Grant recipient reaches out to robbers
Crescent Hill United Methodist Church, in Louisville, Kent., a 2007 Worship Renewal Grant recipient, was featured in this story on WHAS-TV earlier this month:
Louisville, Ky.—Copper thieves have hit another local church. Now the church that got ripped off is reaching out to the thieves. They are hoping to stop more stealing, and give an offering of help.
A note posted on their copper drain spouts reads: “Friends: If you came back to steal more of our gutters, please don’t. Our walls and basements will flood if you do more damage. If you need financial help, please come by when we are here and we’ll talk about it.”
The offering from the church to potential thieves comes after 15 of their copper drain spouts went missing Sunday night. This is the second time the church has dealt with copper theft. But it’s the first time the church administration is hoping the criminals step inside.
“[We want to] talk to them about how a church can help them,” says Michele Hundley, executive director of Crescent Hill United Methodist Church. “Do they need physical help, do they need drug rehabilitation? Do they need housing? Do they need transportation? We are a great resource for those kinds of things.”
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