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Gleaner / News / New York Conference / New York Conference Churches Provide for the Community
May 03

New York Conference Churches Provide for the Community

  • May 2020
  • New York Conference
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Within the New York Conference’s territo­ry, there are more than one dozen churches involved in assisting its parishioners, as well as friends from its com­munities and neighboring institutions in the midst of the worldwide crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandem­ic. Thanks to the combined effort of the conference administrators, volunteer department leaders, pastors, elders, Adventist Community Services (ACS) coordinators, among others, many people have been the recipients of food and other supplies to withstand the crisis.

Anthony Ponterio, Jr., Natural Bridge church senior pastor, in northern New York, says that in the midst of the current situation, the church has distributed a “total of 533 meals to fami­lies in the community.” This was a local initiative that started as a meal program for kids out of school and eventually evolved into help­ing families in need from the community. “We bag everything for the families to come and put it in their cars as they stop in the church’s parking lot,” Ponterio said.

Other pastors, including John Livergood and Josue Nico of central New York, as well as Reynolds Rodríguez and Martin Zelaya of west­ern New York, lead churches who have been involved in community service initia­tives during the pandem­ic. There are many other individuals who have been involved in these initiatives and Judi Eells, ACS coordi­nator for the conference, has been a great contributor and support to the churches in the process.

Miguel Crespo, New York Conference president, is fully involved in the community service initiatives by coor­dinating efforts between the churches and the conference. This time of great necessity has inspired the churches to work for those families who do not have much.

—Communication staff, New York Conference

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