Pastor Relief: Caring for pastors as they care for others AUGUST 2020 / TEX AS BAPTISTS LIFE
By Kalie Lowrie, Associate Director of Communications/News Director
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In mid-March, as the COVID-19 pandemic swept across large portions of the world, cities, states and countries began to shut down. As the virus spread, many businesses closed and hundreds of thousands suddenly found themselves without work or income. Texas Baptists leaders began to hear of pastors across the state, particularly bi-vocational pastors, in need of immediate assistance.
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grants were provided to Texas Baptist pastors
international pastors were assisted in Mexico, Sierra Leone, Peru, Uganda, Tanzania and Venezuela
