- Last Updated on Monday, 01 April 2013 01:48
Members from several churches in the Interfaith community came together to build a wheelchair ramp, small deck and new front steps for a local family. With one family member wheelchair bound and one with limited mobility, structures were needed at both the front and back of their home to assure safe entrance and exit.
 Interfaith Ramp
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Under the direction of Pastor Kevin Young, First Presbyterian Church, and Pastor Glenn McClelland, Mingo Creek Presbyterian Church, 15 local men got together to lay out the project, pour a concrete ramp and build a deck off the back porch, with ramps to the front and back of the house, and build steps to the front door. Railing was installed the entire length of the ramp to further assure safety.
It was an amazing experience to see this God-led project come together as volunteers showed up with various skills such as carpentry and concrete expertise. Everyone involved came with caring and willing hearts. After several weekends of labor, the family was ready to try it out.
In the words of the daughter who cares for her aging parents, “We can never thank the churches enough for their support to our family, both the physical work and the financial assistance they provided. My father can walk down the ramp with the use of his cane and my mother can now safely maneuver her wheelchair outside to the deck. I can now safely transport her from the house to the driveway so she can take wheelchair van transportation to and from her doctor appointments and for cancer treatments. Our home can now be safely accessed in case of an emergency. Our prayers were truly answered.”
Along with special projects, such as this one, the Interfaith community churches come together for joint worship services, Thanksgiving and Christmas assistance efforts, and other programs of support to meet the needs of the community.
If you know of someone in need of assistance, or would like more information about the Finleyville Interfaith, please contact Pastor Kevin Young at First Presbyterian Church 724-348-5689 or Pastor Glenn McClelland at Mingo Creek Presbyterian Church 724-348-5278.
It was an amazing experience to see this God-led project come together as volunteers showed up with various skills such as carpentry and concrete expertise. Everyone involved came with caring and willing hearts. After several weekends of labor, the family was ready to try it out.
In the words of the daughter who cares for her aging parents, “We can never thank the churches enough for their support to our family, both the physical work and the financial assistance they provided. My father can walk down the ramp with the use of his cane and my mother can now safely maneuver her wheelchair outside to the deck. I can now safely transport her from the house to the driveway so she can take wheelchair van transportation to and from her doctor appointments and for cancer treatments. Our home can now be safely accessed in case of an emergency. Our prayers were truly answered.”
Along with special projects, such as this one, the Interfaith community churches come together for joint worship services, Thanksgiving and Christmas assistance efforts, and other programs of support to meet the needs of the community.
If you know of someone in need of assistance, or would like more information about the Finleyville Interfaith, please contact Pastor Kevin Young at First Presbyterian Church 724-348-5689 or Pastor Glenn McClelland at Mingo Creek Presbyterian Church 724-348-5278.
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