The Church has a new Roof

This past few weeks have been pretty hectic for the PEOPLE ON THE RISE food bank ministry.  The surgery of Pastor Antoine is filly complete and he is returning to good vision again, praise the Lord.

• New Roof - a new roof has been built over the existing structure and we can expect the wet and cold now to be under better control as a result.  Due to the efforts of Pastor and his team, the town of Plainfield gave final approval and the final steps were completed recently.  In addition the outside of the building has received a coat of paint courtesy of our hard working pastor and several sections of new fencing have also been added.
• New Furnace - a new furnace plan is under way with the approval and permitting processes already begun.  The old electric furnace has been removed and a new gas model is now in place.  With town permits, PSE&G will run gas lines into the basement of the building and we should see much better conditions for worship and all the other uses the ministry has.  We are all very excited.
• Liberty Corner WALK, RUN AND CHEER has been completed for another year.  This event is a fund raiser for three local charities and PEOPLE ON THE RISE is one of them.  We do not have the final accounting yet but expect that the very successful event will surpass last year's total.  We could receive as much as $10,000 for this ministry.
• 4th Saturday - our goal is to open an additional Saturday of the month, which means we would be open every Saturday bringing food and healthcare products to our clients.  The team is meeting next week and we should know more about when and if this will be completed.
• Winter Coats - We have received a very generous gift of 120 coats for adults and children from Liberty Corner Church.  These coats will be available shortly and we expect to take delivery November 14 during the hours of the food bank.  We thank our sponsors for this most generous and unexpected gift.