Local Partners
Community Ministries
Community Ministries supported by Signal Mountain Presbyterian Church. These ministries are grouped into the categories of Family, Christian Leadership, Evangelism and Discipleship, Christian Mercy and General Mercy.
Family Ministries
AAA Women’s Service is a non-medical, non-profit, Christian organization offering local services and national referrals to women facing unexpected pregnancy. Through their ministry, they have saved the lives of many unborn children. They currently have 2 locations: one on Vance Road, and one across from the UTC campus on McCallie Avenue. www.aaawomen.org
Contact: Patricia Lindley, Executive Director; 6232 Vance Road, Chattanooga, TN 37421; 892-0803.
Bethany Christian Services is a life-affirming ministry specializing in adoption service. They provide pregnancy, foster care, adoption, and other social services that express God's love by protecting and enhancing the lives of children and families. www.bethany.org/chattanooga
Contact: Bob Gerow (pronounced Jerow), Branch Director; 400 South Germantown Road, Chattanooga; 622-7360.
Bethel Bible Village is a Christ-centered residential care agency whose purpose is to provide professional programs, support services and ministries to children and youth of families shattered by crime and troubled environments. The goal of Bethel Bible Village is to work toward each child's optimum development with special emphasis on equipping each child to realize God's call to become a self-sustaining, responsible Christian citizen. www.bbv.org
Contact: Bill Rodgers, Interim Executive Director; 3001 Hamill Road, Chattanooga, TN 37343; 842-5757.
Boy Scout Troop 60 has ministered to boys and young men in our congregation by providing an educational program to build character, to train in the responsibilities of participating citizenship, and to develop personal fitness. The Troop meets weekly at the church.
Contact: John Glass, Scoutmaster; 607 Carolina Avenue, Signal Mountain, TN 37377; 886-5656.
First Things First has three goals: to reduce divorce by 30%, to reduce out-of-wedlock births by 30%, and to increase fathers’ involvement with their children by 30%. Through education, collaboration, and mobilization, FTF works to change attitudes and behavior toward marriage, divorce, out-of-wedlock births, fathering, and parenting. www.firstthings.org
Contact: Julie Baumgardner, President; 701 Cherokee Boulevard, Suite 230, Chattanooga, TN 37405; 267-5383.
Habitat for Humanity manifests God’s love by building affordable homes in partnership with low-income families who would be unable to have the physical and spiritual benefits of ownership. www.habichatt.org
Contact: John Lamb, Resource Manager; 1201 East Main Street, Chattanooga, TN 37408; 622-1132.
Hope for Chattanooga provides holistic ministry that meets the long-term needs of people in the Glenwood neighborhood through community development, tutoring, housing rehab, youth development, and job-readiness training. www.hope4.org
Contact: Paul Green, Executive Director; 2517 McCallie Avenue, Suite 7, Chattanooga, TN 37404; 698-4733.
Hope Unlimited has the unique ministry of assisting single parents to live Christ-centered self-supported lives. The ministry is holistic in scope as it seeks to meet the spiritual, emotional, physical and social needs of low-income single-parent families. Currently outreach is provided through workshops, Bible studies, health fairs, and mentoring.
Contact: Rita Carr, President; P.O. Box 25546, Chattanooga, TN 37422; 493-0288.
Newton Child Development Center is a Presbyterian ministry dedicated to providing high-quality daycare, food and nurture for children from low-income families. Members of Signal Mountain Presbyterian Church have been actively involved in giving to and volunteering with this ministry.
Contact: Madeline Swanson, Executive Director; 1301 Grove Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402-3916; 266-4341.
Presbyterian Day School based here at our church, offers programs for the spiritual and educational development of children ages 6 weeks to 5 years old. They seek to provide each child with a strong biblical foundation and a loving Christian environment that will promote a quality learning experience, encourage curiosity, reasoning, and social interaction. PDS is governed by a board that answers directly to the Session of Signal Mountain Presbyterian Church. The given amount will go to fund a full year of tuition for a needy family.
STARS is an acronym for “students taking a right stand.” STARS is a nonprofit, school-based program encouraging youth to make healthy choices and to avoid violence and risky behaviors such as alcohol, tobacco, and drug-use. www.hcde.org/interests/stars.htm
Contact: Dr. Bob Hopkins, Executive Director; P.O. Box 2589, Chattanooga, TN 37409; 209-5538.
Teen Challenge is a unique drug and alcohol rehabilitation ministry which seeks to transform (rather than reform) clients by evangelization and intense discipleship. The goal of the program is to take clients to the point where they can function as Christians in a society by applying spiritually-motivated Biblical principles to relationships in the family, local church, their chosen vocation, and the community. Teen Challenge is the most successful program of its type in the nation. A June 1999 study done by Northwestern University showed that 86% of those who completed the program have remained drug-free. www.teenchallenge.com/main/centers/tennessee.html
Contact: Roger Helle (pronounced Helly); 1108 West 33rd St., Chattanooga, TN 37410; 756-5558.
Christian Leadership
CBMC, Connecting Business Men to Christ, presents Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord to business and professional men, developing them to carry out the Great Commission. This ministry is carried out through evangelism, disciple-making, and leadership development. CBMC holds monthly evangelistic luncheons and many weekly small-group Bible studies. www.cbmc.com
Contact: Bill Spencer, Metro Director; 6650 East Brainerd Road, Suite 100, Chattanooga, TN 37421; 698-4444.
Chattanooga Resource Foundation researches, develops and facilitates ministries, initiatives, and programs to meet the strategic needs of the body of Christ in the Chattanooga area. They are a primary resource for the Christian community and a leader in the effort to bring revival to the city of Chattanooga. www.resourcefoundation.org
Contact: Doug Daugherty, President; 102 Walnut Street, Chattanooga, TN 37404; 756-0410.
Chattanooga Youth Network’s vision is to reach every teen in Chattanooga by strengthening every youth leader through prayer, networking, ministry consulting, and leadership development. CYN is committed to ministering to the over 2000 volunteer and paid youth leaders in our region.
Contact: Tony Souder, Executive Director; 1803 Bailey Avenue, Ste. D, Chattanooga, TN 37404; 697-0096.
Scenic City Women’s Network’s vision is to encourage, equip, and energize today’s Christian working woman. SCWN has three primary channels of ministry: a monthly newsletter, a monthly luncheon, and weekly "Marketplace" Bible studies reaching women in their own workplace. www.scwn.org
Contact: Patti Harris, Director; 1815 McCallie Avenue, Chattanooga, TN 37404; 698-6262.
Evangelism & Discipleship
Bible in the Schools mission is "enriching the next generation with the truth and knowledge of the Bible." This is accomplished by providing five elective Bible courses for the students of the Hamilton County School System. These courses are taught by qualified teachers with adequate supplies and provided apart from taxes. Currently, 14 dedicated teachers in 17 middle and high schools teach over 3,000 students each year. www.Bibleintheschools.com
Contact: Douglas Stromberg, President; P.O. Box 4228, Chattanooga, TN 37405; 755-7135.
Child Evangelism Fellowship is a Bible-centered, worldwide organization whose purpose is to evangelize boys and girls with the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ and to disciple them in the local church. CEF has over 1,200 missionaries overseas, approximately 1,000 of whom are nationals. In the USA and Canada 700 full-time workers and an estimated 40,000 volunteers serve the ministry. www.cefonline.com
Contact: Brenda Vogt, Director; P.O. Box 3523, Chattanooga, TN 37404; 622-1736.
Fellowship of Christian Athletes is involved in more than 70 high schools, middle schools, and colleges throughout the area, organizing and undergirding FCA “Huddles” — student-led, coach-supported groups which meet regularly for Bible study, accountability, and prayer. They also hold summer camps and direct the “One Way 2 Play—Drug Free” program. www.fca.org
Contact: Jay Fowler, Executive Director; P.O. Box 338, Hixson, TN 37343; 870-4091.
Inner-City Christian Academy's purpose is to make Jesus known through education by helping to meet the spiritual, physical, and social development of inner city youths and extending mercy to low income individuals and families in partnership with local churches and other concerned parties.
Contact: Ron Cook, Executive Director; P.O. Box 11584, Chattanooga, TN 37401; 698-3178.
InterVarsity Christian Fellowship at UTC is committed to train and develop student leaders who will not only be able to share the gospel on campus, but will also be equipped to provide Christian leadership in their homes, churches, workplaces, and communities after graduation. IV reaches students through large-group worship services, small-group Bible studies and retreats. The InterVarsity chapter at UTC is known as Collegiate Christian Fellowship.
Joseph’s Coat provides an environment of trust, safety, and unconditional love to men and women who struggle with homosexual issues. They seek to bring the love of Christ to bear in the lives of homosexuals in Chattanooga through Bible studies, discipleship and support groups. www.christopherdelaney.org
Contact: Christopher Delaney, Director; P.O. Box 80745, Chattanooga, TN 37414; (706) 937-6867.
Men’s Ministry Network is a disciple-making ministry which works with local churches to serve pastors and lay leaders in developing men’s ministries in their congregations. They also seek to strengthen families in Chattanooga by training men to better fulfill their roles as fathers. www.mensministry.org
Contact: Bernie Ritterbush, President; P.O. Box 25004, Chattanooga, TN 37422-5004; 893-8885.
Partners for Christian Media seeks to broadcast the Gospel in a contemporary fashion to the Christian and non-Christian masses. In Chattanooga, they are known as J103, and broadcast at 102.7. www.partnersradio.org
Contact: Bob Lubell, President; P.O. Box 9396, Chattanooga TN 37412; 892-1200.
Presbyterian Campus Ministry (The House) is a growing ministry seeking to bring college-aged individuals in the Chattanooga area to a deeper love and knowledge of Jesus Christ. Through large-group worship and activities, small-group Bible studies, one-on-one mentoring, mission trips and service projects, the staff disciples and equips young believers for ministry to the campus, the Church and the world. www.thehouseutc.org
Contact: David Burke, Campus Minister; 841 Oak Street, Chattanooga, TN 37403; 265-2227.
Prison & Prevention Ministry’s mission is to see changed lives as they present the gospel to inmates, ex-offenders, families, prison staff, incarcerated juveniles, and at-risk teens in Chattanooga and North Georgia. www.prisonprevention.org
Contact: Wilma Smith, Executive Director; 302 Spruce Street, Chattanooga, TN 37404; 622-5768.
Student Venture (Suburban & Urban) is the high school ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ. They seek to help give every high school student in Chattanooga the opportunity to know Christ and to become Christ-centered laborers. Student Venture staff and interns reach out through on-campus Bible studies, retreats, and one-on-one discipleship. www.studentventure.com
Contact: Darryl Smith, Chattanooga City Director; 243 Signal Mountain Road, Suite G, Chattanooga, TN 37405; 265-8060.
Young Life (Suburban & Urban) focuses it’s ministry primarily on the unchurched and disinterested youth in Chattanooga’s middle and high schools. Through weekly clubs, Campaigners Bible studies, and retreats, YL staff seeks to introduce young people to the person of Jesus Christ and the abundant life that he offers. www.younglife.org
Contact: David Haskins, Area Director, Pat Rolleston, Urban Director; P.O. Box 6231, Chattanooga, TN 37401; 634-7188.
Christian Mercy
Channels of Love, the HIV/AIDS ministry of the Salvation Army in Chattanooga, seeks to ease the suffering of those with HIV/AIDS by helping them to know Christ’s unconditional love. The staff and well-trained volunteers minister through many venues, including small group Bible studies, counseling, visitation, one-on-one care and physical assistance. They also operate a Client Day Center for a place of fellowship and refreshment.
Contact: Susan Davis; 1026 McCallie Avenue, Chattanooga, TN 37403; 756-HOPE (4673).
Chattanooga Rescue Mission ministers to homeless people in need of shelter, food, and counseling. They seek to help these men not only physically, but spiritually as well, with the goal of seeing lives transformed by the gospel of Jesus Christ. A major emphasis of CRM is the Christian Life Program, an intense residential discipleship ministry.
Contact: Randy Rogers, Director; P.O. Box 3624, Chattanooga, TN 37404; 756-3126.
Chattanooga Room in the Inn provides temporary shelter and offers support in accessing appropriate community services for homeless women and children who desire to make a commitment to bringing stability to their lives. They also offer counseling, health care and various workshops to help each woman attain her goals of returning to society.
Contact: Susannah Murdock, Executive Director; 230 North Highland Park Avenue, Chattanooga, TN 37404; 624-6144.
CONTACT of Chattanooga is a 24-hour Christian volunteer telephone counseling service. Their services include: telephone counseling; information and referral; free face-to-face counseling to the public; intervention in life-threatening situations; and answering service for Sexual Assault Hotline, Domestic Violence Hotline, Veterans Administration, Alzheimer's Association, the Multiple Sclerosis Society, and the Reassurance Calling Program.
Contact: Fate Thomas, Executive Director; 6221 Vance Road, Chattanooga, TN 37421; 899-5719; fate.contact@epbinternet.com.
House of Refuge is a drug and alcohol relapse prevention program that provides homeless African-American men and women skills needed for living and to help them understand their purpose through a relationship with Jesus Christ.
Contact: Alfred Johnson, Administrator; 3418 St. Elmo Avenue, Chattanooga TN 37409; 756-0704.
Inner-City Ministries seeks to make Christ known by helping to meet the spiritual, physical, and social development needs of inner-city youth and by extending mercy to low income individuals and families in partnership with local churches and individuals. www.innercityministries.com
Contact: Ron Cook, Executive Director; P.O. Box 11584, Chattanooga, TN 37401-2584; 698-3178.
Lone Oak Health Clinic is a healthcare ministry located at the Lone Oak Community Center on Signal Mountain and managed under the auspices of Alexian Brothers. It provides a community nurse program as well as a community-wide free clinic specializing in diagnostic testing, health assessment, and health education in a low-income area on Signal Mountain. The clinic is staffed by a community nurse and retired physician, Dr. Arch Smith of our congregation.
Contact: Bill Bowen, Director of Development; 100 James Boulevard, Signal Mountain, TN 37377; 886-0586.
Recreation Ranch is a Christian program of therapeutic horsemanship for the disabled. It is located in Chickamauga, Georgia.
Contact: Sally Worland, President; 385 Hidden Hollow Lane, Chickamauga, GA 30707; 706-539-1129.
Sexual Assault Crisis and Resource Center operates within the Family Violence Center to provide a supportive environment where a victim can be received; forensic and medical examination can take place promptly; evidence can be collected; and support and treatment services can be initiated.
Contact: Farrell Cooper, Executive Director of Family and Children’s Services; 300 East 8th Street, Chattanooga, TN 37403; 755-2808.
Shepherd’s Arm Rescue Mission presents Jesus to homeless, unemployed and destitute of Chattanooga through education which redefines self-worth according to biblical principals. They provide temporary shelter, food, Bible study, and Christian counseling to those whom they serve, as well as after-school and summer programs for children, and a mercy ministry to widows.
Contact: Jim and Mary Ann Sanders, Executive Directors; P.O. Box 16758, Chattanooga, TN 37416; 821-8363.
St. Matthew’s Night Shelter provides a stable, transitional living environment for men who are striving to improve their life situations. The shelter is located downtown and is overseen by Second Presbyterian Church and St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.
Contact: Charles Hughes, Executive Director; 727 E. 11th Street, Chattanooga, TN 37403; 756-4222.
Widow’s Harvest seeks to plead the case of, provide assistance to, and promote the spiritual growth of needy widows in Chattanooga. The staff and a large number of volunteer work-teams provide for home repair, material and spiritual needs of widows. www.widows.org<<
