WELCOME TO EAST TENNESSEE!

We welcome you to Beth-Car and Watkins Chapel United Methodist Churches! Beth-Car United Methodist Church has been an instrument of ministry in the White Pine, Tennessee, community for over 200 years. It was established in 1787-88, making it one of the oldest United Methodist churches in east Tennessee. Watkins Chapel was established in 1878 with over 120 years of ministry in the Witt community area of south Morristown, Tennessee.

YOU ARE INVITED:

Both churches are small, warm congregations that offer you an informal, receptive worship service that centers on the Good News in Jesus Christ, drawing on the Bible as the source of truth as to who God is and what He has done for us in His Son.

Both churches are easily accessible for travelers through east Tennessee at Exit 8 on Interstate Highway 81. Watkins Chapel is approximately 2 miles north toward Morristown, and Beth-Car is approximately 5 miles south outside of White Pine. (See map and directions for Beth-Car and Watkins Chapel)

The pastor, Fred Lehrer, conducts worship services at both churches every Sunday. The Beth-Car Church service is at 9 AM, and the Watkins Chapel Church service is at 11 AM. Both churches provide Sunday school Bible study at 10 AM each Sunday. You, therefore, have the option of an early service at 9 AM at Beth-Car or a later service at 11 AM at Watkins Chapel.

A PRAYER MINISTRY:

Realizing the importance of prayer for all of God’s people, the two churches conduct a weekly intercessory prayer vigil for expressed needs with an hour-to-hour prayer chain. Each Tuesday, from 3 PM to 10 PM, members of Watkins Chapel Church pray on behalf of requested needs. Each Wednesday, from 3 PM to 10 PM, members of Beth-Car Church pray on behalf of requested needs.

If you have a request for prayer and would like to be remembered weekly, please respond through our Contacts page.  You may also keep us updated on the status of the items of concern you have shared.

UNITED METHODIST WOMEN:

The women of both churches meet monthly to study and discuss the mission endeavors of the United Methodist Church. Beth-Car meets the second Tuesday of each month at 7 PM during Daylight Saving Time, and at 7:30 PM during Standard Time. Watkins Chapel meets the third Thursday of each month at 7 PM. I-81 FLEA MARKET:

Each Saturday during the summer, from Memorial Day through Labor Day, the churches conduct a ministry to the visitors at the I-81 Flea Market on U.S. Highway 25E just south of Morristown, and one mile north from Exit 8 off Interstate Highway 81. Bibles, Christian tracts, and a cup of cold water are available free of charge to those at the market.

THE PASTOR:

Fred Lehrer has entered his eighth year as pastor of Beth-Car United Methodist Church and Watkins Chapel United Methodist Church. He is a resident of Morristown, Tennessee, and has served churches in ministry over the past forty years in Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina, and Texas.

He is a graduate of the University of Texas-Austin, and received Bachelor and Master of Divinity degrees from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas, and also a Doctor of Ministry degree from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky.