Purpose:

The Appalachian Hunger and Poverty General Advance Special (#982039) provides support to ministries addressing the long-term, structural, and systemic causes of hunger and poverty, along with meeting basic human need.   Goals of the Appalachian Hunger and Poverty General Advance Special are:

• to encourage local church ministries addressing economic oppression in ways that seek to provide long-term improvement for needs of the region;
• to provide advocacy for people suffering from economic injustice;
• to assist and encourage development of new ministries or expansion of current ministries seeking to address hunger and poverty in Appalachia;
• to help meet emergency needs of some ongoing ministries dealing with increasing client populations and decreasing resources and assisting ministries in areas where no local funding is available;
• to raise funds to provide at least 15 grants of $2,500 per year.

Ministry with the Poor--Looking Poverty in the Face
New York, NY, February 17, 2009--Listen to the poor ... accept the poor ... serve the poor: These are three necessary steps in the United Methodist focus on ministry with the poor, says the Rev. Edward W. Paup, past general secretary of the General Board of Global Ministries.
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Source: United Methodist News Service