Beaver Ridge participates in day trips to places like *Morgan-Scott Project, Jubilee Project in Sneedville, and Habitat for Humanity, as well as longer trips such as *Project Crossroads in Marion, Virginia. 

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*Project Crossroads

A mission where the presence of Christ meets human need in the heart of the Appalachians of southwest Virginia. Project Crossroads is a mission set in southwest Virginia, serving the needs of God's children through home repair, new home construction, firewood delivery, and emergency assistance. Beaver Ridge UMC has supported Project Crossroads for many years, typically with a hands-on construction/home repair team in June and two woodcutting trips (one in the Spring, one in the Fall). BRUMC has also participated in the Project Crossroads annual golf tournament fundraiser. It is an opportunity for mission teams and others to be a faith witness of Christ's presence through love in action.

Where the Presence of Christ Meets Human Need" "Jesus said, 'When you serve others, you also serve me.'" Matthew 25:40

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*Morgan-Scott Project

Since 1972, the Morgan-Scott Project for Cooperative Christian Concerns (MSP) has formed a base from which the needs of low-income families in Scott and Morgan counties in rural Tennessee can be addressed. MSP functions as both a social services agency and as a community development organization. Activities sponsored directly or indirectly by MSP have included a school for children with learning disabilities, free tutoring programs, healthcare clinics, libraries, a homeless shelter, thrift stores, a home garden program, a Habitat for Humanity chapter, education and job training programs, community centers for children, youth, and the elderly, legal aid services, emergency aid, disaster relief, and home repair. Beaver Ridge UMC supports the MSP with donations to their Thrift Store, our “Mitten” Tree collection of clothes, books, and toys for children at Christmas, and by participation on their administrative board.  We have also supported their fundraising auction with donations of hand-crafted items. For seven years prior to July of 1973, with approximately 14,000 residents in each county, there were only five doctors practicing in Scott County and none at all in Morgan County. MSP has helped bring better healthcare to the region and to make people aware of the services available. In 1976, The Good Earth program was established to provide vegetable seeds, tomato and cabbage plants, onion sets, potato seeds and fertilizer for home gardens. MSP also owned a tractor, a plow, a disk, and tillers that could be rented at very reasonable rates or lent in cases of extreme need. These gardens provided fresh foods in the summer and canned vegetables in the winter.  Many seeds and plants are donated by churches in the area.  In 1980, the “To Love Is to Serve” program was created to address the emergency home repair needs of low-income residents of Morgan and Scott counties. Though no longer called by this name, youth and adult volunteers from across the nation come every year from as far away as Michigan and Florida to repair homes and complete other service projects. MSP also operates a thrift store in Deer Lodge. Donated goods such as clothes, toys, household items and linens are sold at very low prices. Many families clothe their school age children with thrift store bargains.  The proceeds from these sales are used to offset the administrative costs of MSP. The first Christmas Stores were opened in 1976 to provide low income children from Morgan and Scott Counties with Christmas presents.