Unnoticed ministries

In 2012, through its members and clergy, Fürst United ministered to more than 1,200 prisoners; presented choral concerts attended by over 3,000 people; participated with San Diego City Schools in the Everyone a Reader Program, helping hundreds of kids learn to read; each Sunday distributed more than...

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Published in:The Christian century (1902) 2013-09, Vol.130 (19), p.12
Main Author: Mitrovich, George
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
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Clergy
Market strategy
Religious congregations
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Summary:In 2012, through its members and clergy, Fürst United ministered to more than 1,200 prisoners; presented choral concerts attended by over 3,000 people; participated with San Diego City Schools in the Everyone a Reader Program, helping hundreds of kids learn to read; each Sunday distributed more than 100 meals to families in need; offered more than 100 turkeys on Thanksgiving and Easter so those without means could have a traditional dinner; provided dinners once a month to more than 1,800 people; offered conferences led by the parish nurse on such pressing concerns as care for Alzheimer's patients; gave flu shots to congregants; had 500 people participate in tributes to the memory of Martin Luther King Jr.; and through its counseling center provided therapy to more than 1,000 people in need, regardless of means to pay. On Good Friday of this year, with more than 4,000 gathered for worship at Petco Park, home of the San Diego Padres, and with 500 Rock volunteers on hand, the church partnered with several ministries to benefit the San Diego Food Bank (4,000 pounds of food donated), God's Extended Hand, Monarch Schools and Kaiser Bloodmobile (67 pints of blood).
ISSN:0009-5281
2163-3312