Summer Giving Update
From Jeff Miller | Church Administrator
Dear Church Family,
I can hardly believe we're just days away from welcoming fall. As summer closes, I want to share with you the results of our June-August giving campaign.
Our goal was $450,000, and as of August 31, 2021, we received $390,263. Some of you may remember a different amount being announced in 11 a.m. worship on September 5. Prior to the service, I shared with Dock that we had ended the campaign at $420,000. That was an error on my part, and I apologize for the mistake. It’s never my intention to report the finances incorrectly and I hope you’ll forgive my oversight. That being said, I want to thank each one of you for the way you rose to the challenge and gave to support this campaign. Your gifts make it possible to continue the current ministries of Second-Ponce and provide hope for future ones. I want to commend you on your faithfulness and sacrificial giving at a time when we face so much uncertainty. Your giving matters and is appreciated! Your generosity along with those who have gone before us enabled Second-Ponce to make an impact in the lives of others this summer. Some of the ways in which your gifts made a difference include:
A gift of $10,000 to BCM to help fight pandemic-related homelessness in Atlanta
A gift of $25,000 to Touching Miami with Love (TML) to replace the broken air conditioner at their Homestead location
A gift of 25 Chromebooks for the students at TML so they could participate in virtual learning
Sending a team on our Miami Mission Trip to teach children about the love of Jesus. While we have been involved with TML for 6 years in both virtual and in-person ministry, Second-Ponce was the only church to send a team of workers this year.
Conducted VBS–both in person and virtually–for 50 children in Atlanta and around the world. The virtual option made it possible for children across the U.S. as well as 3 international students to participate. We’re grateful for those of you who shared your time as well as your financial resources to make this happen.
Gifts of $20,000 from our Medical Missions funds to provide healthcare to people living in Guatemala and Uganda.
An investment in technology on our campus that made it possible for us to minister to those who cannot attend worship or Bible study in person. This provided new opportunities and a new avenue for ministry and worship in a post-pandemic world.
This isn’t, by any stretch, an exhaustive list of how your gifts have impacted the lives of people around the world but I hope it gives you an idea of what we mean when we say that your giving provides strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow. Thank you again for all you do to make ministry at Second-Ponce possible.
Jeff Miller
Church Administrator