{"id":1489,"date":"2006-06-05T00:39:14","date_gmt":"2006-06-05T00:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2006\/06\/a-gift-of-faith.html"},"modified":"2006-06-05T00:39:14","modified_gmt":"2006-06-05T00:39:14","slug":"a-gift-of-faith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2006\/06\/a-gift-of-faith.html","title":{"rendered":"A Gift of Faith"},"content":{"rendered":"

N.J. church will donate $1 million to Hurrican Katrina recovery and rebuilding.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Fountain Baptist Church favors exuberance in worship, its members encouraging their spirited pastor with approving nods and liberal supplies of amens.<\/p>\n

The fervor of spirit at this 108-year-old suburban African American church, about 1,900 members strong, is matched by a charitable heart — and pocketbook.<\/p>\n

The church, which started as a humble meeting place for a handful of gardeners and domestic workers, has turned heads with the sums it now gives to charitable causes around the world. The latest example is a $1 million pledge slated for hurricane recovery in the Gulf Coast, an amount considered quite generous for a major corporation or association, let alone a single church.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

N.J. church will donate $1 million to Hurrican Katrina recovery and rebuilding. Fountain Baptist Church favors exuberance in worship, its members encouraging their spirited pastor with approving nods and liberal supplies of amens. 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