All men are invited to join us for a men’s breakfast on Saturday, April 27th ! Bring a breakfast food to share and join in this time of food, fellowship, and encouragement.
This weekend, April 5-6, Cleveland Net is hosting a prayer tent in the Living Word Church parking lot.
The event will be a time of continuous worship, prayer, and reading God's word aloud for 30 hours, crying out to our Father in obedience to 2 Chronicles 7:14 for his mercy to transform our families, cities, and nation with an awakening!
The prayer tent will be open from 9am Friday until 3pm Saturday and anyone who wants to join in the time of worship and prayer is invited to come to pray, worship, or receive ministry!
We are so excited to provide this opportunity for you to get acquainted with others in the church family at LWC. Table of 8 is about connecting with others over a meal and having some fun together!
For the month of April, hosts and participants can choose between three days, April 19th, 20th, or 21st (Friday, Saturday, or Sunday). If you have questions about Table of 8, check out our FAQ button below, or contact Molly Allen.
If you would like to join us as a host or participant, sign up at one of the links below. If you attended a previous event, and do not need to update any information from your form, you can also sign up simply by reaching out to Molly Allen, our Table of 8 coordinator, or by responding to the email she sends out to previous hosts and participants. Registration ends at midnight on Wednesday April 10th, so make sure to sign up before then!
The Radiant Women’s Retreat, Up, Up and Away!, will give ladies ages 16 and older an opportunity to come up and away from distractions, trouble, and noise, and experience God’s heavenly realm of possibilities. Ladies will be encouraged through worship, life-giving testimonies, opportunities to build community with other women and…having fun!
The cost is $150 per person which includes two night’s lodging, five catered meals, snacks, retreat sessions, and a variety of indoor and outdoor activities. Mark your calendars!
Registration is now closed. If you have not yet paid your balance, please note that the full $150 must be paid no later than March 10th.
There’s an outreach opportunity through Kairos 25 ministry to reach out to residents in the Bledsoe County prison through prayer. You can go to https://signup.com/go/jXCtnZ to sign up for a 30 minute time slot for prayer if you’re interested in being a part. Their goal is to have people praying 24/7 during this 4 day window to show the love of Christ to these residents. If you want more information, you can reach out to Tim Purifory.
There will not be a Table of 8 event for the month of March due to scheduling conflicts, but mark your calendars for April!
The Sunday night men’s community group is hosting a Christian movie night this coming Sunday, February 18th. They will be showing the movie The Shift in the LWC West Wing. Bring your dinner or a snack. They will be discussing the movie afterwards. All men of the church are invited to come!
Lion Chasers and Radiant ministries invite any committed couple (dating, engaged, or married) to join us for To the Moon and Back, a night for connection and celebrating your love. The event will be Saturday, February 10th, from 6-8pm, and will be led by Jonnie and Tabitha Shumate. The cost for the evening will be $45, and will include a catered meal. Childcare will also be provided.
Mark your calendars! Register at the link below or at the registration table in the church foyer by Sunday, January 28th.
You’re invited to join us for a new class for adults on Sundays from 9:30-10:15am, before the Sunday morning service. The class will be a 6 week class, beginning Sunday February 4th.
Join us for 6 weeks of learning about faith, hope, and love, why they are so important in a believer’s life, and how they depend on each other.
This Sunday, January 14th, Craig Cooper of Relationship Church will be ministering in the Sunday morning service. Craig has been a friend of our house for many years and is a trusted and valued voice as part of our church’s apostolic council. You don’t want to miss it!
You’re invited to join us in a time of prayer and fasting January 7-9 to kick off the New Year! We will have nightly worship and prayer services at 7:00pm in the West Wing, beginning Sunday, January 7th and continuing through Tuesday, January 9th. Come join us as we worship and pray together, and hear timely messages for the new year. Childcare is not provided, but you are welcome to bring your children to take part in the services with you.
We also plan to stream the services to our Facebook page for those unable to join us in person.
We are kicking off the New Year with a time of communion together. Pastor Evan and elders will lead us in a time of communion as a church family during our Sunday morning gathering on Sunday, January 7th. Come join us!
Mark your calendars! On Christmas Eve, we will be having a one hour Christmas Eve family service in the Hub seating area, to the left of the cafe in the main sanctuary, at 10:30am. All children will participate in the main service with their families that day.
Please note: we will not have pre-service coffee connect on Christmas Eve.
*We will not be livestreaming the Christmas Eve service.*
On Sunday, December 10th, we will be showing our appreciation for our pastoral staff team! There will be an opportunity during the service to give a special love offering to bless our pastoral staff members. This day is specifically to honor those who have served as paid staff this year. Cards and notes of appreciation are also welcome.
You can give in the physical offering that Sunday morning, or online with RebelGive.
Radiant Ministries is hosting an ornament exchange during lunch on Saturday Dec 2 from 12-1 at Gemelli's Pizzeria 2153 N Ocoee St, Cleveland. Gemelli's is a pizza buffet that includes salad and pizza of your choice for $10/person.
We will also be organizing the Christmas Wishes gifts that morning from 10-12 at the church (west wing) and after we finish, we will proceed from there to lunch. Ladies are welcome to join for either event or BOTH!! Please bring an ornament to lunch if you would like to participate in the ornament exchange.
The end of the year will be here before we know it, which means tax season is just around the corner. In order for your donations to be included in your 2023 giving statement, here are a few tips to remember with your end of the year giving:
1. All donations being mailed must be postmarked by the Post Office on or before December 31st. If you would like to mail your year-end giving, you may mail your check to 930 25th St., Cleveland, TN 37311.
2. If you give digitally through the website, you may want to allow a few extra days to insure processing of your donation before the 31st.
The 2023 giving statements will be emailed by January 31, 2024. If you have any questions, please call the church office for more information. Thank you for your faithful giving in 2023; we appreciate each of you and your commitment to Living Word.
One of the blessings we are celebrating this Thanksgiving is you — our Living Word kingdom family! We are so thankful for all of you and the unique place you each have in our LWC family. May your thanksgiving and this holiday season be filled of special moments with family and friends, and an awareness of the presence and the goodness of God.
We also want to remind you all that the church office will be closed Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 22nd and 23rd, in order to allow our staff to enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday with their families. We will reopen the office on Monday, November 27th.
Both gals and guys, ages 11 and up, are invited to join us on Saturday, November 18th, from 10am-1pm(ish) for a Christmas Decorating Party! We will be trimming the LWC Christmas tree and decorating the building with holiday cheer. We will have Christmas music and a whole lot of fun. Don't worry if you don't have a knack for decorating – there is a task for people of all levels of decorating skills! Come and enjoy the holiday atmosphere with us; we look forward to seeing you there.
We will be hosting a parents’ night out for foster, kinship, and adoptive parents on Saturday, November 4th, from 5:30-8:30pm.
We have a fall festival themed event planned for the kiddos while parents go out and relax! We have planned for them some fun games to play, yummy food to eat, activities to run out allllll the energy, and win some prizes!! Dinner and snacks will be provided and the entire event is FREE.
We are so excited to get to support our foster and adoptive community in this way and provide a safe and loving environment for the kiddos while the parents relax! All childcare workers for this event will be background checked, and we will also have some foster and adoptive parents serving in this event who are trauma informed, and able to step in to help any struggling kiddos, should the need arise.
This event is for all children in your family ages 12 and under (foster, adopted, bio kids, etc.) If we are able to expand the age group to include teens, we will update the post to let you all know.
Click the link below to register your family!
If you aren’t a foster/adoptive parent, but you want to be a part of this event to support the foster and adoptive community, there are many different opportunities to be part of this outreach — The biggest need is volunteers to help chaperone (a background check is required)! Other ways you can be a part include purchasing bottled waters, juice, or goody bag items, helping with set up, or writing cards of encouragement for the families. If you are interested in helping out, please see Jessica Howell or Jenn Bevan, or make a note on the online connect card!
Radiant Women's Ministry is excited to link arms with some of the families in our body that have risen up to the call of fostering. For the month of November, we will be collecting money for a grocery gift card to help each family purchase items for a holiday meal that best fits their dietary needs and we will have a small amazon wish list of some items for each child in their care.
You may give through the Living Word Church giving website link for any monetary donations. (Just choose “Christmas Wishes Project” as the fund.) Or you may choose something from the Amazon Wishlist we created combining both families’ lists.
All donations/purchases need to be made by November 30th in order to be delivered to the families in December.
***Any ladies who would like to help organize the gift baskets, we plan on meeting Saturday December 2nd 10-12 and have lunch afterwards.
Apple Festival is coming up October 21-22! You’re invited to join in the fun and help support non-profit organizations that have impact in our community and throughout the world. For more info, visit clevelandapplefestival.org. If you want to volunteer to help out, they are in need of volunteers for gate admissions! Volunteers will receive admission tickets for their family for volunteering in a 2-3 hr time slot. For more info on volunteering, contact Jill Brown or email info@clevelandapplefestival.org.
Ticket costs:
One Day Pass – Adults: $8
One Day Pass – Seniors: $5
One Day Pass – Children Age 3-12: $5
One Day Family Pass – 2 adults and up to 4 children: $25
Children Under 3: Free
It seems that fall has arrived! Great weather for get-togethers, bon fires, hikes, and many other activities. Why am I saying this? Because for the rest of the year, you will get to host your OWN “Table of 8”!
We are going to need to cancel October’s Table of 8 because of multiple reasons. The main one being that our Table of 8 coordinator is having major surgery and will be out of commission for some time. All prayers are appreciated.
We just want to encourage everyone to spontaneously get together with others—reach out—get out of your comfort zone and be a light!
So since we always have a break during the holidays, we will pick back up in January with Table of 8, so until then—hang out, fellowship, gather, encourage one another, pray for one another, etc
Mark your calendars for Pastor Appreciation Day! Come join us on Sunday, October 8th as we celebrate and honor our lead pastors, Evan and Adrianne Cockerham. Cards or notes of appreciation and encouragement are welcome. There will also be a chance to give in a special love offering.
This event, sponsored by Family Life, is a two-and-a-half day getaway that equips couples with practical tools and resources. The cost for the weekend is $350 per couple, but you can get $100 off using the group code Sanchez jj
Contact Jose & Juanita Sanchez if you would like more information, or visit weekendtoremember.com. You can also click the learn more button below to view this year’s Weekend to Remember brochure.
Ladies, come join us on Saturday, September 16th at 9am in the LWC sanctuary for our relaunch of "Faith & Fitness: Body, Mind, Spirit"!
Faith & Fitness is for women of all ages, shapes, sizes, and fitness levels seeking to become the best version of themselves—physically, mentally, and spiritually. We combine fun and effective workouts with community and time in the Word for those desiring to live the life God wants for us...a full, healthy life! For the fall semester, we will meet two times monthly, on the first and third Saturdays of each month.
"She equips herself with strength [spiritual, mental, and physical fitness for her God-given task] and makes her arms strong." Proverbs 31:17
IMN is having their annual conference September 8-9. LWC will be hosting the event here in our West Wing. The conference will be Friday night beginning at 6:30pm and Saturday from 9am-3:30pm at LWC. The doors will open at 5:30pm Friday and 8:30am Saturday for coffee and fellowship.
All are welcome to attend! This year’s theme is “Open Doors” — 1 Corinthians 16:9, “There is a wide-open door for a great work here, although many oppose me.”
Registration is free; just email to info@imnglobal.net to register to attend! Make sure you mark your calendars! This year’s event is featuring international speakers, prophetic ministry, an impartation service, and a fellowship luncheon. There is a $7 charge per person for lunch, and sign up for the lunch is required no later than the beginning of the first session on Saturday morning.
Friday, 09/09
5:30pm - Coffee & Fellowship
6:30pm - Session 1 Opening Service
Saturday, 09/10
8:30am - Coffee & Fellowship
9:00am - Prophetic Ministry (Sign up required)
10:00am - Session 2
11:00am - Ministry Forum
12:00pm - Lunch & Group Discussions (Signup required)
1:15pm - Session 3
2:30pm - Anointing Service
3:30pm - Closing
This Sunday, August 20th, Craig Cooper of Relationship Church will be ministering in the Sunday morning service. You don’t want to miss it!
Radiant Ministry invites all of the ladies to an end of summer pool and picnic day on Saturday August 12 from 12-3 at Chrissie Jacksons house. Ladies are welcomed to bring their little ones to this event; simply bring your own picnic lunch to snack on and join us for some food, fun and fellowship.
Contact Chrissie Jackson for directions.
All men are invited to join us for our monthly men’s breakfast! Bring a breakfast food to share and join in this time of food, fellowship, and encouragement.
Everyone is invited to join us for a church-wide picnic in the park on Sunday, July 9th from 1-4pm at the Tinsley Park Pavilion. Each family will bring their own picnic style meal, and any outdoor game or activity they would like to bring. Come and enjoy an afternoon of community and celebration as we celebrate the anniversary of our church!
We have rented both Tinsley Park pavilions for the event, which will also provide picnic tables for eating, but you may want to bring extra seating, especially if you would like a more comfortable seat. Tinsley Park also has a playground, walking trails, volleyball and tennis courts, and a skate park, which are not part of the rental, but are open to the public and available for those who may be interested in using those parts of the facilities during the picnic. (The Tinsley Park pool, however, is not open on Sundays.)
We will be honoring the police department again this year to show appreciation and thanks to them for their service to the community. You can get involved by writing a card of appreciation for one or more of the officers. The church will provide the cards. We will have a table near the main entrance July 2nd and 9th where you can pick up cards and officers’ names. Thank you in advance for helping us honor our Cleveland city police officers! Cards are due back by Sunday, July 16th.