June Fireflies

June Fireflies

by | Jun 15, 2015 | Featured, Going Deeper

It begins just after dark.  A few rise from low in the undergrowth.  And blink their lights slowly as if testing the night; the air; the wind; the darkness.  On their signal, others rise and join them. They too do a flight check and a light check. Soon more come out...
May Update

May Update

by | May 15, 2015 | alumni, Going Deeper

May is “Get Ready” Month!  Smoky Mountain Resort Ministries is actively preparing for the summer ministries.  Memorial Day weekend will expand our campground ministries with worship in nine locations led by a team from First Baptist Church of Lebanon,...
The Beauty of Easter

The Beauty of Easter

by | Apr 6, 2015 | Featured, Going Deeper

This morning began in the dark with a 5:00 a.m. Donut Devotional for employees of Ober Gatlinburg who were setting up for our Gatlinburg Sunrise Worship Service. At 6:30 we had 800 beautiful people worshipping the Risen Christ and a beautiful sunrise. The Beauty...
Winter 2014 – 2015 Report

Winter 2014 – 2015 Report

by | Mar 28, 2015 | Featured, Going Deeper

SMOKY MOUNTAIN RESORT MINISTRIES OBER GATLINBURG WINTER 2014 – 2015 REPORT Ministry Summary Sunday morning devotional greetings 12 Sundays of greeting all employees beginning at 7:00 a.m. with donuts from the Donut Friar, fruit, and breakfast cereal bars and a printed...

Holy Snow

by | Mar 8, 2015 | Going Deeper

Every year as Ober prepares for their Spring Fling event, a patch of snow is melted into a small, extremely cold pool of water that is used for a pond skimming event. For the past few years, this body of water has also been a holy spot for a few who choose to make...

The Living Mission of SMRM

by | Jan 26, 2015 | Going Deeper

Smoky Mountain Resort Ministries has operated under one mission statement since its beginning: to reveal the presence of God to those who live, work, and play in the resort settings of Sevier County and the Smoky Mountains.  This mission statement has never been...