What is Benevolence Ministry?

Hope Fellowship Church offers a place for people to come and discuss their financial difficulties and needs. We have a limited benevolence budget that will be available for every session. We would like to help as many people as possible with rent assistance and utility payments only. We will use the meeting time to discuss your situation and see if there are additional needs/resources that we can recommend. Our goal is to help you connect to other local ministries that might be able to offer you assistance as well.

How to Apply

To apply for assistance, you must come to Hope in person to discuss your application. The third Monday of each month is our set time to meet with individuals to discuss benevolence requests. You must provide the following at this meeting:

You must complete a benevolence application.
You must provide all available documentation/information for us to determine if we will be able to help with your financial requests/needs (ex: utility bill, rental agreement, late notice, etc).
You must provide some form of personal identification. We will need to be able to verify the information you are providing in order to offer assistance.
We will need permission from anyone requesting benevolence help to follow up on any and all information provided.
We will only assist a person/family once every 12 months.

Download Application

next steps

Visit us anytime from 11am - 1pm on the 3rd Monday of each month. Enter in the main entrance and we will direct you. If one of these dates falls on a holiday, we will default to the 4th Monday of that month. If you have any questions, call the church office at 615-462-5081 or email Megan at megan@hopesmyrna.com The 2025 Benevolence Dates are as follows: Jan 27, Feb 17, Mar 17, Apr 21, May 19, June 16, July 21, Aug 18, Sept 15, Oct 20, Nov 17, Dec 15.

HOPE FELLOWSHIP CHURCH

1429 Lee Victory Pkwy Smyrna, TN 37167

Frequently Asked Questions

No, we do not give out cash. We only pay directly to the utility company, mortgage company, landlord, etc. Please bring all information for us to pay the companies directly, either online or by check through the mail.
It is our policy to only provide assistance following this meeting. We are unable to provide help outside of these meeting windows.
We will only assist a person/family once every 12 months.

questions

If there are any questions regarding the Benevolence ministry, please feel free to call our church office, 615-462-5081, or email: megan@hopesmyrna.com.

Support the Benevolence Ministry

If you would like to give towards our Benevolence ministry, you can do so here. For online giving, select “Benevolence Ministry” from the drop down. For giving with a check, please write “Benevolence Ministry” on the memo line. If you would like to give cash, please place it in a giving envelope and write “Benevolence Ministry” for its designation.