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Serving the Homeless / Room in the Inn

Join fellow eagles and serve the homeless at Room in the Inn. Together we provide shelter, clothing, food, & fellowship for those who are without at Bellevue UnitedMethodist Church.

Room in the Inn is a great
opportunity for students to meet
their service requirements.

Below is a list of different roles in which you can serve.

  • Serve as an Inn Keeper – 2 adults and 2 students students stay the night, assist the guests, provide fellowship, set up coffee and breakfast in the morning, and help clean up after guests leave.
     
  • Donate Clothing and/or Supplies for up to 12 men. Suggestions include: men’s large boxer shorts / white tube socks / undershirts / gloves / stocking caps / toothpaste and toothbrushes / deodorant / sinus medicine - night and/or daytime / cough drops / etc. Generally, multiple families will volunteer to provide and deliver one or more items from this list.
     
  • Prepare and Deliver Dinner for 16 (12 guests and 4 inn keepers.) Dinner includes: entree(s), salad, vegetable, beverage, and dessert. Generally we find 2-3 families who divide and provide all of the aforementioned. The Church's kitchen has all the utensils and cooking appliances needed.
     
  • Serve as a Host – 4-6 students and/or adults to serve dinner / offer fellowship / and help clean up afterwards.
     
  • Provide Breakfast Items for 16 (12 guests and 4 inn keepers.) Breakfast items include: cereal, doughnuts, milk, juice, and bag of ground coffee. Items should be delivered Saturday night and will be set out and served in the morning by the Inn Keepers.
     
  • Prepare and Deliver Bagged Lunches for 12 guests. Lunches include sandwich, chips, fruit, napkin, and a note of encouragement if you feel moved to. (Some volunteers with young ones have even decorated the bags with drawings and messages of hope.)
     
  • Clean up in the Morning – 3-4 Adults and/or students meet at the church Sunday, 6AM to help Inn Keepers clean up dinning room, kitchen, sleeping quarters and bathroom.
     

General Information

Volunteers will gather at Bellevue United Methodist Church at 6 p.m. The guests arrive at 6:30 p.m. and leave at 6 a.m. The volunteers will leave after clean up, which doesn't take much time.

Location: Bellevue United Methodist Church / 7501 Old Harding Pike, Nashville, TN 37221
Contact info: Church: (615) 646-4146 / Tom Wright 473-6973

Agenda
6:00PM Volunteers arrive (5:45 for those with food that needs heating)
6:30PM Guests arrive
6:45PM Prayer and dinner
9:30-10:00PM head to bed
4:30AM arise and prepare coffee
5:00AM Guests awaken / start stripping beds and stacking cots
5:20AM’sh Breakfast and hand out bagged lunches
6:00AM Guests leave/ cleaning begins 

If you are interested in sharing your time, talents and services, please contact Tom Wright at 473-6973  or email: twright634@gmail.com