I have heard a lot of people who want the church to lose their tax exempt status. These folks never lived in the Hood, nor had to ever depend on Charity. The majority of help in the ghettos come from the Salvation Army and St. Vincent's De Paul. Both are Religious institutions.
Small churches, like City Reach, have outreaches with the poor. They reach out to Convicted Felons, people who are addicted to drugs, people trying to leave the Street gangs. They do so out of love for their fellow human beings.
Last year when I went through issues with my health and losing my home the church women helped me from Pastor Melissa and Miss Jeanne who helped me clean my house to Miss Pam who took me to purchase my furniture at Goodwill. This is only some of the help I received.
Food Banks, clothing drives, Soup kitchens, and toy drives are mostly done by Christian churches.
There are no Grocery stores in my neighborhood. We have a butcher shop that sells food that is not edible. We do not have a bank either. The Farmers market comes on Saturday but a lot of people have to work.
Ask a former addict trying to stay clean off of Crack or heroin that feel so unlovable what Real Christian love is? Ask someone who left the gang but continue to live the Thug lifestyle, to hear positive things about you. Instead of hearing negative things as they tell you about the Lord they serve.
City Reach Braddock offers a Friday meal with their service. A lot of Homeless people eat there.
So my question to people who do not want the Church to be tax exempt what are you doing for the poor. The United Way doesn't help the poor the Salvation Army does.
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