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INDIANAPOLIS—Representatives from over 30 churches and organizations will make a check presentation to the disaster relief organization Convoy of Hope at a special worship service this Sunday, March 7, 2010 at 5:00PM at Eastern Star Church, 5750 E. 30th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46218.

The culmination of eight weeks of fundraising efforts, over $180,000 has been raised to date.

Returning to Indianapolis on Friday, March 5th from a week-long mission visit to Haiti, Pastor Jeffrey A. Johnson, Sr., Senior Pastor of Eastern Star Church recognizes the sense of urgency needed to assist the disaster-ravaged nation.

“The magnitude of the devastation is overwhelming”, said Johnson, “but if anyone can make a difference and should be an advocate on the front lines of this issue, it’s the church.”

The initiative now known as Indiana Churches for Haiti began with Pastor Johnson’s outreach to a few fellow pastors seeking to jointly raise funds for Haitian relief. As word spread, an overwhelming number of congregations also announced their support and inquired how they could get involved.

The 33 congregations and organizations that comprise Indiana Churches for Haiti include:

Believers of Faith Missionary Baptist Church Bluitt and Sons By Nathan Christ Missionary Baptist Church Citadel Missionary Baptist Church, Inc. Eastern Star Church* Eastside Baptist Church Emmanuel Missionary Baptist Church, Inc. Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, Inc. Galilee Baptist Church Greater St. James Baptist Church Healing Streams Word and Worship Center Heartland Church* Indiana Missionary Baptist Indianapolis Baptist Ministries Alliance Living Water Fellowship Church Living Word Baptist Church Messiah Missionary Baptist Church Missionary Baptist Ministers Alliance Mount Carmel Baptist Church* Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church of Indianapolis, Inc. New Baptist Church New Beginnings Fellowship Church* New Beginnings Missionary Baptist Church New Haven Missionary Baptist Church New Horizons Church* Olivet Missionary Baptist Church, Inc. Powers and Sons, Construction, LLC Promise Land Christian Community Church Rock of Faith Baptist Church Stuart Mortuary, Inc. Temple of Believers Deliverance Center Westside Missionary Baptist Church Zion Hope Baptist Church, Inc.

*Indicates contribution of $25,000 or more

Convoy of Hope is considered a “first responder” in domestic and international disaster relief. In the 25 years since Convoy of Hope was founded, it has helped more than 20 million people in more than 100 countries worldwide.

Their flagship services include providing food aid, shelters, clean water, cleaning and building supplies. At the center of the relief efforts following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Convoy of Hope distributed millions of pounds of food and supplies and restored nearly 3,000 homes and community centers.

Convoy of Hope was recommended to Pastor Johnson by Pastor Darryn Scheske, Founding/Lead Pastor at Heartland Church of Indianapolis for their upstanding existing presence in Haiti and for Pastor Scheske’s personally positive experience with the organization on other disaster efforts.

Eastern Star Church, founded in 1920, has grown to include three locations (5750 E. 30th Street, 7223 Woodland Drive at Park 100 and 8850 E.106th Street in Fishers) and a congregation of over 10,000 people. For more information about Eastern Star Church, please visit www.easternstarchurch.org.

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