The Gihon Project


“Then he brought me back to the entrance of the temple; there water was flowing down from below the south end of the threshold of the temple…He said to me, "This water flows toward the eastern region…and when it enters the sea, the sea of stagnant waters, the water will become fresh. Wherever the river goes, every living creature that swarms will live, and there will be very many fish, once these waters reach there. It will become fresh; and everything will live where the river goes … On both sides of the river, there will grow all kinds of trees for food. Their leaves will not wither nor their fruit fail… because the water for them flows from the sanctuary. Their fruit will be for food, and their leaves for healing." (Ezekiel, 47:1-12.) 
 

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Inspired by the symbolism of Gihon, the stream that Ezekiel describes, the Gihon Project pools the collective spiritual, moral and financial resources of a number of local Churches to serve those afflicted with physically and/or financially catastrophic illness. It is their purpose to re-infuse in our society the spiritual dimension of the healing process by ministering to the ill and their families and thereby

  • Alleviating the devastating spiritual and physical needs of those in our community afflicted with catastrophic illness.

  • Listening sensitively to the Lord Jesus who tells us that when we feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, welcome the stranger, clothe the naked, visit the sick and those in prison we are serving Him whether we know it or not.

  • Transcending our theological and ecclesial disagreement to work effectively together to serve Christ in our brothers and sisters.

Pastors participating in Gihon warmly invite all religious leaders and their members to share in this ministry of mercy by both receiving or by giving.

When a person applies to the Gihon Project for assistance, he or she will be asked to state his or her religious affiliation or preference. If the person has no religious affiliation, he or she shall be asked to choose a pastor from any local Church with whom to speak.

  • A team of three pastors will be asked to consider the request.

  • A fourth pastor from the applicant’s church or from whatever religious tradition the applicant prefers shall be called so that he or she and that congregation can address the spiritual needs of the sufferer and his or her family and care givers, if they so wish.

 


EMPOWERING FUNDING PROVIDED BY CHURCHES:

Churches and religious organizations participating in the Gihon Project, with the consent of their governing bodies, have established a covenant:

    • To take two special “Gihon” collections during their first year of participation;

    • One special “Gihon” collection per year will be taken thereafter unless there is an emergency need for additional funding and extra collections.

    • Pastors are asked to encourage their various church organizations, e.g., ladies groups, youth groups, men’s organizations, etc., to consider making the Gihon Project a beneficiary of their fund drives.

The Powell Medical Foundation seeks additional sources of revenue for the Gihon Project through investment of unused financial assets, private endowments, developing benefactors and exploring federal monies now available through faith based initiative programs, and through publicizing the project. Participating churches assist by publicizing Gihon in their bulletins. Clergy of participating churches and staff of the Powel Medical Foundation provide their services pro bono so that all donations go directly to the service of the ill.

The names of the covenanting churches and religious organizations are filed with both the Powell Ministerial Association and the Powell Medical Foundation. The nature of Gihon and the participating churches are published on this web site and in the local newspaper so that people may avail themselves of its service.
 
First United Methodist Church
Reverend Susan Adams-Trembath

137 W 2nd Street ~ Powell, WY
754-3160

 St. Barbara's Catholic Church
 

115 3rd Street ~ Powell, WY
754-2480
Faith Lutheran Church
Pastor Clyde Seifert

804 Rd 8 1/2
754-5384

 First Southern Baptist Church
Pastor Rick Edwards

700 East Madison Street
754-3990
 
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