Bishop Schol runs for Hope

Show your support -  Bishop John R. Schol ran a half-marathon to raise money for the Baltimore-Washington Conference Hope Fund

How early do you get up on a chilly Saturday morning to go for a run?

Bishop Schol ran a half-marathon in one hour and 44 minutes on Saturday, March 21.  Lauren Stitzlein of CCYM news asked Bishop Schol why he was running this marathon.  Bishop Schol said "I run for our brothers and sisters in Zimbabwe who walk or run everyday just to get where they need to be for work, for school, for food, for survival, for worship."

Bishop Schol challenges you to show your support for Zimbabwe through the Hope Fund.  Marathon donations will be accepted through April 10.

Simply pull out your credit card and log in below. Pledges can be in the amounts of:  $5,000, $1,000, $500, $100, $50, $30 or $20.  How much can a running bishop and the heart of a generous annual conference raise to bring hope to those who are living in need? 

Did you know:
$10,000 will put on a roof of a church
$5,000 will put a roof on a parsonage or small school building
$1000 will pay for much needed repairs on a Parsonage
$500 will pay for the purchase of mortar for a floor
$500 will pay for a pulpit to be built
$100 will buy a roof truss or a door frame
$50 will frame and glaze a window
$30 will buy nails to secure a roof in need of repair
$20 will put 1 bench for a classroom

Learn more about the Hope Fund and show your support today. The possibilities of what we can do together are endless.

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