A United Methodist church in
Louisiana and another in Indiana have
found a way to harness the energy surrounding Super Bowl XLIV with a
friendly challenge—Which church can
assemble the largest number of health
kits for Haiti?
Although the New Orleans...
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A United Methodist church in
Louisiana and another in Indiana have
found a way to harness the energy surrounding Super Bowl XLIV with a
friendly challenge—Which church can
assemble the largest number of health
kits for Haiti?
Although the New Orleans Saints
won the historic game Feb.
7, the competition is not over for Roberts Park
United Methodist Church in downtown
Indianapolis and First UMC in Slidell,
located just 10 miles from New Orleans
across Lake Pontchartrain.
“We thought this would be a creative
way to increase the number of health
kits generated by our church.
We’re
grateful that First UMC in Slidell was
willing to play along with us,” said Rev.
Howard Boles, pastor for Roberts Park
UMC.
The Louisiana congregation had
already begun collecting items for health
kits, but the challenge ramped up excitement for the project.
“Kits have been
pouring in and we expect many more
before the challenge cut-off date of Feb.
12,” said Rev.
Wybra Price, senior pastor for First UMC,
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