West Towne Church Finds an Unlikely Partner for Haiti
West Towne Christian Church found an unconventional source for supplies needed by Northwest Haiti Christian Mission. A connection to Ole Smoky Mountain Moonshine helped turn used five-gallon buckets into practical resources for churches in Haiti.
- West Towne Christian Church partnered with Northwest Haiti Christian Mission to support Haitian churches.
- Church member Stephen Chen connected the need for five-gallon buckets with a local distillery that regularly receives them.
- West Towne members began hauling buckets and tubs from the distillery for the mission effort.
A few weeks ago we shared West Towne Christian Church‘s (Knoxville, TN) partnership with Northwest Haiti Christian Mission (Zionsville, IN) to frame three buildings for Haitian churches.
This week, West Towne is partnering with a less conventional organization—the Ole Smoky Mountain Moonshine distillery in Gatlinburg, TN.
Five-Gallon Buckets Find a New Purpose
Church member Stephen Chen came up with the idea during the church building project when NWHCM shared the need for five-gallon buckets with handles. Chen’s son works at the distillery, which gets more than 100 of these buckets each week to ship moonshine-soaked cherries.
“So far, West Towne has made three trips to Gatlinburg,” says a local news station. “Members use the church van to haul buckets and tubs from the distillery.” The church plans to buy a truck to facilitate the process.
“I think God can use everything for the good and I think he’s really done that in this case,” says Chen.
Author: Christian Standard
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