Seeking to make a difference: For many US congregations, wiping out medical debt has become a popular calling
YONAT SHIMRON, of Religion News Service, reports that while donations from religious groups constitute less than 20 per cent of RIP Medical Debt’s overall revenue, they are becoming an increasingly common way for congregations to do social justice…
In two years, the United Church of Christ has paid off $US100 million in medical debt in the US
RNS The United Church of Christ has now paid off more than $US100 million in medical debt for people across the United States. The UCC announced on Monday that it used $US200,000 from one of its annual Giving Tuesday campaigns to purchase and pay off $US33 million in medical debt for residents of Ohio, where […]
Church organisation in Kansas, Oklahoma pays medical debts
Oklahoma City, USAP Medical debts totaling more than $US5.2 million owed by more than 3,200 families in Kansas and Oklahoma have been paid through a project of the United Church of Christ Kansas-Oklahoma Conference, church officials said Tuesday. “As a result of our campaign that netted $US40,000, with that $40,000 we were able to abolish […]
United Church of Christ congregations in US raise enough to erase about $US26 million in medical debt
Boston, USAP More than 100 United Church of Christ congregations across southern New England have helped raise enough money to erase a total of $US26.2 million in medical debt for thousands of families across the Northeast and more than 12,000 first responders and medical workers nationwide. The churches in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island, along […]
DEBT RELIEF: CHICAGO CHURCHES JOIN GROWING MOVEMENT OF CONGREGATIONS PAYING OFF MEDICAL DEBT
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, reports on how churches in Chicago are helping people pay off medical debts…
US: HOW CHURCHES ARE WIPING OUT MILLIONS IN MEDICAL DEBTS
In an article first published by Kaiser Health News, ROXIE HAMMILL looks at how US churches are helping people pay off medical debts…