Christy Friends

06/26/2025

Update from Linda Stephens:
Jerry was able to be switched to oral antibiotics yesterday. He was moved to Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center Inpatient Rehab, last evening. He is in room #1009.
Thank you all for continued prayers!

06/24/2025

Christy Friends who attended ChristyFest will remember Jerry and Linda Stephens. Jerry has been hospitalized recently due to a mild heart attack. He's fighting several other chronic conditions, including Alzheimer's Disease. While hospitalized, he suddenly lost his ability to stand or walk. Linda and her daughter, Christina, are asking for prayers for Jerry's health and wisdom to know what course of care should follow.

05/22/2025

May 25th 2025
Christy Mission Homecoming
It's the 2nd Of 4 Homecomings at The Christy Mission.
Come and Fellowship & Enjoy The Beautiful Mountains,Homemade Food & Desserts.
Hear The Word Of God and Praise his Holy Name,
Let The Kids Enjoy The Mountain Air and have The Greatest Time to Be Free to Run & Play.
God Made Dirt & Dirt Don't Hurt.(Bring a Change of Clothes for The Ride Home)
As Always Plenty of Food,Desserts and Fellowship, If You Leave Hungry Then That's On You..
Come and Listen To All The Great Things That Happens on That Mountain.. GODS COUNTRY..

If You Need Any Info, Contact
Larry Myers
423-487-2648

04/09/2025

Easter Homecoming at the Christy Mission, 1425 Chapel Hollow Road, Del Rio, TN. All are welcome!
Church service: 11 am
Dinner: 12:30 pm
Egg Hunt 1:15 pm, sponsored by Ebenezer Church and the Myers family

Feed My Sheep Ministires has partnered with the Myers family for over twenty years in sponsoring four dinners yearly.

03/11/2025

From James Reeder about Debbie's funeral and burial arrangements:

Debbie's arrangements are the visitation from 6:00 to 8:00 this Sunday (March 16) at Trinity Holiness Church of God 18 20 State route 125 Amelia Ohio 45102 and her funeral will be Monday at 11:00 a.m. at the church she'll be buried in Bethel Ohio on our family plot thank you we love each and every one of you and if God wills maybe someday we can see each other again maybe we'll see our beloved Tennessee and Smoky mountains and our beloved cutter cap again

03/11/2025

Christy Friends received this message from James Reeder yesterday. James and Debbie were regular attendees at ChristyFest back in the 2000s. We extend sympathy and condolences to James and are so sorry for his loss.

I don't know who I'll remember my wife and I James and Debbie Reeder I used to be the big David dude and she was the David Dame it was back in the good days. The Lord took my Debbie home to be with him this morning, Monday, March 10, for all of our friends that we knew at Christie fest I want to say thank you for being so good to my Debbie and welcoming her she loved Christy and she loved all the friends that she met you really brightened her life and I want to thank you for that please pray for us as this is so very very difficult once again thank you and may God bless each and every one of you

01/21/2025

https://disaster.salvationarmyusa.org/index.php/2024/10/16/the-wise-man-built-his-house-upon-the-rock-a-community-rebuilds-after-hurricane-helene/

This article highlights Dillingham Presbyterian Church, where Leonora Whitaker (Christy) and her family worshipped. During her childhood, the original church constructed of wood, stood near the present stone church, which was constructed by the congregation in 1934. How many of you sang "The Wise Man Built His House Upon the Rock" in Sunday School? I did!

Barnardsville, NC (October 16, 2024) – The rock walls of Dillingham Presbyterian Church stand picturesque against the backdrop of the mountains and rivers of remote Buncombe County, North Carolina. In the heart of a community devastated by the flooding and landslides brought by Hurricane Helene, t...

01/13/2025

Susan Wales posted this message on her page.

There are no words to express my heartfelt gratitude to God, family, and friends who prayed for us. You are a part of my miracle - and what a miracle! God spared me as I drove through the fire and struggled to get out of the Palisades Highlands where we live for 3 hours, even driving through flames at times. The Lord then provided a place for us after we were evacuated a 2nd time from Brentwood. And yesterday, it was confirmed that our home is still standing! But tremendous loss is all around us, so please keep praying for our community. Our church, schools and stores are all gone. Please read Psalm 91 and stand on God's promises and for every aspect of your lives too! ❤️

01/12/2025

Christy Friends was asked for updates on cast members living in Southern California. Tom Blomquist reports that Andy Stahl, who played Tom McHone, said that Dale Dickey, who played Opal McHone, has evacuated her home there.

12/22/2024

Today, December 22, is actor Mike Hickman's birthday, our one-and-only Bird's-Eye Taylor! His portrayl was so fierce that the kids on set avoided him--they were scared!

And it's a milestone-- #70! Please wish him a Happy Birthday.

10/16/2024

Here's the web site for Mountain Mule Packers, the organization mentioned in a previous post. Their address is listed and I'm sure they'd welcome donations. Christy Friends isn't associated with them--their video reminded us of Theo the mule in Christy.

With over 35 years experience, Mountain Mule Packers specialize in high-altitude, crew-served weapons, and extreme terrain pack animal supply trains.

10/07/2024

https://www.presbyterianmission.org/story/montreat-conference-center-and-community-grapple-with-effects-of-helene/

Montreat Conference Center, where Christy volunteered to teach in the Appalachian Mountains, was heavily damaged by the aftereffects of Hurricane Helene.

When word began to circulate that western North Carolina had suffered massive damage from Hurricane Helene, one of the landmarks that came to the mind of many Presbyterians was Montreat Conference Center.