Now, I'm not a church-goin' fellow. I simply wanted to remind everyone on this donatin' Tuesday that Michael Brown's family's church was leveled by arson (under cover of the Darren Wilson protests, if you will) and that there's a GoFundMe page for donations.
The pastor put his hopes and his savings into the building and opened it just a year and a half ago. Anyone who can, do help out even with a symbolic $5.
Note: there are also donation pages for other local businesses. See the roundup at http://www.gofundme.com/... ... No intention to slight them, but church arson is a hate crime pure and simple.
http://www.gofundme.com/...
From the GoFundMe page:
On November 24th at approximately 11:45pm, the Church of Michael Brown. The Flood Christian Church was destroyed by arson.
All of the contents of the church are at a complete loss either from smoke, water, or fire damage. The mission of The Flood Christian Church is to spread the Love of Christ. "The Flood" is also the home church of Michael Brown. We have stood tall with the family during this diffcult time.
During the season of unrest in the community of Ferguson we have been very active in helping lead PEACEFUL protest. We have received many death threats at our church. We are firm believers that the best way to fight injustice is to be a beacon of hope and a ray of sunshine in the lives of others.
... "The Flood" as it is called by the community and the body of Christ has been a place of refuge for many since the very first service on March 31, 2013.
... We are preparing to restore and rebuild, and we would love the help of others and the community. We greatly appreciate all the help that we may receive thank you and God Bless.