C.R.O.S.S. Ministry 2024 Season Highlights

From the time of the spring flowers spreading their beauty to the searing heat of the summer, C.R.O.S.S. Ministry saw 7 teams come into the Kanawha Valley. Each team, unique in its skills and team members, provided needed repairs to homes across our area. The following is a list of our participating teams this summer:

1) Centenary UMC, Winston-Salem, NC adult team
2) Discovery Service Project, Lancaster, PA adult team
3) Jefferson UMC, Jefferson, OH youth and adult team
4) Bethany UMC, Reedville, VA adult team
5) Myers Memorial UMC, Gastonia, NC youth and adult team
6) St. Matthew’s UMC, Annandale, VA youth and adult team
7) Grace UMC, Aberdeen, MD adult team

We had a total of 88 volunteers and they gave hours of service. We built wheelchair ramps, repaired flooring in several homes, installed doors, built 2nd exit porches w/steps, skirted several trailers, painted exterior walls, repaired kitchen and bathroom plumbing, installed kitchen cabinets and replaced tubs with showers. Besides working closely with Rebuilding Together Charleston, we also gardened with the Manna Meal Garden in South Charleston, helped Asbury UMC ready themselves for an “estate sale” and did some office work for Faith in Action of the Greater Kanawha Valley.

My deepest appreciation to the United Women in Faith Circles of Christ Church who cooked meals for several groups; for Bob Morris who was a chef extraordinaire; to Jim Lord and Rich Ford for stepping up as project managers several times; to Dayton Carpenter and Malcolm Chaney for their architectural drawings; to Barbara Good, Barb Carpenter, Susan Scott and Kim Kristic who acted as welcoming hostesses to our teams, and to Rev. Tim Bias and Rev. David Donathan for providing devotions when a group asked. Without all of you, our season would not have been as successful or productive and I cannot thank you enough for living out your faith through this ministry.

Kathy Chaney, Director C.R.O.S.S. Ministry