Mennonite Men give $40,000 to Miami church

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NEWTON, Kan.—Mennonite Men board members Royce Roth and José Hernandez presented a JoinHands Church Building grant on Dec. 16, 2007, in the amount of $40,000 to Church of God Prince of Peace, a Haitian Mennonite congregation in Miami. Schowalter Foundation provided $5,000 of the grant as well as additional money to help with materials for renovations, which will be done as part of a partnership between Mennonite Disaster Service and MM. 

Church of God Prince of Peace began in 1997. In 2002, members purchased an abandoned Pizza Hut and converted it into a church building. The congregation applied for a JoinHands Church Building grant and were approved to receive $35,000 to assist in much-needed renovations. The building is strategically located in the Haitian community and provides much-needed parking space.

Hilaire Louis Jean, pastor of Church of God Prince of Peace, says the church “has grown dramatically.” Sunday morning attendance is about 250. He adds: “As our membership grows we have new challenges. Many of our members face immigration problems and are unemployed. As a result our budget projections have increased. We need funding to renovate and expand our building and provide resources to families who are in need. But with God all things are possible.”—Gordon Houser

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