Members of Ashland Terrace Christian Church work with several groups and agencies to reach out to our local neighbors.
Cambodian Mission
We provide continued support to Tim and Melani Chan in their efforts to spread the gospel to Cambodia and in other parts of the world. We support education for children there with an annual cake auction. (School is not free for these children. It costs approximately $100 US per year for a child to attend school)
Chattanooga Community Kitchen:
Part of the CHATT Foundation (Center for Homeless Advancement for Today and Tomorrow)
Mission: to meet the most basic needs of hungry, homeless and vulnerable people in our community while offering a clear path to self-sufficiency.
https://chattfoundation.org/
ATCC is one of 40+ church members of the board of the Community Kitchen.
Our members volunteer – serving meals, staffing the Day Center and collecting donations.
Hamilton County K-12 Schools
We work with with Hamilton County Schools doing snack packs and Fresh Fruit deliveries at Rivermont Elementary School. We also help support the supply closet at Dupont Elementary.
ATCC has an ongoing program called “Loot for Lunches” – a donation box is kept in the foyer for spare change. When it gets full, it is donated to a local school to pay off student lunches in arrears.
Humane Educational Society of Chattanooga
Mission: provide a safe haven for homeless, abused and neglected animals in our community and advocate on their behalf. Vision: a community in which each pet has a home where they are respected and cherished.
http://www.heschatt.org
We provide both monetary and in-kind donations. Church members are volunteers.
Over 3,000 animals are admitted and given shelter during any given year.
NorthSide Neighborhood House
Mission: To Promote the independence of residents north of the river in Chattanooga by providing a hand up through education and assistance.
http://www.nnhouse.org
Our members volunteer – tutoring at local schools, sorting donations, making back to school packs and teaching in the GED program.
Salvation Army Bell Ringing
During the Christmas Season, ATCC volunteers work in shifts to ring the bell to solicit donations for the “Red Kettle” campaign.
https://www.csarmy.org/