The NEWS (Monrovia)
18 March 2008
Monrovia — An American religious group visiting Liberia has provided assistance to nine local churches in the country with the view of assisting many more to become self-supportive.
The head of the team, Bishop Dyrall Butts told reporters at the end of his visit to Liberia over the weekend, that he and a 14-man delegation from The Beginning Covenant Church based in the United States of America were in the country to help empower local churches.
The American prelate said his church has assisted many grassroots churches with finances that would enable them construct new edifice. Beside the financial support, he disclosed that the Beginning Covenant Church has provided additional assistance to schools and provided scholarships to some deserving students with the view of supporting more.
Bishop Butts: "for the past years, we have been touched by the holy spirit to come and help Liberian grassroots churches. If you look out there, you will see that many churches here need help. That is why we have decided to come and see how we can help them move on and also empower them."
The Bishop said he believes that when local churches are empowered they will be independent. He said since 2003, his group has assisted churches and schools, adopting nine of them.
Bishop Butts said they are part of the Faith Fellowship Ministry International headed by Bishop Joseph E. Taylor, which has been invited to work in Liberia since 2004.
He commended the leadership of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf for helping to restore Liberia's image.
"We know that Liberia deserves help. When we look, we see in the faces of Liberians the need for help. We will continue to seek ways to help the needy people of Liberia," he stressed.
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