What a way to kick off our 2024 performance schedule!!! We were invited to perform at the Heart of Hope Telethon on Saturday, March 9, 2024 and were asked to kick off the telethon.
The telethon started at 1:00PM and there were nothing more than countless volunteers, an empty donation fishbowl, and a $50,000 goal to reach. Eight hours later, there was $59,488 worth of donations (and still going as of the posting of this blog). Wow, is God good, or what!!!
This annual telethon is held by the Connellsville Area Community Ministries. The incident that “sparked” the establishment of Connellsville Area Community Ministries was the unfortunate fire of 1968 that burned down the Central Methodist Church in Connellsville. Although this fire was devastating for many, the insurance money from the fire was used to begin a community ministry program that would focus on helping the elderly, assisting the poor, and those lacking employable skills following the lead of our Lord Jesus Christ.
As the Ministry began to flourish, its location was moved from the Community Center to the old McCrory’s building on West Crawford Ave. The current space accompanies a larger area for the Ministry to service those in need, along with a conveyor belt system to move items from one floor to another.
We would like to thank the Connellsville Area Community Ministries for inviting us to be a part of this amazing telethon. For more information about the Connellsville Area Community Ministry, you can visit their website. https://www.connmin.org.