Church Gives Away All of Its Offering

December 16 2011 by admin in christian |No Comments

Contact: Keith Kirkpatrick, 541-610-3767

BEND, Ore., Dec. 16, 2011 /Christian Newswire/ — JOURNEY is an unusual church in Bend, Oregon. They meet under a night club in downtown Bend. Although the church is under 2 years old, they are doing some incredible things. In just two weeks the church gave over $5,000 to an “unknown” offering. This Sunday (Dec. 18), the church will give back all of that money to the people to spend on others!

The pastor, Keith Kirkpatrick, hopes this will demon Source: JOURNEY

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