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Related: About this forumCrossroads Church leverages donations to wipe out $46.5 million in medical debt
Crossroads Church leverages donations to wipe out $46.5 million in medical debt
MADELINE MITCHELL | CINCINNATI ENQUIRER
Updated 5:56 a.m. EST Feb. 25, 2020
Crossroads Church senior pastor Brian Tome mentioned the campaign nearly in passing.
He spent about three minutes describing the burden of medical debt during his Nov. 23 sermon, entitled The Marks of Multiplication. Tome said members of the congregation could text MULTIPLY to 313131 to help free others from medical debt, but insisted the campaign was not a challenge.
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MADELINE MITCHELL | CINCINNATI ENQUIRER
Updated 5:56 a.m. EST Feb. 25, 2020
Crossroads Church senior pastor Brian Tome mentioned the campaign nearly in passing.
He spent about three minutes describing the burden of medical debt during his Nov. 23 sermon, entitled The Marks of Multiplication. Tome said members of the congregation could text MULTIPLY to 313131 to help free others from medical debt, but insisted the campaign was not a challenge.
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Crossroads Church leverages donations to wipe out $46.5 million in medical debt (Original Post)
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Feb 2020
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irisblue
(34,380 posts)1. I am impressed
Church folk putting their money where their mouths are.
Snip--"Most of the funds came back to Ohio families since the church is based out of the Cincinnati region. But the sermons are streamed online, which means anyone in the nation can tune in and participate."
article is worth the read in my opinion
LastDemocratInSC
(3,854 posts)2. People banding together for the common good? Socialism!
CaptYossarian
(6,448 posts)3. A church doing something Christian.
Well, I'll be damned.