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West Newton Quakers support "Rebuild the Churches"

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Posted by West Newton Admin on 07/01/2015 - 7:39pm

For the next two Sundays (7/5 & 7/12), we will be collecting special offerings to help rebuilding some of the burned black churches. At the end of June, four predominantly black churches were burned down by arsonists in a clear attempt to strike a blow at the heart of the black community. As fellow children of God, we stand with our sisters and brothers to help them rebuild these buildings -- which are not just houses of worship but centers of ministry for their community.

To that end, the Rebuild the Churches Fund has been established to collect donations from all over the world for the rebuilding of these churches. We have set an initial goal of $25,000. All money received will be divided equally among these congregations:

Glover Grove Baptist Church, Warrenville, SC
College Hill Seventh Day Adventist Church, Knoxville, TN
Briar Creek Baptist Church, Charlotte, NC
God's Power Church of Christ, Macon, GA

If other black churches are burned or previous fires are deemed to be arson, they will be added to the distribution list.

The fund is being managed and funds will be disbursed by Christ Church Cathedral (Episcopal) in St. Louis. All contributions are tax deductible.

Those wishing to give can also make a check out to Christ Church Cathedral with "Rebuild the Churches Fund" in the memo line and send it to:
Rebuild the Churches
c/o Christ Church Cathedral
1210 Locust Street
St. Louis, MO 63103

In mid-August, Christ Church Cathedral will take all the money received and divide it equally among those congregations. The checks will be written to the congregations themselves and dedicated to rebuilding or, if rebuilding costs are covered, expansion of the church's physical plant and ministries that serve the wider community.

All money received will be given directly to the churches not to individuals. The online donation portal does take a small portion of every transaction, but other than that all the money given to the fund will go to the churches. Complete accounting of the fund will be available to anyone who asks ... as well as the Cathedral audit report.

Please join us in this effort. If you'd like to give on-line, visithttps://cccathedralstl.dntly.com/campaign/2571#/

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