Assyrian Community of Flint Michigan Risks Losing Everything. Let's Take A Stand Together.
In the face of economic downturn, the mother of all Assyrian Church of the East locations in North America can no longer sustain herself. With a small, and mostly elderly congregation, finances and manpower are scarce. The risk of the church closing is becoming greater (estimated closing date Dec. 2014).
Additionally threatening is that the church provides administrative/event space for its affiliates, the Assyrian-American Club of Flint and the Assyrian Cemetery, both of which have served the Assyrian-American community of Flint for upwards of 70 years. The loss of the church will mean the inevitable decay of this small, but faithful remaining Assyrian community; the original Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East community in North America.
Signing this petition tells the Executive Board of the Assyrian Church of the East in Flint that you want to help some how!
Help us preserve the legacy our ancestors gave everything to make possible for us today. Our time to stand for the legacy is now.
Please sign this petition if you will commit to ONE or more of the following items and tell the Executive Board, "I commit to help in one of these ways to keep the Assyrian church and community alive in Flint"!
- by praying
- by donating money
- by volunteering from a distance/online
- by volunteering at the Church of the East in Flint
- by sharing posts and flyers with others
This legacy belongs to each of us and all of us and requires each of us and all of us to preserve it. Please help. We need you here and now.
The Assyrian Church of the East is a 501(c)3 Non-Profit Organization
To learn more, email RebeccaLJohns@Yahoo.com
Dear Executive Board Members of the Assyrian Church of the East in Flint, Michigan,
It is with a humble and devoted heart that I stand for the future of this Assyrian church and its community.
With the signing of our names, we commit to take actions toward the preservation and prosperity of the Assyrian Catholic Church of the East in Flint, and will support the actions of any committee formed toward that end.
This committee will:
- serve your Executive Board and the Church local and global mission,
- generate fundraising, as appropriate,
- create expansion and growth methods, as appropriate,
- create family-friendly and spiritually-rich ministries and offerings that will reconnect Assyrians and their families of all ages
Please count us as partners in continuing the legacy of Assyrians in Flint and around the world.
