Imagine if every church in Americaor even one in every ten churcheswould make this same offer :
Last weekend an Atlanta pastor made a promise that stunned his congregation and most of the people who heard it.In a speech that discussed abortion, the President, and the sanctity of life, the most provocative statement from Pastor Vic Pentz of Peachtree Presbyterian Church came towards sermons end:
I make a promise to you now and I dont want you to keep this a secret, the pastor pronounced, the Peachtree Presbyterian Church will care for any newborn baby you bring to this church.
We will be the family to find a home for that child, and theres no limit on this. You can tell your friends, you can tell your family, you can tell the whole world . . .
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Pentz says the church will partner with Bethany Christian Services, which promotes itself as the nations largest adoption agency and will handle the how of making this happen.
(Via: Church Marketing Sucks / American Papist )
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