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With Winter Weather Beginning, Taylorville Ministerial Association Focused on Lodging Funds

More than most know, homelessness is a problem in Taylorville and the Taylorville Ministerial Association is doing what they can to help the community. The problem is, they are running low on funds to house people, and unless it's an extreme case, they can only house people for one night. As the winter approaches, Bill Kerns, Pastor of Davis Memorial Christian Church, said food bank funds and gas card funds aren't even being taken in because the lodging funds are so low for the 

Rodney Blomquist, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran, joined Kerns and said because of the extreme weather on the way, there are times, where there isn't any other option but to let people stay an extra night in their facilities.

Kerns and Blomquist said it costs about $55 to house someone for one night and donations can be made to any Taylorville Church, just make sure to identify it is to go to the Taylorville Ministerial Association.

 

Kerns and Blomquist appeared on the NEWSTALK WTIM Morning Show. 

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