Men's Challenge of The Smokies

10/27/2026

📦 𝗪𝗘'𝗥𝗘 𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗘𝗣𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬!

𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟳 | 𝟭𝟬 𝗔𝗠 – 𝟯 𝗣𝗠

We're getting closer to opening day, and we appreciate everyone helping us get ready! 💙

𝗔 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁:

• Used mattresses

• Old box TVs

• Used car seats/booster seats

• Medical equipment (AEDs, medical beds, tubing)

• Antiques needing repair or refurbishment

• Used bed pillows (decorative pillows are welcome!)

👕 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 while we catch up on sorting. We'll post an update as soon as we're ready to receive clothing again!

📍 34 Tarheel Trail, Franklin, NC
(Off Louisa Chapel Road)

𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗽 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.

Thank you for your generosity and continued support as we prepare to open!

💙 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲. 𝗚𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲. 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆.

10/26/2026

🎉Birthday celebration time again at MCS! Join us in wishing one of our students, Matthew, a very happy birthday!

10/25/2026

🎉Thanking God for another graduate last Saturday, October 17th. God is still breaking chains of addiction and setting men free. Congratulations to Matthew on his accomplishment.
Thank you to everyone who prays for and supports this ministry.

10/22/2026

Donation day for this week is TODAY!
Thank you for all the support we have already received. It's been amazing. 🙌

📦 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗜𝗦 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬!

𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟮 | 𝟭𝟬 𝗔𝗠 – 𝟯 𝗣𝗠

We're excited to see you! Just a few reminders about 𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝘄𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲:

• Mattresses
• Used car seats
• Older-style box TVs
• Medical equipment (hospital beds, AED units, etc.)
• Antiques needing repair or refurbishment
• 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 (temporarily paused)

We've been blessed with so many clothing donations that we need a little time to catch up! 𝗪𝗲'𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻.

📍 34 Tarheel Trail, Franklin, NC (off Louisa Chapel Road)

𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸.

Thank you for helping us get ready to open our doors!

💙 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲. 𝗚𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲. 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆.

10/16/2026

Join us tomorrow!

🎓 Graduation Celebration coming up THIS Saturday, October 17th .
All are invited to celebrate with us in this amazing accomplishment for our men. Join us for graduation at 10am and stay after for some light refreshments. For those who cannot make it in person, be sure to join us, right here, live.
We are so grateful for your continued support of MCS.

10/14/2026

🏀 𝗪𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝗻!

This season, our men at Men's Challenge of the Smokies were blessed with the opportunity to participate in a local church basketball league. They enjoyed the competition, fellowship, and opportunity to build relationships with others in our community.

Last night, our team received a very special honor: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗱'𝘀 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱! ❤️

We want to share what the basketball league had to say about this award and our men:

“𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗽h𝗲𝗿𝗱’𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱. 𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁-𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁.

𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗠𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗺𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻.

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝘀. 𝗜𝗺 𝘀𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝘁!”

Wow! What an incredible honor and testimony!

At Men's Challenge, our goal has never been simply to help men overcome addiction. We want to see lives truly transformed through a relationship with Jesus Christ. And sometimes, that transformation is seen in the everyday moments—in how we treat others, how we handle disappointment, and how we carry ourselves whether we win or lose.

We are incredibly proud of these men! Not because they brought home an award, but because 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘆.

Thank you to everyone involved in the league for welcoming our men, encouraging them, and recognizing their character. What a blessing this season has been!

📖 “Whatever you do, do it from the heart, as something done for the Lord and not for people.” — Colossians 3:23

𝗧𝗼 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗿𝘆! 🙌🏀

10/14/2026

For those asking what we need as we get the thrift store ready for our November 14th opening date! If you have any questions, please call the store at 828-487-5530. Thank you for your continuous support of MCS.

✝ 𝐒𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩. 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧!

First, we just want to say THANK YOU! The donations we've received for our new ATC Thrift Store have been incredible! This community has truly shown up, and we are so grateful! 🙌

As we prepare for opening day, we're working to get the store ready, and that includes gathering the fixtures, shelving, racks, and supplies needed to turn an empty building into a functioning thrift store!

🛒 𝗪𝗲'𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁 for those who have asked how they can help!

And please know, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻! If you know where we can get one of these items elsewhere, find a better deal, or have something similar you'd like to donate, please reach out! We'd love to hear from you!

📦 If you do choose to purchase through the list, items can be shipped directly to our center!

And here's why all of this matters. ❤️

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗼 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀. It's about helping support the life-changing work of Men's Challenge of the Smokies and our vision of opening a Women's Challenge program. Every step toward opening this store is another step toward helping men and women find hope, freedom, and lasting recovery.

Thank you for believing in this mission and helping us get ready to open our doors. We couldn't be more grateful for this community!

👇 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀!

💙 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲. 𝗚𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲. 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆.

10/14/2026

🎓 Graduation Celebration coming up THIS Saturday, October 17th .
All are invited to celebrate with us in this amazing accomplishment for our men. Join us for graduation at 10am and stay after for some light refreshments. For those who cannot make it in person, be sure to join us, right here, live.
We are so grateful for your continued support of MCS.

10/13/2026

📢 Sharper Iron Cancellation Notice

Due to a last-minute scheduling change, we unfortunately need to cancel tonight’s Sharper Iron at Men’s Challenge of the Smokies.

We sincerely apologize for the short notice and any inconvenience this may cause. Thank you for your understanding, and we look forward to seeing everyone at our next meeting.

10/12/2026

🎉Birthday time again here at MCS. Please join us in wishing MCS Student, Jonah, a very happy birthday!