Crossroads Church leverages donations to wipe out $46.5 million in medical debt

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From https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2020/02/24/crossroads-church-nonprofit-wipe-out-46-5-million-medical-debt/4854753002/?fbclid=IwAR1MMDWZKi9U_rQ8bwSZB_irls6Ejjqgu4oMrZuozZ23yI8qG5tIEKw59-s

Crossroads Church leverages donations to wipe out $46.5 million in medical debt

MADELINE MITCHELL | CINCINNATI ENQUIRER
Updated 5:56 a.m. EST Feb. 25, 2020

Crossroads Church senior pastor Brian Tome mentioned the campaign nearly in passing.

He spent about three minutes describing the burden of medical debt during his Nov. 23 sermon, entitled “The Marks of Multiplication.” Tome said members of the congregation could text “MULTIPLY” to 313131 to help “free others from medical debt,” but insisted the campaign was not a challenge.

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[irisblue]

1. I am impressed

Church folk putting their money where their mouths are.

Snip--"Most of the funds came back to Ohio families since the church is based out of the Cincinnati region. But the sermons are streamed online, which means anyone in the nation can tune in and participate."

article is worth the read in my opinion

[LastDemocratInSC]

2. People banding together for the common good? Socialism!

[CaptYossarian]

3. A church doing something Christian.

Well, I'll be damned.