Upcoming events.
An Evening with First Friends and Hope for Justice International
We will spend the evening sharing a potluck-style meal and hearing from Jason Dukes, Chief Philanthropy Officer of Hope for Justice International. Hope for Justice International is a charity working to bring freedom from human trafficking and modern slavery with programs in the UK, USA, Ethiopia, and Uganda.
Jason will share how everyone plays an important role in stopping human trafficking. Join us!
This event is FREE, but registration is required and bringing a dish to share is encouraged.
You will receive Potluck details at registration confirmation!
Christmas Dinner
Please join us for a wonderful dinner THIS Friday at 6pm! We will meet at 535 McCallie Avenue.
We will have Christmas decorations up, eat a delicious dinner (vegetarian options are available), and sing traditional Christmas songs together. It's a magical time! There will also be live music!
Our speaker, Gyven Nabors, has spent a lot of his life in Kenya. He met his beautiful wife there and they have 3 amazing children together. He has some encouraging things to share, so you don't want to miss!
Please email or text Ashton if you need anything during the holiday break OR share her information with new students! Many new students will be joining over the break and if First Friends can help them in any way, please make us/them aware!
If you would like to spend some time in an American home over the holidays, please reach out to me, too! Remember, you are NOT allowed to be alone during the holidays! That is a First Friends Rule!
We are praying for you! We are cheering for those who are graduating! You have worked so hard and we are so proud of you!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Ashton Freeman
First Friends Chattanooga
English Class
Our First Friends classes for English conversation and English writing are FREE, informal, optional, open to all, and NO HOMEWORK!
Registration is not needed, just check our calendar for schedule.
Teachers will inform you if no classes on a particular day.
English Class
Our First Friends classes for English conversation and English writing are FREE, informal, optional, open to all, and NO HOMEWORK!
Registration is not needed, just check our calendar for schedule.
Teachers will inform you if no classes on a particular day.
English Class
Our First Friends classes for English conversation and English writing are FREE, informal, optional, open to all, and NO HOMEWORK!
Registration is not needed, just check our calendar for schedule.
Teachers will inform you if no classes on a particular day.
English Class
Our First Friends classes for English conversation and English writing are FREE, informal, optional, open to all, and NO HOMEWORK!
Registration is not needed, just check our calendar for schedule.
Teachers will inform you if no classes on a particular day.
English Class
Our First Friends classes for English conversation and English writing are FREE, informal, optional, open to all, and NO HOMEWORK!
Registration is not needed, just check our calendar for schedule.
Teachers will inform you if no classes on a particular day.
English Class
Our First Friends classes for English conversation and English writing are FREE, informal, optional, open to all, and NO HOMEWORK!
Registration is not needed, just check our calendar for schedule.
Teachers will inform you if no classes on a particular day.
English Class
Our First Friends classes for English conversation and English writing are FREE, informal, optional, open to all, and NO HOMEWORK!
Registration is not needed, just check our calendar for schedule.
Teachers will inform you if no classes on a particular day.
English Class
Our First Friends classes for English conversation and English writing are FREE, informal, optional, open to all, and NO HOMEWORK!
Registration is not needed, just check our calendar for schedule.
Teachers will inform you if no classes on a particular day.
English Class
Our First Friends classes for English conversation and English writing are FREE, informal, optional, open to all, and NO HOMEWORK!
Registration is not needed, just check our calendar for schedule.
Teachers will inform you if no classes on a particular day.
English Class
Our First Friends classes for English conversation and English writing are FREE, informal, optional, open to all, and NO HOMEWORK!
Registration is not needed, just check our calendar for schedule.
Teachers will inform you if no classes on a particular day.
English Class
Our First Friends classes for English conversation and English writing are FREE, informal, optional, open to all, and NO HOMEWORK!
Registration is not needed, just check our calendar for schedule.
Teachers will inform you if no classes on a particular day.
Lake Splash 2025!
SIGN UP BEFORE FRIDAY, Sept 19th!
September 26-28 we will be spending the weekend on a beautiful lake! We will sleep in cabins, hike, play water sports (boating, tubing, kayaking, paddle boarding, swimming, etc!), dance at a traditional "hoedown," and enjoy time with each other AND other international students from UTK, Ga Tech, and UAB.
We will join a group called RUFI (Reformed University Fellowship International). They are a campus ministry that has an international student "chapter." Every year, this is a great way to meet other international students and RELAX in the "great outdoors!"
The cost is $85 for the whole weekend, in which everything is included. You just need to pack a bag!
SIGN UP HERE
You will receive a "packing list" when you register. Please look over it carefully! If you need any items, email or text me (Ashton)!
No one will be able to register after Friday, September 19! Please register ASAP!
If you have any questions, let me know!
Ashton Freeman
First Friends Chattanooga
English Class
Our First Friends classes for English conversation and English writing are FREE, informal, optional, open to all, and NO HOMEWORK!
Registration is not needed, just check our calendar for schedule.
Teachers will inform you if no classes on a particular day.
English Class
Our First Friends classes for English conversation and English writing are FREE, informal, optional, open to all, and NO HOMEWORK!
Registration is not needed, just check our calendar for schedule.
Teachers will inform you if no classes on a particular day.
English Class
Our First Friends classes for English conversation and English writing are FREE, informal, optional, open to all, and NO HOMEWORK!
Registration is not needed, just check our calendar for schedule.
Teachers will inform you if no classes on a particular day.
First Presbyterian Church Chattanooga's Annual Church Picnic!
This will be Saturday, September 6th, from 11:30-2pm
BBQ Pork and Chicken will be served + Much More!
We will meet at 535 McCallie Ave and Carpool!
Text Ashton to RSVP or if you need a ride.
English Class
Our First Friends classes for English conversation and English writing are FREE, informal, optional, open to all, and NO HOMEWORK!
Registration is not needed, just check our calendar for schedule.
Teachers will inform you if no classes on a particular day.
Welcome Back Dinner
Welcome Back, Friend!
We are SO excited to begin a new year with you! We know you are busy and have lots of information and activities coming up, but we want to make sure that you are "in the loop" with us too!
Our Welcome Back Dinner will be Friday, August 29th, at 6pm! We will meet at 535 McCallie Avenue.
We will have a delicious dinner with many options for all diets and a special guest speaker!
Mr. Wayne Cropp will be delighting us with his presence and expertise on all things Chattanooga and his experience being an environmental law attorney. Mr. Cropp is truly one of the reasons Chattanooga can now be called "America's First National Park City!" My husband and I like to say that Wayne is "the most interesting man in Chattanooga." He will tell us all about how Chattanooga went from the most polluted city to the "Scenic City" and how he received a few death threats by the mob along the way! You don't want to miss listening to him!