Students Making a Difference in Cherokee County

Armed with paint brushes, rollers, and ladders, two-hundred students and adult volunteers will converge onto eighteen different work sites throughout Cherokee County beginning on Wednesday, July 9, 2014. The Nehemiah Project is entering its seventh year. It is a four-day event that focuses on evening worship, dynamic messages and community service. All rising seventh- through 12th-graders are invited to participate.

Efforts to voluntarily transform the community have produced many blessings for the homeowners and the students serving on the projects. More than just the smearing on of paint, the homeowners experience the love and laughter of the students working on the homes. The teens discover the joy of serving others and loving their neighbors.

This year’s theme is “Inside Out” and is based on the words of Jesus, “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many” (Mark 10:45). Tyler Greene of Wilmore, Kentucky will be bringing the message each evening that will reinforce the theme. Matt Price of Nashville, Tennessee will lead the students in worship. The students will be housed at Reinhardt University.

If you would like to participate next year or have more questions about the Nehemiah Project please contact Heather Shelton at heather@libertyhillumc.org or call 678.493.8920. Check out Liberty Hill Church - Canton on Facebook.