Local Church’s Easter Outreach Program Succeeds Beyond Expectations, Will Deliver 1,000 Easter Meals to Needy Families and Dig 3 Wells in Sudan

Fishtown, Philadelphia, PA — March 15, 2012 — In only three years, the Easter outreach program at Philadelphia’s liberti church has grown from a modest effort to provide Easter dinners for a few families to a thriving project that will serve 1,000 dinners to Philadelphia families in need this Easter, as well as digging three water wells in the southern region of Sudan in eastern Africa.

Church administrator and Fishtown resident Ryan Egli cites the economic downturn as one of the driving forces behind the unexpected demand.  When the Fishtown-based liberti church east placed an ad in neighborhood newspapers in 2010 announcing that it would offer free Easter meals to local families, pastor Joe Marlin received hundreds of calls asking for help.  With community support, liberti was able to deliver about 100 meals to Fishtown-area families.  In 2011, liberti expanded the program to all of its Philadelphia congregations, partnering with other churches around Philadelphia and raising $20,000 to deliver 1,000 hams and side dishes to local families in need.

This year, liberti’s fundraising goal of $35,000 is 86% funded, three weeks before Easter.  In addition to delivering 1,000 meals, liberti is also partnering with two African aid agencies to dig three desperately needed water wells in southern Sudan.  Sudan has been devastated by war and drought in the past several years, and more than 70% of its population has no access to clean water.  The agency Water Is Basic (www.waterisbasic.org) specializes in drilling water wells in Sudan.  The Easter outreach program is also partnering with African Leadership and Reconciliation Ministries (ALARM, www.alarm-inc.org), an African-based and African-led Christian peacemaking group that works with local communities and factions and those in power to ensure that the wells are shared peacefully.

liberti is a network of like-minded churches from multiple denominations in the Philadelphia region and Harrisburg that seek to live, speak, and serve as the very presence of Christ in the neighborhoods and communities where they live. “Liberti” is a Latin word for “freed people”; the name invokes Philadelphia’s revolutionary history as well as the deepest longing of the human spirit: liberation from sin and death, which Christ provides.

Donation checks can be sent to liberti church, 2424 East York Street, Philadelphia, PA 19125. Please write “Easter outreach” in the memo line.  To volunteer to deliver Easter meals to your neighbors, please go to http://www.libertieasteroutreach.com/volunteer-for-delivery/.

Contact:

Ryan Egli

ryan@liberti.org (email inquiries preferred)

liberti church east

2424 East York Street

Philadelphia, PA 19125

Phone: 267-912-1281

www.liberti.org, www.libertieasteroutreach.com

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Friday, March 30, 2012 at 7:30 PM – Saturday, March 31, 2012 at 12:00 AM (ET)

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***Thursday, September 22***

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Heineken Presents: The Philadelphia Film and Music Festival Kick-Off Party

PHILADELPHIA SLICK 10:00pm

DJ FREDDY FIGGS 8pm

***Friday, September 23***

THE SKYBOX @ 2424 STUDIOS / 6pm / All Ages / $5

Our Band Could Be Your Life:

HOUSE BAT as SONIC YOUTH 12:30am

METROPLEX as FUGAZI 12:00am

TAGGART as MISSION OF BURMA 11:30pm

GHOSTS IN THE VALLEY as THE MINUTEMEN 11:00pm

FAUX SLANG as HUSKER DU 10:30pm

HOWLING FANTODS as MUDHONEY 10:00pm

YEAH CLEMENTINES as THE REPLACEMENTS 9:30pm

THE SUCCESSFUL FAILURES as BEAT HAPPENING 9:00pm

THE SILENCE KIT as MINOR THREAT 8:30pm

GOLDEN BLOOM as DINOSAUR JR. 8:00pm

HALO OF SNAKES as BLACK FLAG 7:30pm

CHARLOTTS FUNERAL as BIG BLACK 7:00pm

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THE SKYBOX @2424 STUDIOS / 7pm / All Ages / $10

Heineken and Range Recording Studios Presents:

EL MALITO 11:00pm

DJ AARON LEVINSON 9pm

DJ STEADY EDDIE AUSTIN 8pm

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