Fellowship Bible Church
"Kingdom Assignment"
Fellowship Bible Church
"Kingdom Assignment"
On Friday, November 24 2006, The Atlanta-Journal Constitution published an article describing the challenge Crawford Loritts, Pastor of the Fellowship Bible Church in Roswell, offered to his congregation.
In blue envelopes marked “Kingdom Assignment,” $30,000 in denominations of $10, $20, $50 or $100 were distributed to members 10 or older with instructions to do good with it. The AJC article went on to explain that Pastor Loritts recited Christ’s parable of the rich man who entrusted his money to three servants with instructions to increase it. Although Loritts gave the congregation two months to “do good with the money,” only a month later nearly half of the 1,450 members who received money had already completed their assignments.
The article described some of the unique ways in which the members had made the money grow. One couple who received $20 increased it ten-fold and gave it to a single needy mom. Another spent her $20 on knitting materials to knit hats and blankets for preemies. She got enough donations to knit many more.
According to the article one unintended but surprising outcome was the anonymous donation of $30,000 to reimburse the church.
On Saturday, January 13, 2007 The Atlanta-Journal Constitution published a follow-up article describing the conclusion of the Kingdom Assignment and highlighting some of the ways in which members brought assistance to needy people.
One family received $30 and created a cookies and hot chocolate stand and raised $225, which they used to fund a Christmas party and gifts for a family with eight children.
Another member received $10 and decided that she was being given the opportunity to do more, so she multiplied the amount by a hundred and gave a $100 to ten charities.
Many other heart-warming stories were reported. One member summed up the assignment by saying, “The assignment showed us the reality of those needs that are so present and the understanding of a purpose that has extended our boundaries in a way we could have never imagined.”
