Coats for homeless on poles – Coats on a Pole – Coats are being put up and left on poles throughout the many cities to help the homeless and less fortunate by several volunteers and several ministries.
In 2015, I only heard about this in Harriman, TN. It would be great if this could go viral to more places. I know Knoxville has a huge homeless count. I’m sure there are many more places throughout the United States and the World. According to Linger there is nothing for the homeless in Roane County. They have to go to Knoxville or Crossville. But all it has to do to is start in one place and go from there.
According to Linger they have put out over 40 throughout the county in 2015.
Update from Original post (2018):
Coats on Poles has been popping up all over the United States. I even seen recent where Houston, TX has this event going on. Even Chicago, IL has had some coats pop up on poles there too. However, those cities are not part of M-14 Ministries, but other ministries doing a similar ministry.
Included with the coats are
- Pair of gloves
- Hat
- Blanket
- Socks
- Bible
- A Note
The Note reads “I once was lost but now I am found”
If you are cold and need to stay warm, please take me. God Bless you. – M-14 Ministries.
Linger also said to WVLT that it doesn’t take long for the coats to be gone.
Linger started this ministry doing this is called M-14 Ministries which is located at the Courts of Praise Church in Harriman, TN. He felt God led him to do this. This ministry is also asking for help with donations. They can use help with the items listed above that they put with the coat.
Place Coats on a Pole In your area!
You don’t have to be local to Harriamn area to do this! Maybe you can do something similar for your town that you live in? Collect the special items and put them on poles throughout your town. Make sure to include a note for them as well.
I hope and pray that God will bring the people that needs these coats and that people won’t take advantage of this ministry. The thing is, it don’t matter if these people take it for the wrong reason. What matters is that you obey God and follow through with what He said to do.
First Published December 18, 2015. Last updated or republished January 16, 2018.
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Thank you for posting the coats on your blog it has been such a blessing to be able to help the needy
I’m still putting out coats as soon as the rain lets up everyone has been taken praying they are keeping warm
Maybe someday we could meet and sit and talk would
Love to share my testimony with you and how God has Blessed me and my family
You have a bless Christmas I’m going to Ohio in my hometown and help a church there to get the coats started and also to help feed in my old stomping grounds when I was a kid
May God Bless You
DwayneLinger You are very welcome for me posting this. I think this is a great idea. That would be great to be able to meet up and talk. I live in Jefferson County. You have a great and wonderful Christmas too. Thanks for the comment. Be safe in your travels to Ohio. May God watch over you and give you traveling grace. God Bless!
Let me get back from Ohio and try to meet up with you would love to sit down with you and give you my testimony to share in your blog if you like it might just change someone’s life from what God brought me out of I know it changed my life
Have a Bless Day
Dwayne
DwayneLinger Sounds great, I am on tight deadlines at work anyways. Enjoy Ohio. Be safe and God Bless. Merry Christmas!