CLIFF’S GLASSY MINISTRY LIST Published by Mt. Hill Community Church and the Cliffs Glassy Mountain Chapel Committe Cliffs Resident Outreach CRO focuses on empowering children to learn by removing obstacles that impede their education. Through the staff of the two local elementary schools, needs such as medical and dental, food, utilities, clothing and shoes will be identified. Then CRO will work to meet those needs. Christian Motorcycle Assoc. Contact: Glassy: Gary Waldron –828-863-2247 email: g46w@aol.com Christmas Elves – Glassy Contact: Bev Leech – 864 895-0921 email: bevleech@bellsouth Glassy Elves is a program that provides Christmas gifts for children who attend Tigerville Elementary School and their siblings who would not otherwise receive a visit from Santa. This program is coordinated through the school guidance counselor who supplies the names and wish lists. Disaster Relief This disaster ministry travels to natural disasters to help clean up and reconstruct homes for people who are uninsured or under-insured. Guardian ad Litem Dory Parker
This program recruits, trains and supervises volunteers to advocate at court for neglected and abused children in the custody of the Dept. of Social Services. About 160 volunteers currently serve as court appointed guardians for over 700 children in Greenville County.. Habitat for Humanity Contact: Glassy – Chuck Elder - 864 895-7230 email:cmelder@bellsouth.net Jim Trunk
A group of mountain residents work weekly on building houses for Habitat for Humanity. Habitat for Humanity Thrift Store - Landrum Contact: Jeanne Moore 864 895-8333 email: jmmoore212@bellsouth.net Volunteers staff the store to sell donations, give out applications for people who wish to apply for a home, take in the mortgage money, bookkeeping, make bank deposits, arrange pick-ups, etc. Shifts are for 3 ½ hours- Mon-Sat. Man and women are needed to volunteer here. Hospice Hospice of the Carolina Foothills is a very special place to volunteer. Volunteers go through a training program which helps them discover how to be a friend to a dying person. As a trained volunteer, you can offer respite care for the family members as well as meaningful support to the patient by listening to them, talking about their lives, reading to them or even playing cards or games. Hospice provides personalized services and a caring community so that patients and families can attain the necessary preparation for a death that is satisfactory to them. Kairos - Prison Ministries Contact: Glassy – Rich Pappy -864 895-8713 email: sixsigmax@aol.com Barrie Heinzenknecht - 864-895-8485 email: gbhglassymt@bellsouth.net
This ministry is a demonstration of God’s unconditional love. There is a Kairos team connected with each prison. The team consists mostly of lay people and some clergy. The team visits the prisons every first Saturday and twice a year for four days of intensive ministry that must be experienced to be understood. The team focuses its efforts and activities on helping prisoners learn that they are loved and respected as creations of God. The teams teach and encourage Biblical principles and share Christ’s love for His people. Meals on Wheels Contact: Glassy – Jeanne Moore -864 895-8333 email: jmmoore212@bellsouth.net Several groups of volunteers from the mountain deliver meals on wheels to elderly orthose in need in the surrounding area. The schedules and deliveries are coordinatedthrough the following local churches: Campobello First Baptist Church, Gowensville Baptist Church, and Ebenezer Baptist Church. There is always a need for drivers and substitutes. Spartanburg Childrens’ Shelter Contact: Glassy: Pastor Lee Norris - 895-977-8006 email: Mhcc7479@att.net Retirement Home Ministry Contact: Glassy: Bjorn and Suzanne Kvammen - 864-387-7133 email: suzannebjorn@bellssouth.net Bjorn and Suzanne Kvammen, Ruby Jacobs, Jim Moore, and John and Maggie Brooks minister in two nursing homes – White Oak Manor, Tryon, NC and Laurel Woods, Columbus, NC. They gather the people together as a group in the activity room or living room where they sing hymns and share a short message from the Bible. They welcome those who want to minister in a group setting or on a one to one basis through Bible reading or visitation. They are willing to branch out to other facilities if their number grows. SPIHN – Spartanburg Contact: Glassy: Lewis Moore – 864 895-8254 email: lewisrosemary@bellsouth.net Patricia Fluharty – Director 864-597-0699
This program provides temporary shelter, food, and support services for local homeless families (3500 people in the upstate) in a caring atmosphere by bringing together faith communities, volunteers, and social service agencies. The Burnside Christian Ministries. Contact: Ronda and Ken Burnside - 864 895-6868 e-mail: kenandronda@att.net The Burnside Christian Ministries teach leadership principles to the pastoral and, lay leadership of the church... Ken and Ronda are Associate Trainers for EQUIP, a John Maxwell private foundation, that has taught leadership principles to 4 million leaders around the world under the auspice of the Million Leader Mandate Initiative. They welcome trained leaders who want to be a part of teaching leadership principles from a biblical point of view that can transform a church, and to fulfill the Great Commission. The Friends of the Children of Haiti Contact: Garron and Sharon Lukas 895 7201 email: glukas@uiuc.edu Website: www.fotcoh.org This organization is a non-profit founded about 20 years ago in Illinois. They have a free standing clinic built by the Haitian people approximately 7 years ago. They go on 6 mission trips a year for 10 days each. They treat hypertension, parasitic diseases, diabetes, skin diseases, tuberculoses, aids, pregnancies, STDs, and perform hernia repairs, mastectomies, lumpectomies, etc. Volunteers, both medical and non medical are welcome. Supplies are needed – cloth diapers, children’s clothing, shoes, toiletries. Monetary donations and medical supplies are always welcome. Tamassee Project Rev. Lee Norris - 864-977-8006 email: Mhcc7479@att.net
Tamassee school was founded and is funded by the Daughters of the American Revolution. It serves needy children in the surrounding areas. This ministry to the Tamassee children is to first of all improve their living conditions by fixing up and redecorating their “cottages.” Tamassee has been under funded for years so these yearly projects take about nine days of work by forty to fifty volunteers. The projects involve carpentry, painting, electrical, power washing, etc. Another facet of our support is the “adoption” of every child at Christmas to see that they have gifts. The final aspect of our support is to provide funding to help the school attract and retain qualified teaching parents Cherokee Foothills Scenic Byway Association Contact: Dave Schaub - 895-5955 email: schaubs@sprintmail.com The association is dedicated to the preservation and expansion of the Cherokee Foothills Byway in Greenville County. Volunteers from Glassy are responsible for picking up litter from the sides of a portion of Highway 11. Heiping Hands Contact: Louise Krainer - 864-895-5893 email: lkrainer@bellsouth.net This is a Homeowners Assocication sponsored committee formed to provide temporary, non-financial assistance to the residents of the Cliffs at Glassy in the event of illness, catastrophe, bereavement, or certain other events. Upon request, this committee arranges meals, transportation services, errands and certain tasks related to communication to a resident in need. |