A Dallas megachurch made sure none of their senior citizens ends up homeless by committing 100 thousand dollars to anti – eviction plan at its Thanksgiving service.
The 15,000-member Inspiring Body of Christ Church in Dallas, Texas, became a big blessing for some 100 senior citizens on Thanksgiving Day when leaders surprised them all with rental assistance by committing $100,000 to ensure that they are not evicted from their homes.
Founded by evangelist Rickie G. Rush, IBOC is one of the largest nondenominational megachurches in the Dallas Metroplex.
Betty Young, who was among the lucky recipients of rental assistance from the church, told CBS News affiliate KHOU 11 that she had been having a tough time making ends meet during the pandemic and was relieved she didn’t have to worry about how she would pay her rent for a while.
She told the station —“God is an awesome God, and He works in mysterious ways. I was praying the other night, I didn’t know how my rent was going to be paid. I was totally surprised.”
The church works with Dallas County Precinct 1 Judge Valencia Nash, Judge Thomas G. Jones, and Constable Tracey Gulley to find seniors who need help as their team often has to execute eviction orders.
Judge Jones said – “At a time like this, especially with the pandemic, it’s saying that we need to keep seniors in their home and do all that we can do.”