MISSIONS ABROAD

We support many mission efforts beyond the number of foreign preachers and missionaries are supported financially by the church at East Ridge.  We also produce or support several types of evangelistic media and correspondence efforts.

Foreign Missions

Many members of the church at East Ridge thrive on opportunities to travel abroad with the message of Christ.  Overseas trips to Nicaragua, Russia, and Panama occur regularly.  Clothes, toys, and other gifts are prepared in advance by members at East Ridge to send on such campaigns.

Click on the mission areas above to learn more.

Foreign Missions- Africa:   John Blay Eshun is the minister for the New Takoradi church of Christ and the Kansa-Worado church of Christ in Takoradi, Ghana, West Africa. John is also the founder and head of the Mary Parham International School for ages 4-12 years where the M. Howard Memorial Library was added and  our members visited and built shelves and furniture and filled those new shelves with hundreds of new books bought, gathered and shipped to the students. John also heads a team of Gospel teachers who go into the villages teaching, baptizing and establishing new congregations.  He does follow-up work in this area for our World Bible School students.

S. Africa: George Funk - The South Africa work which began in 1994 is directed by George Funk &  family and overseen by the Elders of the Lamar church of Christ in Lamar, CO. To date 60 churches have been started and over 6000 souls baptized. This ministry travels into twelve African countries having gospel meeting and distributing literature. Over two million Bible School lessons as well as Bibles have been distributed making this an exciting work through the Gospel Chariot - a shocking red, 56 ft, 18 wheeler truck and trailer that is a mobile church building. The truck carries tons of Bible Correspondence courses, religious literature and all equipment needed for a worship service.  Called the 'good news on wheels' has a kitchen, sleeping quarters for the ministers, a stage, pulpit and announcing system, a baptistery and 300- seat tent! Traveling through countries: South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Lesotho, Botswana, Tanzania, Kenya, Angola and Namibia spending one month per year in each country

Foreign Missions - Israel:  Maurice Jadon is supported in his work of the congregation in Nazareth, Israel by at least seven congregations here in the U.S. including East Ridge. The elders at Signal Mountain oversee the Maurice Jadan Nazareth Israel mission and the mission funds and the congregation attendance is at approximately 25.

Media Broadcasting

Several Radio & TV programs are broadcasted to the Chattanooga area and beyond with the support of the church at East Ridge...

TV:
Gospel Broadcasting Network - Variety of Christian broadcasts airing 24/7 (view 'live stream' available 24/7 at www.gbntv.org).

"Light for the Way" ~ Mondays and Thursdays at 4:45 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. on GBN
                                     Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays at 2:45 p.m. with Charles Cochran, speaker

"Good News Today" ~ This thirty minute program is hosted by Jim Dearman, and includes various segments, highlighting the various programming featured on the full 24/7 network
                                         program schedule at www.gbntv.org.

"Know Your Bible" - Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. on Comcast 96 & Cable 3

"Preaching the Gospel" ~ w/James Watkins - Sundays at 8.00 a.m. on WWDEF, Channel 12 CBS
                                          8:00 a.m. on Dish Network, Channel 9407; 8:00 a.m.(EDT) on DirecTV, Channel 323

"Search" w/Phil Sanders - Sundays at 8:00am on WDEF Channel 12.   www.searchTV.org

RADIO:
"Light for the Way" - Mondays from 8:00-8:15am on WFLI AM-1070 ~ Speaker: Charles Cochran

"International Gospel Hour" - Sunday at 7:00 a.m. on WYYU-104.5 FM(Dalton) or Sunday at 7:30 a.m. on WFLI AM-1070 (Speaker: Winford Claiborne) www.gospelhour.net

"Power and the Glory" - Sunday at 8:00am on WLMR AM-1450

World Bible School

WBS students need you . . .These are real people throughout our world that contact us or are referred by others wanting to study the Bible through correspondence; be it by mail or on the Internet.  But we cannot do the work without the personal involvement of WBS teachers to fill these needs.  On the Internet go to www.wbschool.net and this site will direct you through the information needed to teach from your own computer at home.  Or, contact the church office (423) 894-7221 if you're interested in working with prospects by mail.  The Bible courses teach simple fundamentals of the Bible:  God's message of hope, love, joy & life which is taught throughout the Bible. 

About 40 World Bible School teachers from the church at East Ridge are dedicated in sending, grading and returning lessons by both mail and e-mail around the world.  Through this massive outreach program, we are able to evangelize many foreign countries, including West/South Africa, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana, Malawi, Namibia, Tanzania, Kenya, India, Sierra Leone, The United Arab Immigrates and the Philippines.  Graded lessons are returned, and incorrect answers are carefully explained with scripture references.  Certificates and personal notes of commendation are sent to students abroad as they enjoy hearing from their teachers.