The Rev. Faith Fowler describes how Cass Community changed their holiday practice from “Adopt-a-Family” to a “Christmas Store.”

“In this new system,” she explains, “our donors can gift the parents with the gladness that comes with selecting and giving presents.”

Faith Fowler is the pastor of Cass Community United Methodist Church and executive director of Cass Community Social Services (CCSS), a Detroit nonprofit agency which responds to poverty with programs for food, health care, housing and employment. She has served there since 1994. This article is excerpted from her book This Far by Faith: Twenty Years at Cass Community.

 

 

 

Last Updated on October 23, 2023