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This Church Just Paid Off $2.2 MILLION in Medical Debt for 1,600 Families: All to Demonstrate Christ's Sacrificial Love"I want you to imagine for a moment what those 1,600 people felt like last week when they got that letter in the mail—what was going on in those houses when they got that letter in the mail, and all of a sudden they realize that their debt, this debt that has been hanging over their head has been forgiven ... That's exactly what God in the person of Jesus Christ wants you to feel each and every day—that your debt has been forgiven." -Pastor Tod Carter
Pathway Church, a 4,000-member multi-campus congregation in Wichita, used roughly $20,000 of its own funds to pay off the medical debt of 1,600 Kansas families classified in the "hardship" category by the nonprofit, RIP Medical Debt. RIP Medical Debt purchases medical debt for pennies on the dollar, making financial freedom possible for those steeped in crippling debt. Because of this incredible return, Pathway's contribution was able to cover $2.2 million in medical bills. The donation came from funds the church typically allocates to helping those in financial need and promoting its Easter Sunday services. This year, instead of receiving an invitation to the Easter services, select families received the following note in the mail last week: "We're Pathway Church. We may never meet you, but as an act of kindness in the name of Jesus Christ, your debt has been forgiven"... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here Click here to continue reading.
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