SDA Church Shelters

[Gregory Matthews]

See:

http://www.nadadventist.org/news/sheltering-churchesschools-become-new-way-serve-communities

 

[rudywoofs (Pam)]

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that's a lot to be added onto a church building.... who's to be footing the cost of that?

 

[Gregory Matthews]

As a person who has formerly lived in the Rocky Mountain Conference, I have some knowledge of what the RMC congregations are doing.

Currently church congregations in the area of the RMC, both SDA and non-SDA, are housing homeless people during the Winter that do not meet the requirements (in several areas) of the Red Cross as stated in the article that I cited. 

If homeless people can be housed under less strict conditions, why introduce stricter requirements at a time when the need for housing will be greater?

I also find the requirement that people who are so served will not be allowed to eat anything that contains a pork product.  I do not believe that the Bible teaches that we should so restrict others who may be in a critical situation.

 

 

[rudywoofs (Pam)]

lots of churches of many denominations offer shelter to people when they're in need...  I find it odd that the NAD "news" seems to think this is a brand new idea..