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A teenage boy known for attending church alone, without his parents, had an opportunity to share the Gospel with his father after the church partnered with a national program to pay off around $8 million of the community's medical debt.
The Altar Fellowship is a non-denominational church in Johnson City, Tennessee, led by Pastor Mattie Montgomery and his wife, Candice. Montgomery is an evangelist and the author of Scary God and Lovely Things in Ugly Places.
In an interview with The Christian Post, Montgomery said a friend of his called to share that he'd had a dream of one day paying off people's medical debts. The pastor described his friend as a businessman within the community who "loves the Lord," and came up with an idea to help people through an organization known as RIP Medical Debt.
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The Altar Fellowship is a non-denominational church in Johnson City, Tennessee, led by Pastor Mattie Montgomery and his wife, Candice. Montgomery is an evangelist and the author of Scary God and Lovely Things in Ugly Places.
In an interview with The Christian Post, Montgomery said a friend of his called to share that he'd had a dream of one day paying off people's medical debts. The pastor described his friend as a businessman within the community who "loves the Lord," and came up with an idea to help people through an organization known as RIP Medical Debt.
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Church pays off nearly $8 million of community's medical debt: 'Hands, feet and wallet of Jesus'
A church s ability to pay off nearly 8 million in medical debt helped one teenage boy share the Gospel with his father