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That is a hard example to beat. I don't see too many churches even coming close. Money they will give, we might even volunteer at local food bank. But to do what these people did. NOPE.
MaNy like to give from a distance. Like the politicians who are all for free public housing. Ask any of them if the public housing can be set up in their neighborhood and you will see that they really don't support it that much.
When you dig into it there are several churches involved. Takes more than one faith to be a village, Quixote Village, that is.
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Seven local congregations have hosted the Camp on their grounds or parking lots: St. John’s Episcopal Church, the First United Methodist Church, United Churches, Lacey Community Church, First Christian Church, Westminster Presbyterian Church, and the Unitarian Universalist Congregation. Many other faith communities have contributed financially, provided meals and volunteers, and advocated for the Camp in the wider community. Drexel House, a local Catholic Community Services agency for a half-time social worker.
That is a hard example to beat. I don't see too many churches even coming close. Money they will give, we might even volunteer at local food bank. But to do what these people did. NOPE.
MaNy like to give from a distance. Like the politicians who are all for free public housing. Ask any of them if the public housing can be set up in their neighborhood and you will see that they really don't support it that much.
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What followed was a series of moves, from one faith community to another – from the Unitarian Universalist Church to United Churches to St. John’s Episcopal Church, to the Methodist Church and, tomorrow, back downtown to the First Christian Church.
But perhaps the most remarkable transformation has come at Olympia City Hall, where the City Council in July adopted an ordinance allowing homeless encampments. The Tumwater City Council adopted the same ordinance. The ordinances set sanitation and other public safety requirements, but the truth be told, the homeless individuals are doing an excellent job of policing themselves. They have, for example, a no-alcohol and no-drugs policy, and campers who violate the rules are banned from the camp.
Baptists are MIA on this mission - I am homeless have been since 5-5-11, for the last 10 days here in the NW Mtns of N.C. I have contacted numerous churches in a 4 County area and several more preachers...guess how many even bothered to be courteous and say no? Thats right 0/zip/nada sad and a disgrace. Churches here go to Dollywood, the Ukraine, drive new buses and vans and yet when asked say they cannot afford to spend a dime on us homeless people. I disagree with the beliefs and practices of the UU's BUT at least they are submitting to what God instructs his people to do for the hungry/unclothed/poor....
I stand corrected by pricella. I thought it was one church. But it is interesting to see what can happen when Christians put aside differences and unite. Instead, we rather condemn each other as different Christian faiths.
I stand corrected by pricella. I thought it was one church. But it is interesting to see what can happen when Christians put aside differences and unite. Instead, we rather condemn each other as different Christian faiths.
That is so true. This is a long post but it says so much. To think it was written in the 1800's. Some things haven't changed, though I can think of no church I've sat in where the priest or pastor denounced another denomination, but a quick look on the internet would have me believe we are at irreconcilable odds.
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There is no soul living who holds more firmly to the doctrines of grace than I do, and if any man asks me whether I am ashamed to be called a Calvinist, I answer—I wish to be called nothing but a Christian; but if you ask me, do I hold the doctrinal views which were held by John Calvin, I reply, I do in the main hold them, and rejoice to avow it. But far be it from me even to imagine that Zion contains none but Calvinistic Christians within her walls, or that there are none saved who do not hold our views. Most atrocious things have been spoken about the character and spiritual condition of John Wesley, the modern prince of Arminians. I can only say concerning him that, while I detest many of the doctrines which he preached, yet for the man himself I have a reverence second to no Wesleyan; and if there were wanted two apostles to be added to the number of the twelve, I do not believe that there could be found two men more fit to be so added than George Whitefield and John Wesley. The character of John Wesley stands beyond all imputation for self-sacrifice, zeal, holiness, and communion with God; he lived far above the ordinary level of common Christians, and was one ‘of whom the world was not worthy.’ I believe there are multitudes of men who cannot see these truths, or, at least, cannot see them in the way in which we put them, who nevertheless have received Christ as their Saviour, and are as dear to the heart of the God of grace as the soundest Calvinist in or out of Heaven.
1 Timothy 6:17-18 - Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy. Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share,
Watched the link below yesterday. Speaks to doing good deeds and how much it can affect society. Good historical examples presented. Maybe we can't build areas for the homeless - but we can do something.
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