News - Bethany Place/ Merismos Ministries
BETHANY PLACE NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT
Dear friends, neighbors and supporters,
We hope this letter finds you well, and that you and your loved ones are safe during this unprecedented time. There is no doubt that these are challenging times for us all, and we hope you’re in good spirits and health! Now more than ever, we are truly blessed for the community that has funded, volunteered, celebrated, and advocated for Bethany Place through the years. At a time when everything feels uncertain, we find comfort and encouragement knowing that you care about our ministry and support our work within the community.
As we adapt to these unprecedented circumstances, we continue to serve our communities as best we can. However, in order to ensure the safety of our community and residents, we’ve made necessary modifications to our daily operations. These changes include closing our Thrift Store and limiting our Bookstore to on-line and curbside pickup. While this decision has negatively impacted a source of our income, we felt that it was the only responsible thing to do during the current pandemic.
Our food pantry, which has been in operation since our inception in 1988, continues to provide for the women and children of Bethany Place and at-need families in the local area. Our pantry inventory has been depleted and we need support to restock our pantry. If you would like to help with the stocking our pantry, our immediate needs are:
· Canned goods
· Non-perishable goods
· Pantry items
· Cleaning supplies
· Toiletry Items
· Feminine Products
As always, financial gifting is always needed and greatly appreciated. However, if you’re unable to make a financial donation, there are other ways that you could help support our ministry. The wear and tear on our existing vehicles has been extensive and we are in need of vehicle donations to facilitate food pickups and furniture donations. We are also accepting donations of appliances, tools and electronics. If you would like to volunteer your time and skills to help, we have various projects and repairs that are needed ranging from carpentry, electrical, plumbing and landscaping.
We are hopeful that leaders of industry, community leaders, religious organizations and residents within the community that we live and work in are willing and able to help the women and children of Bethany Place and the at-need population that we serve. If you are interested in making a financial donation to our ministry, please go to bethanyplacehome.org and go to the donation page. If you can contribute in another way, call me directly at 770.479-9462 to discuss further or please feel free to email me at bethany-place@comcast.net.
Sincerely,
Sandy Reed
Executive Director
Bethany Place
8024 E. Cherokee Drive
Canton, GA 30115
WE NEED YOUR HELP
Dear FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS AND SUPPORTERS;
We hope this letter finds you well, and that you and your loved ones continue to be safe during this pandemic that has disrupted our everyday lives. While the world around us has changed and we find ourselves in unchartered waters, Bethany Place continues to serve the women and children that need our help, as that is what we’ve been called to do.
For over three decades, Bethany Place has been a beacon of hope for the women and children that desire to escape the cycle of abuse. In that time, we have helped over 1,200 women and children trapped in abusive relationships and traumatic life situations events to develop healthier habits and learn the skills necessary to transition to healthier, safer and happier lives.
In addition to being a transitional home for women and children, we have an emergency food pantry that has been serving at-need families since 1989. As you can imagine, recent events have caused an increased demand on our inventory and has nearly depleted what we have in stock.
As you know, Local Emergency Order No. 2020-02 was issued last Thursday forcing us to cease operation of our Christian Bookstore and Thrift Store, which was a large portion of our revenue for our ministry. Without that source of income, we now rely on the charitable contributions of our supporters.
As always, we’ve been blessed by the benevolence and generosity of those within our community to continue our mission of helping the needy. That need for charitable contributions has increased exponentially in recent weeks.
With that being said, we’re hopeful that leaders of industry, community leaders, religious organizations and residents within the community that we live and work in are willing and able to help the women and children of Bethany Place and the at-need population that we serve.
If you are interested in making a financial donation to our ministry, please click the link below. If you can contribute in another way, call me directly at 770.479-9462 to discuss further or please feel free to email me at bethany-place@comcast.net.
Sincerely,
Sandy Reed
Exec. Director
Cherokee Recreation and Parks Agency will be hosting a day of friendly competition at its annual Guns and Hoses event on Feb. 22.
The 5K run/walk and fun run course is set at Hobgood Park, 6688 Bells Ferry Road near Woodstock, starting at the park’s main parking lot.
Check in on race day starts at 7 a.m. The running starts at 7:30 a.m. with the fun run, followed by the 5K race at 8 a.m.
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SOURCE: CHEROKEE TRIBUNE-
Despite the threat of rainy weather hanging in the air, golf enthusiasts took to the course at BridgeMill Friday for the annual Golf Fore Charity tournament held by the BridgeMill Sixes Service League.
After the golfers had finished up their rounds and enjoyed a meal inside Featherstone’s, league officials paid a special tribute to the tournament’s honoree, Cherokee County Sheriff Frank Reynolds. The league also presented Reynolds with a check he was able to turn around and gift to a charity of his choice.
With his check, Reynolds presented $500 to the Bethany Place organization, a faith-based home in Canton providing shelter to women and children who have been abused.
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SOURCE: CHEROKEE TRIBUNE- June 7th, 2019
By Rebecca Johnston:
It started life as a chicken house, but today the transformed building is truly a haven for women and children in need of not only shelter from the battering storms of their lives, but also love, hope and kindness.
Bethany Place is a Christian-based ministry which offers a safe haven where women can break the bonds of their past and find hope for a better future. Whether they have suffered from abuse, poverty or drugs, the shelter helps them to transform their lives.
The building itself is a sort of metaphor, because like the women who come there from all walks of life to transform their lives, that old chicken house is now transformed into a lovely, welcoming refuge.
SOURCE: CHEROKEE TRIBUNE- February 28th, 2018
Bethany Boutique will be holding a grand re-opening Saturday, offering a Christian bookstore to the community, as well as a safe haven for women and children.
To accommodate a new vision, the store was closed on July 1 so renovations could take place.
Bethany Boutique was first opened seven years ago as a thrift shop run by the residents of Bethany Place and will hold its re-opening at 10 a.m.
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SOURCE: CHEROKEE TRIBUNE-Jul 7, 2017
In the spirit of giving and the holiday season, all LongHorn Steakhouse locations across the country collected canned goods and other items to support local food banks, shelters and other charitable organizations.
In Canton, the Longhorn Steakhouse location on Riverstone Parkway collected more than 80 nonperishable food items and donated them to Merismos Ministries/Bethany Place.
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SOURCE: Patch.com By Kristal Dixon, Patch Staff .
A Special thanks to our many supporters, especially:
Pastor Dakota
“All for the Glory of God“
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