Nathan Cranson – Montrose, Colorado … For over 20 years, the Montrose Seventh-day Adventist Church in Montrose, Colorado, has been involving the community to help struggling families in the region. This year, the Montrose Church mobilized to pass out 2,300 paper bags to local homes with instructions on how each could participate in the ministry. One week later, the bags were collected filled with donations.
“It was amazing to see the church fellowship hall filled with young and old, all working together. It was like a busy beehive, sorting each food item into their corresponding categories,” remarked Nathan Cranson, lead pastor at the Montrose Church.
“It was also amazing to see the enthusiasm of the community when they realize they have a chance to give to those that have needs,” Cranson continued. “People whose bags were missed during the pick-up process called and left messages at the church or drove to the church and left their bags at the doors. There are good, loving people in this world. We usually pass two large boxes of food out to between 50 and 80 families.”
The church leadership would like to recognize Judy Kelly and Jerilyn Pester for their many hours meticulously planning and carrying out this beautiful ministry. What a privilege getting to work together.
—Nathan Cranson is the lead pastor for the Montrose, Gunnison, and Paonia Seventh-day Adventist Churches. Photos supplied.
