Local Automotive Shop Donates to Help Rebuild Louisiana Churches

Local Automotive Shop Donates to Help Rebuild Louisiana Churches | [View online]( [Give Now]( Advertisement [Local Church Outreach]( [CT Pastors]( [Subscribe]( [More on Outreach]( Wednesday, June 5, 2019 Local Automotive Shop Donates to Help Rebuild Louisiana Churches We’ve written here before about the tragic arson of black churches in Louisiana. Thankfully donations have poured in from around the country to help rebuild. But I’m particularly encouraged by what is happening on the ground as the community rallies support. One local business [donated]( over $100K. Following the fires that devastated three black churches in St. Landry Parish last April, later this week Giles Automotive will make a donation of at least $108k to help restore the historic churches. The campaign, Giles Gives Back to St. Landry Churches, set a goal to raise $50,000 which Giles Automotive would match dollar for dollar for a total donation of $100,000. Representatives with Giles say the goal has been more than achieved in thanks to the incredible local community and some national contributions that came from as far as California and Oregon. This is so encouraging. Let’s keep praying for these congregations to rebuild their churches and their lives. [Christians in Kansas Walk for Wells]( Meanwhile in Kansas, local believers are putting their feet and their wallets to good use by [raising money]( to dig wells for impoverished communities in Africa: Mid-Shore residents have supported the clean water initiative for years, especially since Denton resident and owner of Lifetime Well Drilling, Ken Wood, made it his life’s mission more than a decade ago. Wood travels to Africa four times each year and, as of 2018, had constructed 1,290 wells in Ghana and 860 in Tanzania. The May 18 walk in Preston, which attracted 80 people, helped Wood raise $2,500 for future missions. [The Underappreciated Service of the Parking Team]( I absolutely loved this [piece]( from Matthew Towles in CT Pastors. He writes about the vital ministry of the church parking team: These are opportunities: to serve, to help, to worship. That Sunday morning motorcade of believer and nonbeliever, seeker and pilgrim, sinner and saint—it pulls into our parking lot weekend after weekend. And every time, the parking team stands in the way of all of those vehicles, directing the congregation into that narrow space of worship by a light reflected. Yes and amen! To the folks in vests in churches around the country this year—we salute you and the important ministry you serve. [Daniel Darling] [Daniel Darling] [Daniel Darling](mailto:krohane@christianitytoday.com) Advertisement More from CT Pastors [Sermons Alone Don’t Make You a Teaching Church]( [Sermons Alone Don’t Make You a Teaching Church]( It takes more than a pulpit to train up your people in the way they should go. Angie Ward [Read More]( [The Hopeful Reality of Church Scandal]( [The Hopeful Reality of Church Scandal]( Humbled by recent events, the church has an opportunity to shine even more brilliantly. Karen Swallow Prior [Read More]( [Questions Skeptics Pose]( [Questions Skeptics Pose]( The nine toughest asked by nonbelievers. Ravi Zacharias [Read More]( Related Newsletters [CT Pastors Newsletter]( Each weekly CT Pastors issue equips you with the best wisdom and practical tools for church ministry. [Sign Up Now]( [Small Groups Newsletter]( Regular access to innovative training resources, Bible-based curriculum, and practical articles. [Sign Up Now]( Advertisement Follow Us: [Follow on Facebook]( [Follow on Twitter]( Need fresh, practical ideas for reaching your community? Each week, you’ll receive a wealth of invaluable ideas and resources for the outreach-oriented church leader. Local Church Outreach Delivered free via email to subscribers Weekly. [Subscribe]( to this newsletter. You are currently subscribed as {EMAIL}. [Subscribe]( to more newsletters like this. Manage your [email preferences]( or [unsubscribe](. Copyright ©2019 Christianity Today 465 Gundersen Drive, Carol Stream, IL 60188 All rights reserved. [Privacy Policy]( | [Advertise]( | [Subscribe to CT]( | [Give Now]( Christianity Today is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.