Sister churches in Iowa work together to help their town, increase support for public assistance
by Toni Montgomery
Special to Presbyterian News Service
Editor’s note: This is one in a series of stories about congregations engaged in significant outreach and evangelism ministries, reflecting the General Assembly’s commitment to “Grow Christ’s Church Deep and Wide.” — Jerry L. Van Marter
Members from Collegiate and Northminster Presbyterian. All photos taken by David Benna. STATESVILLE, NC — When the economy takes a turn for the worse, budgets must be trimmed, and the first thing that usually goes is financial support for public assistance agencies.
Unfortunately, when the economy is down, that’s when those services are needed most.
Collegiate and Northminster Presbyterian churches, sister churches in Ames, Iowa, know this, and set out to boost support of a few of the local organizations they work with to try to minimize the impact of reduced government funding. [Full story]
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