On Sunday, July 30, 2017, the Church at Stone River showed Decatur exactly what it took to stuff a school bus full of supplies and food for Chestnut Grove Elementary School. And after they stuffed the bus, they celebrated the way any good southern church celebrates—with a cookout. It took a church reaching out. It was during a church missions meeting that the idea of supporting their local neighborhood school first surfaced. After Ted Amey, lead pastor at Stone River, contacted the principal at Chestnut Grove to see how they could help, the idea became the July missions project. And it was a project for sure! Church members received supply lists from Chestnut Grove teachers so they could buy exactly what the students needed. And yes, there were about a million bottles of glue and a billion 3-ring binders, but there were also a whole lot of goodies, too. The generosity of Stone River members provided snacks, water bottles, and fun supplies in addition to the necessities.
Education Foundation - Decatur, Alabama