Abby Haake received a call in December from her husband, who was deployed in Iraq. He wanted to know what she wanted for Christmas.
Haake told him she wanted to do something for someone else. She didn t need more stuff. So the family donated $200 to a RIP Medical Debt campaign focused on eliminating financial hardships of Tennessee residents. Madison Street United Methodist Church partnered with the New York-based nonprofit to pay off the financial hardships of Middle Tennessee residents.
The results?
The congregation, with support from community supporters, exceeded its fundraising goal, clearing $2.1 million of debt for nearly 2,400 Tennessee residents, as well as $394,000 for 273 people in Mississippi. The number includes eight people in Montgomery County; their medical debts totaled $7,495.73.
Clarksville NowKeely Quinlan, Clarksville NowShower Love event at the Well on April 16, 2021.
CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – There’s no denying that Clarksville is growing quickly, and the resulting lack of affordable housing can only make the problem of homelessness worse.
Last week, we looked at the reality of mental health and substance abuse, and how they can inhibit homelessness recovery. We also looked at the real costs of having a criminal record when your very existence is criminalized.
While dozens of charities and ministries have banded together to help with immediate needs – such as clothing, showers and temporary shelter – what is the City of Clarksville doing to help in the long-term?
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A generational gap in affiliation is growing among Americaâs most devout demographic.
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Black Americans of all ages are more Christian than the rest of the country, but leaders say it’s getting harder for younger generations who are frustrated with racial injustice in the church and are increasingly influenced by secular voices to keep the faith.
The gap between the beliefs of parents and grandparents and their kids is wider in the black community than the country as a whole, according to new data released today by Barna Group.
Around two-thirds of black millennials and Gen Z identify as Christian, 10 percentage points fewer than black Gen Xers and 20 percentage points fewer than black Boomers about double the difference in faith found between younger and older Americans overall.
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African American churchgoers are more likely to politically identify as Democrat than the overall African American population, according to a report by the Barna Group.
In the report released Thursday, Barna found that while around two-thirds of all black adults considered themselves Democrat, a little over three-quarters of churchgoing blacks said the same.
Sixty-seven percent of all African American adults said they were Democrat, while 19% said independent, 8% said they had no affiliation, and 6% said Republican.
By contrast, 76% of African American churchgoers said they were Democrat, while 14% said they were independent, 5% said they were Republican and 5% said they had no affiliation.