A Ministry of Service

"So now I am giving you a new commandment:  Love each other.  Just as I have loved you, you should love each other.  Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples."     (St. John 13:34-35) 

The Reelfoot Rural Ministries mission statement begins with the thought expressed by St. John as "in Christian love."  All that we do at Reelfoot Rural Ministries, on behalf of all those who support this ministry, is out of love.  For forty-four years, Reelfoot Rural Ministries has been discovering ways to love and encourage those who struggle in life.  Today, we have thirteen different avenues that reach people directly, two that help indirectly through work camps, and one under development, our dental clinic program.  This makes a total of sixteen programs.   When the ministry started there was only one program, a children's Sunday School Class led by two wonderful United Methodist ladies.  After four decades, love has maintained Reelfoot Rural Ministries in faithful discipleship.  Saint Hilary of Arles (401-449 A.D.) said it well, "Love sustains all those who try to put God's commandments into practice."

Michael Blake, Executive Director

Mission Statement

In Christian love, we seek to provide personal encouragement, material assistance, helpful training and spiritual guidance to children, the elderly, and low-income families in rural Northwest Tennessee and Southwest Kentucky, in a manner that enhances self-esteem and encourages self-support.