The Christian’s first responsibility is to tithe to the home congregation where we worship, serve and enjoy the fellowship of Christian friends. Our home church supports through our tithes and offerings over 50 missions from food pantry to crisis pregnancy to campus outreach to foreign missions and missionaries. However, there are many other worthwhile organizations and services from which we benefit directly or for which we pray, or to which we’d like to add additional support. There are some that were dropped last year due to their health insurance for paid staff covering abortion (something which many ministries may soon have no control over if it is mandated by the President and HHS in a move to squelch religious freedom). Also this year there were many political appeals, and after the election and our earlier donations which failed to make changes, we did not continue.
Four of these have direct ties to people we know from within our congregation who are serving the Lord full time. Because I listen to or watch a lot of Catholic media which I find superior to what is available on Protestant stations, I support them (no advertising). Lakeside, of course, is a private Chautauqua association where we have had a second home since 1988, and where we vacationed with our children beginning in 1976. We benefit tremendously from its outstanding programming 10 weeks during the summer, and want it to continue for many years in the future. My husband has been on several boards there and teaches at the art center.
Pregnancy Decision Health Centers, Columbus $100
Lutheran Bible Translators $100
Eternal Word Television Network, Alabama $25
St. Gabriel Catholic Radio AM 820. Columbus $25
168 Film Project, John Ware $25
Pinecrest Community, Mt. Morris, IL $25 (broken link)
Hilltop Preschool, Columbus, Jane Leach $25
World Mission Prayer League $25
Into the Field (Jennifer Cameron) $25
Cum Christo $25
C.O.C.I.N.A. (Haiti) $100
Lakeside Association $1250
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