AN District News......UMC Buzz....August 17, 2023
It was an exciting Friendship UM Church pays off its mortgage early!
Sunday at Friendship Church (Friendship, MD) on July 30th when the District Superintendent Rev. Sarah Andrews Schlieckert, celebrated with the congregation and Pastor Rudy White to burn the mortgage. The ideas for a building renovation started in 2007 and the congregation had raised $500,000 of the estimated $1,500,000 project cost by December 2012. Construction was completed in December 2014 and the congregation assumed a mortgage of $620,000. Speed ahead to 2022 when the possibility of a one-time payment to reduce the mortgage balance of $105,000 was discussed. As donations rolled in, it became clear that paying off the entire amount was insight. Sunday’s celebration was a culmination of efforts and allows the church to use these funds towards other mission activities.
Mission Center and District Office
The BWC Mission Center and District office will be closed every Friday through September 1.
This is a reminder about our upcoming A.I.M. Annual Meeting.
Come and elevate your Administry game at the A.I.M. Annual Meeting 2023!