While churches could not come together in their sanctuaries for Easter, they decided to come together in sharing Christ’s love with those in need in San Marcos.
In an effort to come together as the larger church, to create community among members and to build friendship among the community of faith, a group of local churches have launched the Easter Impact Matching Gift Campaign. This fund will be used to match gifts that come in through various church participants and the broader community in Hays County. The churches within the Easter Impact Campaign have promised to match dollar donations to Hays County Food Bank up to $18,550 during the weeks of April 12-April 26, in response to the urgent food needs in the local community during the Coronavirus crisis.
“Christians are a resurrection people,” campaign organizer Rev. Joshua Sutherlun, of First Presbyterian Church of San Marcos, said. “We believe that life comes from despair, from hopelessness, from grief, from death. This Easter we wanted our community to know that we believe that hope and life will rise from this crisis and not just for our churches, but for everyone who lives here."
