Foundation Gives Samaritan Ministries $5,000 Grant

Online, January 17, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Samaritan Ministries International has received a $5,000 grant from the Gatley Family Fund of the Northwest Christian Community Foundation, based in Portland, Oregon.

Samaritan, a health care sharing ministry, will use the grant to help pay for renovation of its recently purchased building in northern Peoria, Illinois. The ministry needed to buy the building in December 2010 thanks to recent membership growth. More than 16,000 households are now members of Samaritan.

"We're excited about the generosity of the Northwest Christian Community Foundation and the Gatley Family and will attempt to put the money to best use for the renovation of the building," said Ted Pittenger, president and founder of Samaritan Ministries.

The NCCF is a nonprofit 501(c)3 foundation that exists to serve followers of Christ and other philanthropically minded people of the Northwest United States. The foundation provides leadership to enhance the support of ministries and nonprofit agencies through strategic charitable opportunities. Donor-advised funds and other gift-planning vehicles enable motivated Christians to benefit from effective planning opportunities.

Samaritan Ministries is a health care needs-sharing ministry founded in 1994. For more information about SMI, call 1-888-726-4276, send an e-mail to [email protected] or [email protected], or view www.samaritanministries.org.

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