The CEO of a charity focused on poverty alleviation and spiritual formation, Joshua Crossman of the Pinetops Foundation, says the coronavirus emergency is putting serious strain on churches in low-income areas. These institutions are taking care of congregants suffering from job loss or sickness while their revenue from voluntary donations is plummeting. The president of a nonprofit that organizes Christians for community involvement, Justin Giboney of the AND Campaign, has had African-American leaders approach him about this same problem.
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