Dear Lay Leaders of the Sound,
Below you have a special invitation to partner with the American Red Cross in saving lives. Many of the congregations across our District already have an existing partnership and you might want to come alongside one close to you and work together. As you read the message from Kristin Willis (who is also a member of St. James UMC Newport) below, I hope you consider the unique opportunity this presents to work with our AME Zion friends in being a bit “salty” together.
This is a simple outreach as the Red Cross provides everything you need and requires very little manpower from your congregations, yet offers a very real opportunity to save a life. Remember too, that the best way to keep people coming is to engage them in the ministries of the church. Someone sitting in the pew right now might be the perfect person to coordinate with Kristin on this moving forward.
God bless you for all that you already do for the Kin-dom and all that is to come! Thank you to the churches already partnering and to those who will share this information with your church families.
Kim Rice Smith
NCCUMC Sound District Lay Leader
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