outside any country in which such person last habitually resided, and who is unable or unwilling to return to, and is unwilling or unable to avail himself or herself of the protection of, that country because of persecution or a well founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion,nationality,membership in a particular social group or political opinion.
What We Do
World Relief Nashville is dedicated to making a difference in the lives of refugees. By serving as the hands and feet of Christ ,we are able to offer a new beginning as staff and volunteers come together to reach out and offer hope and support in this critical time of resettling.
When refugees arrive in Nashville, TN, World Relief works with the local church to help them settle into their new surroundings. Newly arrived families have experienced great suffering and trials. This time is not only a time of resettling but a time of healing.
World Relief Nashville is always in need of the following:
- Sheets
- Towels
- Blankets
- Wash clothes
- Rugs
- Dish towels
- Dishes
- Pots and pans
- Glasses
- Shower curtains
- Pens, pencils
- School supplies.
- Toothpaste
- Toothbrushes
- Combs
- Hairbrushes
- Shower liners
- Pillows
- Toilet paper
- Paper towels
- Deodorant
- Shampoo
- Soap
- Razors
- Shaving creams
Always in Need of Furniture!
- Beds
- Tables
- Chairs
- Couches
- Coffee tables
- Dressers
- Lamps
- Lamp shades.
If you have any of the above please call us at 615-497-8360 and we can come pick up the items!
