It's not too late to give!
On 2nd May, Lord Mayor of Belfast Pat Convery, thanked Rt Revd Harold Miller, Bishop of Down and Dromore, at a Tearfund post marathon reception, for taking part in the Belfast Marathon to help Ethiopian churches linked with Tearfund.
The team included Bishop Harold Miller, former Presbyterian Moderator Stafford Carson and former Methodist President Ken Todd. They were joined by over 100 runners from churches, businesses and health professionals from around NI.
To date, Tearfund's support has enabled 275 Kale Heywet churches to establish savings schemes and small businesses benefiting 70,000 people living in poor communities.
Together, the teams hope to raise £10,000 to help 20 more Ethiopian churches establish savings groups and small businesses which will benefit a further 5,000 people in poor communities.
Help them reach their target via their 'Just Giving' fundraising page or by phoning the Tearfund NI office on 028 90 682828.
‘This run highlighted how local churches are helping us deliver our vision - to lift 50 million people out of material and spiritual poverty through a worldwide network of 100,000 local churches’says Tim Magowan NI Director, Tearfund. ‘. You can see for yourself the impact local churches are making
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Pictured left to right below: Bishop Harold Miller, Rev Ken Todd, Tim Magowan, Ruth Cooke (Tearfund).