Articles for tag: Wichita

January 2, 2020

Your Medical Debt Has Been Forgiven

How Churches Are Erasing Health Care Obligations for Thousands of Families in Need _ _ _ “I was sick and you looked after me.“ _ _ _ By Justin Horey Julie was a single mother of two when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Her health insurance helped cover the cost of treatments that ultimately put the disease in remission, but she was still left with $18,000 in out-of-pocket medical expenses. Despite the generosity of family members and her own personal commitment to making installment payments on the various bills, Julie was unable to pay it all. Like the estimated

April 28, 2019

Christian Standard

Giving & Fundraising Stewardship & Generosity

‘Your Debt Is Forgiven’

Pathway Church in Wichita redirected some funds and worked with a nonprofit to pay off the medical debt of 1,600 Kansas families as an Easter gesture demonstrating how Jesus Christ forgave our debts. “We decided to take some of the money that we would normally give to people who are in financial need,” lead pastor Todd Carter told the church on Easter, “and we took some of the money we would normally use to be able to promote our Easter services” via advertisements and direct mail. “We wanted to send out a different kind of mail this year.” Letters to

February 10, 2011

Christian Standard

News & Updates

Story of Abuse, Rescue Featured on “˜Oprah”

Oprah Winfrey featured Kathie and Kellie Henderson’s story and the Countryside Christian Church family who helped them report years of abuse and walk through the aftermath.