EXPANDING OUR REACH THROUGH THE FELLOWSHIP FUND

For many years, our congregation has been providing financial assistance for our neighbors in need through the Mike Morris Fellowship Fund. In the late fall of 2019, we started Housing All with Pullen Memorial Baptist Church. We worked diligently to provide rental and utility assistance to families in need until the early fall of 2023. Unfortunately, we have received news that Pullen is not able to fund Housing All in 2024. While we are disappointed for this specific partnership to come to a close, our church will remain committed to providing emergency financial assistance in our community. As a result, we have decided to shift our focus to other congregational partners that are doing similar work in our community. We are confident that with the help of our dedicated volunteers and supporters, we will be able to continue providing much-needed assistance to those struggling with housing insecurity. We want to thank Pullen Memorial Baptist for their past support and wish them all the best in their future outreach to the community. We were delighted to co-host a One Wake event this past fall with Pullen, and we look forward to new ways we might partner together in the future!

As we searched for additional congregational partners, we were able to begin conversations with Edenton Street UMC and First Presbyterian Church. These two congregations have been doing financial assistance together for the past few years, and they have welcomed our congregation into this collaborative effort! We are excited and hopeful about this new partnership, and all that 2024 might hold with our collective communities of faith. Through your gifts to the Fellowship Fund, we are proud to collaborate with these two wonderful congregations, working together to ensure that our neighbors have access to rental and utility assistance.

This past week, your gifts helped three people with eviction notices stay in their homes. What a Christmas gift! Your regular donations to this offering ensure our ability to continue helping people experiencing financial crises right here in our community. Every dollar given goes directly to help a family in need.

Volunteers are needed to make phone calls weekly, and we’d love to have your voice as an extension of our church’s care. Please visit the sign-up genius link to volunteer, and email Leah with any questions. For more information on how to donate to the Fellowship Fund, please visit our website. We are deeply grateful for your continued generosity, and we’re hopeful for the year ahead.